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Show A SHOUT I HIM. I lill. I'll 11 1 II. Till, shortest legislative prayer on record was made last week In Iho Henato branch of the Xeir York Legislature Legis-lature at Albauy. It took Jil.l flco secouda for Ihe minister to say: () Lore! I luvole Thy divine hlesslugs upon time teglilslors. Amen!" And for this prayer live dollars was aid, ustoue dollar a second. It appears that thu Gotlism law. makers have no regular cha) lain, but pra)trs are formally aald lu loth liousis. The local parsons and rtests la Troy and Albuiy take turns, sulject lo tho esll of the benate and Aiseml ly clerks. There li no distinction made In a denominational de-nominational w a) , but those who make Ihe shortest pra)era aro generally thu inojl i ular. llenco It Is that Ihe fUorccjnd sprinter Is now booked for aerlesofrayersduilug the ensuing session. houutlmes a minister Injects Into his raycr a warm Invocation for a sjlrltual reieuer.tluu of Democrats, then tho Ilcpubllcans, close their t)es, smile Inwardl) and look outwatdly srlous. lu other casca It Is vice verso. Thcro Is no tulo to guide the sha a pra)er may take. During the present sestdoii one readier asked Ood to jut wisdom In lh Senatorial head, so that thu J.xelsu hill would bo defeated, lie entered Into a regular stump siech, aud wound up with an exhor-tatloutoell exhor-tatloutoell thu Jesultes from thu couutry, ilo tecelved five dollars for his ellorl, tail strict orders were luued novvr tu call on him again. Tho whole arrangement seems very much like a burlei'iuc.. |
