Huron Reflector in Norwalk, Ohio

Religious excitement prompts extempore prayer reasoning

A neighboring town woman educated in the Episcopal form shifts to extoll spontaneous prayer over the liturgy arguing it better suits scripture. The pastor counsels prayer for all men, noting John Tyler as a needy case, and the woman yields. The piece also notes Mexico treaty talks and a mix of political quips, a marble death, a sheriff’s marriage, and early U.S. political leanings.