Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1919 — A RAIROAD MAN’S PRAYER [ARTICLE]

A RAIROAD MAN’S PRAYER

Not long since an old railroad man who drifted in a church where a revival service was going on, was asked to lead in prayer. He said: “Oh, Lord, now that I have flagged Thee, lift up my feet off the rough road and plant them safely on the platform of the train of salvation; Let me use the safety lamp known as prudence; make all the coupling on the train with the stronk link of Thy love and let my hand lamp be the Bible; and, heavenly Father, keep all the switches closed that lead off on siding, especially those with a blind end. Oh, Lord, if it he Thy pleasure, have every semaphore light along the line show the white light of hope, that I may make the run of life without stopping. And Lord, give us the Ten Commandments for a schedule; and when I have finished the run on schedule time, pulled into the great dark station ofjleath, may Thou, the Superintendent of the Universe, say, ‘Well done, thou good and faithful servant, come and sign Eternal Happiness.’ ”