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aims at a mark and kn<
we enter a store or shop
us the particular article
mense amount of pointl
votional meetings; it be
nowhere. The model or
were short and right to
to me a sinner!" "Lord
ter. "Come down ere
heart-stricken nobleman,
wanted. Old Rowland I
ejaeulatory prayer; it re;
can get a shot at it."
(3) In the next place
with God must be a pri
letter to reach its destin
otherwise it goes to the
what may be called a D
sands of well-worded pi
All of God's promises ha
comply with these cond
the blessings coupled wil
sure that we are doing 01
his part. There is a leg
Christian should do his
his own prayers. When
was called on to pray a
first fumbled in his pock
bank-note into the plate,
I have given something.'
When I hear requests
of a son or a daughter, I
that parent doing to wi
godly wife who makes
husband has a right to a
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Spirit and prepaying hei
defaults; but he require:
our works, and that we
we are not willing to lal
rifice to secure that long
(4) Another essentia
it be the prayer of faith,
Jesus Christ. "Whatsoe
that will I do, that the P
Son." The chief "wresl
not with any reluctance c
stacles which sin and t
What providence orders
plainingly; but we musi
can better. Never subm
purpose or benevolent u
help you can roll the bl
faith that works while it
for such faith creates su
our heavenly Father can
The firmament of Bibl
to effectual prayer, from
ed the heavens on to th
house of John Mark unlo<
the liberated Peter into
Church was born in a
li
upper room' at Jerusau
experience the most pov
showed the first indicate
y
THE PRESBYTERIA
)vrs what it is after. When
we ask the salesman to hand
we want. There is an im
ess praying done in our de'gins
with nothing and ends
ayers mentioned in the Bible
the mark. "God be merciful
, save me!" cries sinking Peniv
child die!" exclaims the
Those men knew what they
I ill used to say : "I like short
aches heaven before the devil
, the prayer that has influence
epaid prayer; if we expect a
lation we put a stamp on it;
Dead Letter Office. There is
ead Prayer Office, and thouetitions
get. buried up there,
ive their conditions; we must
itirmc nr wrr* pom
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th the promises. We must be
lr part if we expect God to do
itimate sense in which every
utmost for the answering of
a certain venerable minister
t a missionary convention he
et, and when he had tossed a
he said: "I can not pray until
He prepaid his own prayer,
for prayer for the conversion
say to myself?how much is
n that child to Christ? The
her daily life attractive to a
tsk God for the conversion of
co-operating with the Holy
r heart's request. God never
5 that we prove our faith by
never ask for a blessing that
xfr for, and to make any saced-for
blessing.
1 of prevailing prayer is that
and be offered in the name of
ver ye shall ask in my name,
rather may be glorified in the
tling" that we have to do is
>n God's part but with the obinbelief
put in our pathway,
we mn<;t cnhmif
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never submit^ to what God
it to be blocked in any pious
ndertaking if with the divine
ocks out of your path. The
: prays commonly conquers?
ch a condition of things that
wisely liear us and help us.
e history blazes with answers
the days when Elijah unlock
e days when petitions in the
:ked the dungeon and brought
i their presence! The early
prayer meeting held in that
?m. During my own pastoral
yerful revivals in my Church
>ns of the Holy Spirit's pres
r
N OF THE SOUTH.
ence when we were "g;
devotional meeting. T
hang the church thermc
low zero" indicates bol
terrible spiritual decler
a few dead-earnest ni<
feci a tremendous resj
satiable hunger for a d
will be effectual prayin
ihe baptism of fire fron
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Devotiona
PREE
When God did entertain
If it was on that day wi
If in those primal hours
Created were, or e'en ei
I know not now, and in
Of His own thoughts lb
How much that makes 1
If to create and know tl
And leave the daily life
To reason, mold, design
I know not now, and in
'Tis for my best He ash
Or does He reach this i
My little barque to stee
Does He steer or do I;
Does He decree or just
0 God, the whole of life
1 mean?great God, I m<
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In the olden days on
his place before the p
led the tune that the
their voices in the Psal
liturgy was analogous
"led in prayer." Not c
the pecple are suppost
leads.
Later, the sacred of
congregations necessil
laid upon the choir am
ist are the high priest i
in "offering the sacrific
and a solemn office.
No minister would ?
Own thoughts, to trivp s
o f ? o- * * w
tory; he is there to pi
So,too, the choir is wh
may fill a certain plac
that reason it can not <
aesthetic tastes of its
portunity for individua
even to uphold a clas
church music. These
thincrs hut th*? cHoa
- t
vocal gymnastics or j
whole duty of the choi
the service of praise.
August 25, igog.
ithered with one accord" in our
he prayer room is the place to
jmeter. That thermometer "be:h
the cause and the effect of a
ision. When a pastor and even
nnbers of his church begin to
>onsibility for souls and an inlescent
of the Spirit, then there
g, and the Church will be under
1 on high.
I and Selections
>ESTIN ATION.
His earliest thoughts of me,
hen man began to be,
when earth and sea and sun
re time had yet begun,
the flesh I never will;
re formed a part, and I'll be still.
ny life His portion 'tis 10 do,
tie things He always knew,
entirely to me, '
i, perform, "an agent free,"
the flesh I never will;
:s, and I dare not be still.
lide the stars down here to me,
r upon this stormy sea?
uu i ?cci ui uuea ne:
permit these storms at sea?
i is Thou and I, below?
?an?oh, do Thou have it so!
?Mrs. L. O. D. Edwards.
[E CHOIR.
e man with sonorous voice took
eople as a "precentor," and so
congregation were able to join
m. His position with a printed
to that of the clergyman who
>nly does the minister pray, but
:d to pray; merely the minister
fice of precentor was, as large
tated stronger leading voices,
d organ. The choir and organin
the church service; they lead
e of praise." It is thus a sacred
jo into the pulpit to preach his
iome empty bit of glittering orareach
Christ and him crucified.
ier^ it is and what it is, that it
p tn I ^ ? ?
v *ii w \ji onxp ui vjuu. rui
;xist to afford expression to the
several members, to afford op.1
or collective vocal display, or
sical -and cultured standard of
may in themselves be proper
or opera house is the place for
philharmonic exhibitions. The
r in the house of God is to lead