FOR THE WATcHMAN.
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In your paper of the 22d Of July last | observed
what | consider and what, presume, most of your
readers will consder very strange prayer for any
one to presume to put up to the Almighty. From
the gross ignorance and vulgar familiarity which it
exhibits, have no doubt that it is fabrication but
il such petion delivered, it is an evidence of
the little real knowledge and.abundan presumption
of lis author.


If We duly reflect upon the awful majesty of the
Supreme Being; and consider that his "eyes are
IN every place, beholdng the evil and the good''--
and that known unto him are all the secrets of our
hearts-how different will be our demeanor and Ian
guage in approaching his mercy seat, from that
ascribed to the Scotch parson. We shall then be
sensible of our weakness and mperlection, and will
come before Him with reverence and humility
and instead of commanding, we will humbly entreat
Him Tor those blessings which we need, and which
He alone can confer upon us. MENTOR.


Note By tc Editors. prayer to which correspon
dent audes, extracted from Sherburnes Life OF Paul
Jones, and said to have been uttered by Scotch parson
at Krkaldy, when Jones made his appearance off that
place. Us singular phraseoogy will no doubt be recolec-
ted by our readers.


We convinced of the propriey of the hints given
us by our friend Mentor, and will attend to them