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io 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 + V.04- ?1 CL. - Uiai UUSUdllU. OI1C IS 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 .V.W..U, V/. ?? V van 1IWL CAptLl 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 - - - WV.W...1.C IV UIIV.V/1^1t 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< TK 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