Show A POLITICAL prayer the hartford temes times i relates the follo following A congregational church in a neighboring state got so completely enlisted in the presidential dennial contest for fremont fremodt and jessle jessie that little attention was given to religious questions the minister was constantly preaching praying and exhorting upon political issues and I 1 his deacons and the laymen followed suit at the prayer and conference meetings finally a worthy oid old farmer one of the staunchest and beat best members abers of the church and a firm democrat was called upon to a prayer 0 10 O lord said be he uphold the democratic party which has baa received thy support port ever since the jeffers jeffersonian 0 hian nian struggle continue to bles bless t that party which has under thy protection and providence brought great blessings upon this republic if it be thy pleasure and aud I 1 believe it will be 0 9 carry that parti parts party through this thi 9 scrugg struggle 1 e to 6 c a com complete pitie triumph bless james buchanan the tried a and nd honest statesman and guide him safely to the presidential chair bleis blesa john C breckinridge the young youns and zealous democrat 2 and open to him the path of duty is as well weil as that which leads to the vice presidency give them victory 0 bless biess the opponents of democracy personally so but utterly destroy their fanatical and ip jurious injurious schemes if it be thy will to doso boso do so as I 1 I 1 verily believe it is be on the side of tho the ao 10 lord as thou hast bast been baen for the last fifty six years and on the ath th of march shall witness the inauguration of penn sylvanies syl favorite son and the people of this country will once more settle down in their peaceful pursuits instead of warring ly section against section interest against interest and ano man against his brother and ph ahl I 1 beseech thee to free the christian churches from the political strife and bitterness which are rending them asun derm derx destroy ing their usefulness and turning them unhappily tily eily into mere political associations let us hear ear something of thy word and mercy on the sabbath we have flake already been plied to full iness ness with political fanaticism and our minister has become a stump orator against the good old party which thon in thy wis wisdom cipin h hast ast upheld eld eid G so long and so repeatedly guided to vict victory ry and sustained in the eit establishment ablis ment of sound measures oh ob turn his mind from these things and direct his attention to his bis legitimate religious reli gous duties or turn him over directly into the hands of the federal or abolition party and let them fake care af him and provide us a true minister of the gospel at any rate the present state of things cannot last if politics are to rule I 1 shall claim one half halt the time in behalf of the democratic party so that there maybe fair discussion discuss lob ioB within these walls wallo amen |