"AN ANCIENT PRAYER."
WOMEN ERIGHTENED Bt-THRIJAj
Sensitive and superstitious women * easily frightened, and just now a __!* letter is in progress in Auckland i_ having the effect of disturbing Q _it a few by reason of a threat" oi' fortune overtaking the person who f_Y to carry out the, instructyxair given. rvk. viously the' thing is foolish" In the ex treme, and recipients need not _Walarm, but treat the letters with miii ference. The words of what is purport ed to be "an ancient prayer" are -iL, as follows:—"O, Lord Jesus, T imploS Thee to bless all mentioned; keep ni from all evils by Thy precious blood 6 and take mc to dwell with Thee • eternity." A thr.at of misfortune, to? gether with hope of reward, is '«. tamed in the following:—"lt is said 'm Jerusalem whoever will not. copy ifc \J_\ meet with some misfortune, but whoever' will write it nine days in succession w ginning with the day it is received' or will send a copy each day to : a fries* -will on the ninth day experience soa! great joy, and be delivered, from m calamities." An. instruction "is 'alw> given to make a wish while writingthe prayer, but not to break the chain; nor sign the letter when sending ifc oa.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 231, 29 September 1910, Page 4
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