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Almighty God! Eternal Father!
in whose hand is the soul of all living, and the spirit ef all men’s flesh— we approach Thy altar this morning with humility, and implore Thy grace on behalf of Thy servant Henry Wilson,[1] Henry Wilson (1812-1875) the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875, and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873. He was a fierce opponent of slavery and its institutions. whom Thou hast called unto Thee amidst high and important duties. |
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In the days of old
Thou didst incite Israel’s teachers to instruct us in the belief that the righteous of all people will have ashare in the kingdom of heaven; and this liberal imparting, joined with the knowledge of Thy mercy, inspires us with glowing, hope and confidence. |
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Verily, there is no man,
however good he may have been, who sinned not; but great were the temptations which beset the path of the deceased Vice-President of these United States, and he rose superior to them all, that he might fulfil the dictates of morality promulgated at Horeb. Grant that the merits with which he enriched his character may be his advocates, and bear up his soul to the regions of bliss. |
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Grant, O Lord!
that when his sun went down on our political horizon, other luminaries may have arisen to lighten it brightly. For we do stand sadly in want of individuals who may serve as a pillar of fire to guide the nation in the way of integrity. We need personages of that simplicity of life, and of that unswerving uprightness which distinguished the founders of this republic. |
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Raise for us, O, Lord!
a Washington to wash away official impurities; Adams to beget a new generation of incorruptible beings. And grant that when the auspicious event which we all anticipate with joyful emotions shall have arrived; when the national jubilee will be celebrated, men may come hither from distant lands, and see a community resting securely not upon drawn swords and fointed bayonets; not upon standing armies but upon the wisdom and exemplary rectitude of their rulers. |
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Oh! happy the people whose shield is honesty,
happy the people whose buckler is heaven-loved Truth. |
This prayer in eulogy for Vice President Henry Wilson was preserved on page 78 of the Sobato Morais Scrapbook (a/k/a, the Morais Ledger) in a clipping from the Evening Telegraph on 1 December 1875, “The Late Vice-President: A Eulogy by Rev. S. Morais, of the Seventh Street Synagogue.”
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Prayer in eulogy of Vice President Henry Wilson [Evening Telegraph, 1875-12-1] (Sabato Morais Ledger, p. 78)
Notes
| 1 | Henry Wilson (1812-1875) the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875, and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873. He was a fierce opponent of slavery and its institutions. |
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