A Praying Machine by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 7, 1862

A Praying Machine

By Editor

We would recommend the following device to those churches which have adopted the practice of having a vacation in the worship of God, during the summer months.

"In the Indian department of the great exhibition, is a red praying wheel from Thibet. The prayer is written on a piece of paper, and fixed to the wheel, which revolves on a spindle held in the hand. The idea of the worshiper is that every time the wheel turns the prayer is made. Frequently the wheel is fitted to be turned by a small stream. In the mountains of Thibet travelers see considerable numbers of these praying machines thus driven by water power."