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Informal Prayer

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Day
14
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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"The proper vvay for a man to pray," Said Deacon Lemuel Keyes, "And the only proper attitude, Is down upou hls knoes." "No, I Bhould say the way to pray,'' Said Reverend Mr. Wise, "Is standing straight witta oiitstretched arms, And rapt and aptúrned eyes." 'Oh, no ; no, no," said Eider Slow ; "Such posture is too proud. A man sliouhl pray with eyes fast closed A head contritely bowed." "It seems to me lils hands should be Austerely claspeü in front, With both thumbs pointing to the groiind," Said the Reverend Dr. Bluut. "Las' year I feil in Flodkin's weil Head first," said Cyrufi Brown, "With both my heels a-sückin' up, My head a-pitnin' dou o : "An' I raa'de a prayer risht then an' there- Best prayer 1 ever siiid, The prayingest prayer I ever prayed - A-stan'din' on my head."

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier