THE LORD'S PRAYER.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The powers that be have recently altered the punctua- tion of this prayer in the Book of Common Prayer by causing the comma to be placed after " done," instead of after " earth." The humble Petition of " Who " and " Which " dated May 30th, 1711, showed how desirable it would be if in the prayer. " Our Father which art in Heaven," we might say, " Our Father who art in Heaven" ; and if in our general Confession when we say, " Spare thou them, 0 God, which confess their faults," we might say, " who confes; their faults." It seems a good time again to bring the Petition into notice, and in addressing you I am influenced by the fact that it was in the Spectator for the time being that the Petition was presented.—I am,
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