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Show SANCTIMONIOUS SECKS3ION. ' Tits Savannah JViic. publishes the following: fol-lowing: -' ' Atlsxta', 0., Jan. 14. To the t'ltrgy of tfcPttsL p. Church in the UliKUt of 'Georgia; Dtin BiiETiiMji: During the session of the .convchtloa of the State of Georgia, you will use the enclosed (orni of prayer, to follow immediately after the prayer j for Congress: , "I'UATEK, J "Almighty and Eternal God, the Su-! ' preme (iovernor ot all things, who sitlcst-i sitlcst-i in the Throne judging right, and whoset ' power no creature is able to rcsiet; be.' pit&ent,.we humbly beseech thee, with thai Supreme Council of our State, now as-, scmbled in thy fear ond. presence. .Save', them from nil error, Ignorance, pride aud ' prejudice; endue them with wisdom, mo-j , deration and justice; dlrcet and prosper J lull their consul tutior. aud overrule all . their dctrces to thy glory, nnd the beatj jiuterests of this Commonwealth, Lct hc-( , thing be done of strifo.or valn-glo but ; ell things in thy fear, and under thy gutd-1 gutd-1 ance. These supplications we present onto on-to thcr, not for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies, in Jesus Christ, our i,brd. Amen." i lu the evcut of Ijie. secession of the Statp of Georgia from the. Union, the clergy will suspend the uso.pf the prayer entitled "A Prayer for Congm;' und in the prayer tutitled "A Prayer for the President of the United States and all In Civil authority," will omit the wohls 'thj ! servant, fho President of the United States," ami substitute iu their places the j words "thy servant, the Governor of tbe ; State bf Georgia." In the event ol the secession ot the Statq of Georgia from tho lluion, the clcrjry vfilf, bp"H the Tcasemblitig of the Li'gisiatjire of" the .Stolv resume the prayer entitled "A Prayer for Congress," uttering it o,as to read, "Must gtucitmsi Gud, vke huuiij! beseech thee. a lor the people of this State iu geuerai, wpecl-ully wpecl-ully for their Senate and lveprm-ntutivcs it legislature asscinhlcd " Iu . the event of the war, which God uverti the etcrgy will iutrodoee into the service a prayer entitled "A. Pry?r n ; time of W aud TuniuU " .Given, uudrr my hand, this 14th day of Jaiiiukry, in lbyear of oar ord. 1861. , Siewis-v Euiot, . .Bishop, othe Dioctse of Georgia. i , - ' - , |