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Topic for Sunday, Augc
thew 6:5, 6; 18:19,20.
DAIL
Monday: Unanswered I
Tuesday: According to
16:23-27.
Wednesday: Christ's de
Thursday: A powerful
Friday: When to pray.
Saturday: A model pra;
Individual or personal
equally enjoined by the
The essentials of genu
these kinds of prayer. '
the ether.
First of all there must 1
ger and thirst will be fill
a physician.
Next there must be livi
must believe that He is
that diligently seek him.
Then there must be a
prehend God and his trut]
things agreeable to God's
Following this is the d<
for as a means for advai
eeive not because we ask
our lusts.
An element in true pra;
thankful acknowledgment
new favors ought to fill
have already received.
Another element is sin
confession of sin. A sei
row for our sin and pie;
Christ will break down t
blessing.
The numbers named 1
concerted prayer are just
or three are gathered toi
any two of you shall agrc
it will be given unto you
Concerted prayer is af
prayer, wnen two or mc
either one will be apt tc
number in perfect agreei
sires are born of the pui
The effect of prayer n
Its great object is to move
that it shall do this. But
brings him into closer to
into a purer atmosphere
It is sometimes otjecte
that the mighty and gre
means whatever, much It
simple human supplicatii
What objection is there t
If a great man-of-war <
to a little boat which is i
mill on it and nrp thproh
that they have not drawr
they have drawn thems<
was moved, just so that
One form of prayer tb
mon as it should be is th
habit of lifting up the h
word or two or a slngh
soul to God, put alongsi
felt in keeping our spirii
itual habits more active.
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THE PRESBYTERIA
Dple's Societies
)N IN PRAYER.
ist 22: Two Prayer Lessons. Mat.Y
READINGS.
>raver. Deuteronomy 3:23-29.
his will. John 14:13, 14; 15:7, 16;
finite way. Mark 11:20-26.
prayer. James 5:13-18.
Ephesians 6:18; Hebrews 4:16.
yer. Ephesians 3:14-19.
prayer and concerted prayer are
word of God.
line prayer must be found in both
rhe requirements of each apply to
>e a sense of need. Those who huued.
Those that be whole need not
ng faith. He that cometh unto God
and that He is a rewarder of them
certain degree of knowledge, to apti
and to insure the prayer being for
i will.
'termination to use all that is asked
ncing God's glory. We ask and reamiss.
that we might spend it upon
rer which is often wanting is that of
; of past mercies. Supplication for
us full of gratitude for what we
cere contrition with honest, sincere
ise of unworthiness, with real sorading
for its forgiveness through
he greatest barrier between us and
jy the Saviour in connection with
as simple as possible. Where two
gether in My name, there I am. If
>e as touching what you would have,
it to be less selfish than individual
re agrees, that which is personal to
? be ruled out. And the larger the
nent, the more likely that their devest
motives.
lay justly be regarded as two fold.
God, of course, and He has promised
it moves the suppliant as well. It
uch with God and thereby lifts him
and a holier life.
?d that it is unreasonable to believe
at God can be drawn to t:s by any
ss by such a slender cord-or that of
an. Suppose the objection be true.
0 one being drawn to him?
aut upon the sea throws r.ut a rope
drifting by, and the men in the boat
v drawn to safety, it may indeed be
1 the mighty ship to themselves, but
elves to it. What matter it which
safety came.
lat is most helpful, yet not as comat
of ejaculatory prayer, that Is, the
eart in supplication frequently in a
s prayer flashing through from the
de of our daily work, making itself
tual atmosphere purer and our spir
N OF THE SOUTH.
Prayer
TOPIC?"CASTING OU1
LORD
Ps. 55:
For the Week Beg:
This Psalm consists mainly o
of wicked persons. Their guilt
They had persecuted and opp
him in continual alarm and dit
ence and strife in the city ant
treacherous in their dealings
covenants and using flattering 1
full of deceit and violence. '
peace.
We have in this case of th
malignant and fruitful sources
the consequent overt oppositioi
dom of righteousness and to tl
dom constitute a most formidal
truth, and is a relentless distui
and a hindrance to the servic
render. They know that seen
righteous elements of society a:
enemies are smoother than but
other personal interests may b
feeling toward the faith of beli<
ana as a rule hostile. They a
selfish Christian service and e
fessing Christian life.
In the case of the Psalmist
nounced because of greater op
many. They were strong enouf
in the city, and to go unpunist
used deceit because it better s
hope of their restraint and pui
interposition. Is this not true
more insidious form? How w
many communities to-day. "Vi
Day and night they go abou
Iniquity also and mischief are ii
is in the midst thereof., Opp
from its streets." This sound
municipal and commercial recoi
The universal fact in organiz
in this Psalm serves 'certain g
righteousness and the vindicati
see more clearly the hefnousffe
ruption of the carnal nature, ar
n'i nl/n/Inrtort /*# ?-I -1-?a
nivncuucoii ui iuu wjtuea may
by the roots those fantastic a
just now emanate so copiously
where, to the effect that huma
potentiality for attaining mor
eternal life. Unsanctifled hum*
dencies and by Its life record,
tial blackness.
Such a fact, proclaiming itse]
deavor to resist and counteract
very sight of the ruin which sii
kindles our zeal and incites to
ourselves with firm resolve ai
render, to the cause of resistii
driving it from its lurking pi
times sin becomes so audaclou
source of humiliation and shan
Its loathsome character arouse
true manhood and womannoo
selves and in riahteous indien
The Church is sometimes re
gression against wickedness,
voluntary. We are commande
faith, to resist the devil and t<
unfaithful works of darkness t
ondly, prevailing wickedness c
unbearable burden, and they ai
den on the Lord which lmpll?
their sanotlfled powers, for its i
August ii, 1909.
Meeting
* BURDEN ON THE
16-22.
inning August 15.
f petitions for the punishment
was aggravated and manifold,
ressed the Psalmist, keeping
stress. They had caused viol1
in their homes. They were
with others, profaning their
words while their hearts were
The Psalmist could have no
le Psalmist, one of the most
of distress. The malice and
n of godless men to the kinglose
who belong to that king)le
obstacle to the progress of
rber of the peace of believers
e which they would devoutly
stly, the unbelieving and unre
against them. The words of
ter when their commercial or
e promoted thereby, but their
evers is always unsympathetic
re suspicious of the most unager
to find flaws in the pro
mis aosuuiy was more pro portunity.
His enemies were
?h to cause violence and strife
led. They had their way and
irved their purpose. The only
lishment was in God's special
now In a less pronounced and
,'ell do these words apply to
iolence and strife in the city,
t it upon the walls thereof,
n the midst of it. Wickedness
iression and guilt depart not
s like a commentary on the
rds of New York or Chicago,
ed society which is expounded
ood ends in the promotion of
ion of truth. It enables us to
ss of sin and the hideous corid
inspires the prayer that the
come to an end. It cuts up
nd arrogant assumptions that
from New England and elsen
nature has within itself the
al perfection and consequent
in nature by its unvarying tenpaints
itself in its own essenIf
in actual life, stimulates enits
dangerous tendencies. The
a has wrought and is working,
a courageous purpose to give
nd brave hearts and self-surlg
the aggressions of evil and
aces in the social order. At
s and so repulsive aa to be a
te to a community or a nation.
8 Christian sentiment and the
d of the people assert themlation
they rebuke it.
proached for its voluntary agin
the first place it is not
id to light the good fight of
a have no fellowship with the
tut rather reprove them. Seconstitutes
to devout souls an
re instructed to cast their burrs
the faithful exercise of all
ebuke and its removal.