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Show It is eminently meet and proper for rulers to invite prayer for divino assistance and "uidance; but in Mr. Hayes's case it would havo perhaps been considered iu better taste had he foroborueso conspicuously asking people to invite tho almighty to become be-come paiticeus crimtiiis in the frauds by which he has been foisted ou the people. It Mr. Hayes desired to become be-come a fit subject for prayer ho Bhould practice repentance aud restoration. res-toration. It is at least au oucn question ques-tion whether one can be pardoned and retain the oflense, and Mr. Hayes ia actually about taking possession to-dav to-dav of the effects for which ho has consented to crime. He is, therefore, there-fore, either past praying for or not in a lit mood to ho prayed for it is immaterial im-material which. N. Y. World. |