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THE ATLANTA HEOHHXAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1907.
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“TEACH US TO PRAY”
By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN,
PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
T EXT: Luke 11:1.—"It came to pats
as He was praying In a certain
place, when He ceased, one of His
disciples said unto Him, “Lord, teach
us to pray.”
There Is a profound slgnlflcance In
this petition. The request Itself Is sig
nificant. The disciples ask the Master
that He teach them how to pray. It
Is significant In the first place because
this petition ts a frank confession of
Inadequacy. They say, as they make It,
that that Is a thing they do not know
how to do, and ft seems so far beyond
them that there seems to be no hope of
their attainment unless they be taught.
"Lord, teach us to pray.” We must re
member who made this request. The
name of the disciple ts not told, but he
was doubtless one of the three chief
ones. To me there Is little doubt that
It Is either Peter or John, and In either
Instance we know something of the
man who made the request. Both of
these men wire Independent, strong,
self-reliant, aggressive men. There was
nothing weak about them, nothing un-
maniv. There was a great deal they
were’conscious of being able to under
take and to thoroughly accomplish.
They were able to work; they were
able to tnlx with men and make their
way, to trade, to make monoy, to In
crease their accounts. They had proven
that in the life behind them. For, mind
you. Christ was not surrounded by a
company of disappointed men, whose
lives had been failures and who turned
to Him because they had nowhere else
to turn, but fn every Instance where
there Is mention In detail concerning
their call we find they turned their
hack upon their business at the very
time when It was enlarging and when
It was most prosperous and promising.
Thev left all when there was most to
leave to follow' Him. They had been
successful men. Not rich, ns compared
to Herod and the luxurious Homans,
but successful men. men of Independ
ence and self-reliance, and concerning
these things which go today too often
to make the standard by which men
are measured, they need (lot ask any
one to be taught. They knew these
things, but in this petition there Is con
fession of Inadequacy. They did not
know how to pray. Of course they
knew how to say their prayers; they
had formulas for petition; they were
religious Jews and all their life they
had been Instructed In this part of wor
ship. but one day It came to pass as
He was praying In a certain place,
when He ceased praying, one of them
said to Hint, “Lord, teach us to pray."
In ihc light of Christ's prayer. In the
presence of that wonderful communion,
that adoration with which He np-
proaehed the throne and of that quiet
nnd bold assurance with which He
neld personal and conscious inter-
course with God, they felt they knew
nothing of prayer. Their experience
did not tally With His. and their prayer
was cold and formal, their approach
lacked the passion. It lacked the power.
It lacked the calm, deep peace of HIS,
an .“ "*’ en ceased to pray they
said, Lord, tench us to pray.”
Oh. beloved! Do you know how to
pray? Can you shut yourself In with
®od as Christ did? Do you feel as He
did the reality and Imminence of your
Heavenly Father, that He hears you.
understands you nnd loves you? Can
you talk It all over with Hltn—yea,
with a confidence and frankness In
finitely more sweet and tender than you
ever did with any earthly friend, no
matter how- close? And In your Heav
enly Father Is there One whom you are
assured Is even more compassionate
and tender than was your mother,
when, as a child, you came to weep
upon her knees, or to cuddle down and
sob out your grief upon her bosom? In
Him, can you now confide, even with
greater frankness than when you told
out the longing of your heart Into your
mother's eager and sympathetic ear?
Do you know how to pray? Or do you
need to say with the disciples, "Lord,
teach us to pray."
, Importance of Prayer.
This prayer ts significant, not only
because of its confession, but as well
because of what It Implies concerning
the true Importance of prayer. Let us
remember that these men lived with
Christ, walked with Him every day,
saw all of His acts, were very familiar
with Him, and let us remember this,
that Christ was so wonderful In His
life and example thnt everything He
did created a new standard of meas
urement. set a new ideal before those
who cam In contact with Him. He
awoke new aspirations and snnetlflccl
and glorified everything that He Illus
trated by His life. They nnd heard
Him teach nnd had seen Him sway
the multitude. They had sat with Him
In thnt boat when the tempestuous sea
threatened their destruction and had
beheld Hint rise and lift His hand and
In majesty speak to the turbulent wave
and say, “Pence, be still," and they had
seen the wnters crouch submissive and
quiet at His feet. They had seen these
things nnd had' reverenced Him, and
today they hod seen Him pray, and as
they had beheld Him they had caught a
vision—a vjslon of what It meant to
pray, and as that vision dawned they
cried, "Oh, Master! this Is the Impor
tant thing, this Is what we need to
know, we must learn how to pray."
How Is It with us, Jilted as we arc
with ambition, craving ns we do the
best gifts of God, longing for power
and for . opportunity;, how Is it with
us? Do we realize the Imperative Im
portance of prayer? That Is the chief
thing, that this Is where we must be
gin?
Power Through Prayer.
This plea of the disciples to be taught
the secret of His prayer life Is In
deed a significant request, for It was
here their Master gained His power, It
was thus Hts vision came! and His In
tercourse with heaven was maintained
undisturbed by the distractions of a
care-filled life.
Again this petition Is Important be
cause in It we find a confession that
Christ alone Is adequate to teach us
to pray. John had prayed and these
men had seen hint at prayer, for some
of them had been his disciples nnd had.
followed him before he hod pointed
them to Christ. But John, though he
had been a mighty man of prayer, did
not Inspire them with a desire to turn
to hint for guidance now tlmt they had
seen Christ pray, for his prayers were
not like Christ's pfayers. There was
a difference, nnd these men were not
willing for John to tench them; they
woultl have Christ teaeli them to pray
and they felt thnt somehow the diffi
culties were so great In their way that
If they were to learn as they wished
to learn to pray, and as they ought to
pray, It must be by God’s power that
they sHould learn and they were as
sured that through Christ alone could
they accomplish this.
This plea Is significant ngnln be
cause there ts In Its confession of in
adequacy a suggestion of desperate
ur.d deep discontent. Let us remember
what Christ had taught these men; He
had taught them to think as no phi
losopher of Greece had ever thought,
nr had taught his followers to think.
He had tnught them to live ns no
Pharisee had ever lived: to live not
by rote or rule, but by a new principle
within which mode their lives nobler
and greater than the greatest and the
noblest who had assiduously given
themselves to such preparation and
practice as they thought would make
them famous for their character.
Gamaliel waV not to be compared with
these humble fishermen whom Christ
hnd taken and tnught to live. He
taught them how to work, and they
worked as no man has been able to
nrk at their day nr since. He taught
them how to heal the sick, but this
wonderful power of miraculous heal
ing He had Imparted was not sufficient.
Possessed as they were by all these
REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN.
gifts, with minds clear, lives corrected,
skill Imparted which none snve them
could show—with these wonderful
powers which made the world marvel,
thoro wits within them a great rest
lessness and dissatisfaction, a feeling of
something yet undone, they must lay
hold on. These other things could not
suffice, and ns they saw the Master at
prayer, they realized that It was this
power of nppronchto ihe throne that
was lacking, and so they came to Him
nnd said: "Lord, teach us to pray.”
Nothing will do, oh, God! but this. We
must learn how to pray.
Are you satisfied to be without this
power of approach to God? Are you
willing for your prayers to be formal,
cold, unsatisfying? Do you not, to
day, beloved, long to acquire this pow
er for which they came with craving—
this power of fellowship, this ability
to pray In such a way as that you shall
Indeed feel yourself to bo In touch with
God himself, this strength to sweep
aside all Intermediaries and all ob
structions so that you may be able just
to talk to your Heavenly Father In per.
son nnd ns face to face?
This petition Is significant again,
not only because of the matter, but of
the manner of the request. The disci
ples realizing the importance and the
Imperative need they were under of
being enabled to pray, as they saw their
Savior do, prove by the way In which
they spoke of It to Him that they re
alize how thlz power Is to be acquired.
Lord, teach.us to pray. Yes, If we are
to pray aright. We must be taught—
that Is. we must come to the school
of Christ, we must patiently and at
tentively take lessons from the Master
until He show us how to pray. To
pray well Is an art. It Is the result of
practice. It Is the fruit of effort. It Is
the consequence of application. It Is
the return of toll. Yes—nnd It Is more
Ilian this. It 1# the consequence of the
patient, tender, constant guidance of
the Teacher >Vho directs and corrects.
Who helps and supplements. Who en
courages and Inspires and leads until
nt last we learn. You may not and I
may not, as they did not, learn how to
pray at once. Maybe we can not pray
tonight as Jesus prayed, we can not
pray tomorrow as Jesus prayed, but,
thank God, we can begin today to learn
nnd as He teaches, tomorrow we will
be nearer the mark, and next day near,
er still, and then as time slips past
each day we shall learn more, and as
He teaches we shall, under His guid
ance, approach to Him.
School of Prayer.
Are you willing to enter the school of
prayer with Christ? It will require pa
tience and It will require correction;
It will require toll nnd sometimes an
guish. but If you will begin td* apply
yourself, obey and persevere. He will
yet teach you how to pray.
There Is still another thing concern
ing this petition that to me Is blessed
In Its slgnlflcance. We gain If from
Ihe context. Thla request was fulfilled.
From thnt which follows we learn that
Christ answered their prayer. He did
for them what they asked—Ho taught
them how to pray. He taught Peter
how to pray until one day, ns He was
alone on the housetop, the very heav
ens opened and he hnd a vision—this
plain business man. Just as practical an
any of you who know how to trade
and make money nnd save and Invest
It nnd make more money—a man who
was Just as suspicious of things he
could not hnndle and see as you arc,
whose mental grasp was not ns large
as yours, nnd whose faith at the first
wan no greater than your own. Jeaus
took this man Peter and taught him
how to pray, until one day, as we have
said, on a housetop, the heavens opened
nnd In thnt vision that he had his
.narrow Jewish prejudice was all broken
down, his racial animosities were
broken down and he went forth with a
new experience and a new Joy to the
Gentiles to share with them the gospel.
He taught John how to pray, until
one Hubbath day, aa he prayed on the
lonely Iale of Patmos, the heavens
opened and. he saw things too won
derful to utter. Yea, and whnt he did
utter Is go wonderful that we who read
can not fully comprehend the glorious
slgnlflcance of what Ib said. And yet
Inscrutable as are the words he has
uttered, as. a result of the vision that
came by prayer, they have been the
Inspiration and encouragement of the
church through all the ages. And John
also was at first merely a fisherman, a
business man. nor was he skilled In
prayer, but Christ taught him.
And, oh, my brothers. He Is able to
answer this petition for you and for
me. He Is able to give us the power to
pray.
If God should bid me make one wish,
promising to fulfill It completely, I
would ipake this answer. "Lord, teach
me to pray." Yes. I would not hesi
tate—I would ask God to teach me how
to pray, because If He taught me this,
so that I prayed as Christ prayed. It
would Include everything else. No
man can pray thus or be taught to
pray thus until his life Is right, until
he has repented of and forsaken his
sin, until his mind Is quickened, his
heart Is cleansed and his soul Is fired.
No man can thus pray until he has
surrendered himself wholly unto God,
and has abandoned himself without
reservation or mental equivocation ut
terly to the will and service of the
Father. He can not pray like Christ
did until he can say In very truth,
"Thy win, not mine, be done."
Again, a man ran not pray as Christ
did unless he Is filled with the Holy
Spirit. Christ prayed In the Holy
Ghost, nnd when under Christ we are
graduates In the school of prayer, we,
too, will be filled with the Spirit and
will pray In the Holy Ghost. We can
not pray as Christ prayed until we are
In the service of God. Christ's prayers
were the wall of a man facing the mul
titudes In need and reaching out a
hand to help them. They were the cry
of one with such a vision ns over
whelmed Him with tho magnitude of
the work and as caused Him to realise
that He could not do all that was nec
essary, and that, without God's assist
ance, He could not do anything worth
while. And so I say again I would not
hesitate to make this request If there
was only one thnt I could make, for If
God taught me how to pray I would
have everything—forgiveness, sanettfl.
cation, passion, power. Let us then
ask God to tench us to pray. Let us
remember when wo ask Christ and He
answers thnt It Is to school we are go
ing. and we must not sigh because It
takes time to learn. Yes, let us give
God a chance to teach us how to pray,
and let us remember that there Is a
practical side, ns we see from the con
text that there Is a response to this
petition.
Program of Prayer.
First, Christ gave them a program.
.We can only find by prayerful and In
telligent study of the Word Just what
Christ Intends that to mean to -us. He
gave them a program, and after that
awoke within them a passion by mak
ing them feel the sense of need lie
gave them lessons that were arduous,
that were Irksome and painful, but He
awoke the passion, and then He
wrought out patience In them. He
kept them- waiting. He taught them
how to prevail by holding back that
which they asked for at the same time
that He quickened them to hold on to
their quest, until He answered. Yes,
thus It was In the school of prayer. He
taught them—because they came with
this request—to go on. not to faint or
grow discouraged until they learned to
be heroically patient in their-faith, and
then, at last,'He gave them the trium
phant power to believe and to prevail.
And so It came to pass that these men
who came thnt day to Him, drawn by
the sight of their Mnster on His knees,
and who asked for that which seemed
then so Infinitely beyond them, learned
how to pray. They persevered as He
patiently taught them until they shook
the heavens and earth by their prayers,
until the Pentecostal power came ami
a city thrilled and thousands sought
the Lord. They learned how to pray,
so that their prayers proved mightier
than an empire's arms, and so that
when Peter was Incarcerated he was
delivered despite the- Iron doors nnd
chain* from the Roman prison. They
learned how to pray so that all difficul
ties were dissolved and mountains of
obstacles melted away like snow be
neath a summer sun. Christ answered
them, I say, and, my brothers. He will
answer us. Then, with eager faith anil
courage, let us ask Him: "Lord, teach
us to pray.”
There may be some one today whose
heart le qot right with God, to whom
prayer seems a mockery because their
heart Is cold, their prayers seem not to
rise above their shoulders. You may
be living now lit sin, you may not
know what to do or how to help It.
This Is the way that will lead you out
to life—go aside and shut the door, get
alone with God and say. Oh. God, for
Jesus sake, teach me to pray. Continue
thus to ask Him and He will answer.
Yes, He will answer you as He an
swered Paul, His former enemy, who.
In his blindness, prayed In Damascus
for three days, and from your eyes
will at last fall the scales, from your
soul will flee the darkness, and light
will break as you, like Paul, arise re
joicing and go forth to tell your Joy
to others and to teach them how to
pray.
Services in Atlanta Churches
EPISCOPAL.
Twenty-fourth Sundny nfter Trinity.
CATHEDRAL—Curlier Waablngtuo nnd
BAPTIST.
CAPITOL AVENUE BAniST-Npeelnl
services will lie held nt this church Sunday
lit 11 It. in. The Baptists of the state have
ilomi n wonderful work during the pa at few
rears In etlueutlohal lines. Mercer Unlrer-
illy, ltennle TUt. and Shorter have, been
lunuruarly enlarged nnd strengthened and
have become the lending denomliiatbitml
inntlttitbmn of tho entire South. Tho Capt-
ml Aremie ehureh, nlwajrn awake to Bap
tist ilntngn, will make the Snntlay service
■iu eilnentloiwl fully. Addresses will be
iinuli- by Rev, B. J. W, Urn ha in. D. U,
ami Ibv. .1 alien S. Rodgers nnd Pastor
John K. Briggs. There will also lie a spe-
Hal muiilofll program. Iwl l»y l’rofessor J.
Ilnluvy TUoiiqtfon nnd chorus.
sum aim ii<*rt»nii nvi'iiiit'. nn. •». »*••*
• Uciitpr. liiiHtor. Sundny school nt 9:30 n.
m. l'miidilug nt 11 n. iu. mid 7:30 p. m
l*v the |hihmi\ Junior Union nt 2:30 p. in
WiUH'fk norvice Wednesday nt 7:30 p. ni,
Hajiilm Ytiling People’* Union trldnr nt
-. I J .. ... u.” .... —...» .......lit! Its?
JACKSON HILL BAPTIST—North Jack
»<>u nnd I'nnt nvoiirtc (take Forrest avenue
or IIiMiloviiid n»r>. Johu D. Jordan, IU).,
minister. Service nnd gennou at 11 a. in.
nud 7:30 p. ui. Suudiiy school at 9:30 a.
«). Young people’* meeting at 6:45 p. ***
1‘nijcr meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.
Voting Woman * Missionary nnd Aid Society
Monday nt 3:30 p. ni. Women’s prayer
meeting nt 3:30 p.
Missionary nnd All.
p. m, Sunbeams Krldii' ...
public is cordially Invited
Women’
iU\ Society Tuursduy at 3
Friday nt 3:30 n. iu. Ihe
y Invited to all service*
l«v there Mill be on opening of the quo*-
p. ni. by V. e. Norcros*. All cordially In
WnimwAHD AVENUE BAUTIST-Sun
day x'h.Nd nt 3:30 n. m. .Preaching at 11
• ni. and 7:45 p. n». by the pastor, Rsv.
•I. • Hurley. Subject nt the morning
h'lir. Working for Memliers.” At night
Urn Hiibject will be, ”A Preacher In Trpu
bl'-. Junior Baptist Ymiug People'* Union
*t " n. in. The other service* of the week
will In. held n« usual.
NORTH ATLANTA BAPTIST-Corner
b’lnphlii avenue mid Emmett street.
1 1’cin-htiig at 11 n. ‘in. nnd 7:30 p. ni. by
'li» piut.ir. William II. Bell. Suud»y school
WKHT END BAI*TI8T—The psstor. Dr.
•'•nil K. Purser, will preach Sundny morn-
ll '« ujid evening. Sunday school nt 9:30 a.
,l; Baptist Young People’* Union Sunday
••v.niiig nt 6:45. Ladles' Aid Society Mon*
day afternoon at 3:30. Prayer meeting Wed*
V‘ v ••''••ilng at 8 o’clock. I,nolle Daniel
( larkc Society Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
•H.KXN ST BEET BAPTIST-Corner
and Smith streets. Sunday school nt
'} «. m. nnd 7:45 p. tu. by llev. A. L.
. M,,rv * Morning subject, "The Bent.” Even-
l?.* , "ubject. "Salvation." Prayer service
"edimsday evening nt 7:45.
BRANT PARK BAITIST—Corner Geof*
aiemie nnd Grant street. D. H. Eden-
! 1 • Pastor. Service* at 11 a. ui. nnd 7:30
u.school at 9:30 a. m. Junior
People’s Union at 3 p. m.
t , J" p Baptist Young People's Union at 6:30
’I*- Prayer and song service Wednesday
him'i I*; V: The ordinance of baptism
** administered Sundny nt 7:10 p. m.
"I1.JWX MEMORIAL BA1TI8T—Rev. \V.
- |« I *» n r. Preaching at It a. ui. au.l
,J- “• . "J R»v. IIIII Robertson. Sunday
“* "• nl - Ladle*' Alii Society
K 1 ", "« ::*> P. m. Prayer meeting
WMnraiay evening at 7:10.
BAPTIST—Corner Mnngum and
I, ,;' Ranter Utrevta. n«v. A. e! Ward.
service begins nt 7:45 o’clock. Moudny night
the Young Men’s Missionary Society meets
nt 8 o’clock. Dr. White will conduct the
regular weekly prayer meeting Wednesday
night. Friday night, the Baptist Young
People’s Union meets. Public cordially In
vited to these services.
PONCE DE LEON AVENUE BAPTIST—
Rev. Junius W. Millard. D.D., pastor. Serv
ices nt 11 *. ni. and 7:30 p. m. t with sub
jects as follows to he discussed by the pas
tor: "The Through and Through Kind.’
nnd "The Man Who Hold He Would—nnd
Couldn’t." Th
Sunday school
‘*ig Wednesday
CAPITOL AVENUE BAPTIST—A special
service of peculinr Interest will be held
Sunday morning nt 11 o’rloek. In which Dr.
Jullen S. Rodgers nnd Dr. It. J. W. Grn-
hnm nnd Pastor Briggs will participate.
Special music. Every mcmlter of the church
and congregation Is uraed to be present.
Evening worship at 7:30. subject. *‘Mn« *
Hiding IMaee.” Sunday sohool at 9:30 a,
in. New pupils nnd worker* wanted. Ju
nlor Union at 3 p. m. Indies’ Missionary
Society Monday it 3 p. m. Prayer and
praise Winlnesday at 7:30 p. ra. Other' serv
ices ns usual. Everybody Invited. Stran
ge us ninde welcome.
BAPTIST - Western
Sunday at lln. ra/by
_ _Jler. Preach I ilg nt 7:15
by llev. A. M. Barrett.
NEW HOrB
Heights. Preschli
the pastor. A. E.
Hun
.... Isnilles’ meeting
Prayer meeting Wed-
school at 9:30 a. ni.
FIRST BAPTIST—Comer Peachtree nnd
Cain streets. Dr. W. W. Lnndritni. pastor.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. ui. Morning wor
ship nt 11. Baptist Young Peoples Union
nt 7:15. Evening worship at «:45. Stran
gers and nil others cordially welcome.
CENTRAL BAPTIST—Services at 11 a.
*n. nnd 7:30 p. in. Preaching at both hours
bv Rev. Malcolm MacGregor. D.D. "**"
day school nt 9:37 a. *** «
Monday nt 3 p. m.
tiesdny at »:39 p. ni.
WESTERN HRifillTR RAI-TIRT-Torner
Kruno.!, anil Chmlnut tUeett. T. fc. klzlu,
pn«tnr. I-ronohlnx al 11 a. m. anil 7:Sn |>.
In. Rumlny sohool nt 9:70 a. at. i tojor
mooting. Tuesday and. Wodnoadair at .:I0
n. in. Ijidios* Aid Society W sdnosdar at S
i. m. Choir prnrtlee nnd yonnr ivooplo.
mooting Friday at 7:70 p. m. Hunliotm 8o-
rlety Friday nt 7 p. n.
PONDERS AVENUE* BAPTIST—fr.-neli
Imr by the paator at II «■ >»■ 7 „ p - *’ *
prayer intetinc iVodioadny at , 9, to.
Ludtas* Aid moot. Wo.lno-.lay at I.J® p. m.
METHODI8T.
PAYNE MEMORIAL MLTIIODIRT -Hun.
nloutt nnd Lurkla »tri-ta. W. T. Ilunnl-
oatt, pastor. I-rditelilnx nt 11 a. in. and
7-3ft p. m. by tho iinatof. Sunday sohool nt
9:70 a. m. Prayer niootliu Wednesday nt
7:30 p’. m.
ST JOHN MKTIR.DIKT—The pastor. II.
. Christian, will l.rNoh at II
loot. "A Supremo Moment In the History
if a Family." Th® bi»t rhiiroli ranfor-
!,oo.V f n r the roar ift*r the moraine sor-
At 7 70 p iu . th® pastor will bold
revival ^sendees. S'li.Jeot, "Tile flood nnd
the Bad."
So*
, there wfl be an ordlua
£T" r ', u '\, Roy. ,W. IL Boll, nrrsldlnc.
■ v ' ,mr * i!>‘ Hr. W. W. Landrum.
. .. , nf niw * hr Iter. V. C-. Nor-
. r ■ Ordaining prayer by Her. J. F. Pur-
BAPTIST—nor. j. O.
; if ., ""1 “duress t))1> ^hool at
a.,Vt 7 * fui! attendance ofthe sohool
liuna'hiaJn, D ll! 1 Ih *
aSd°, N , D . "A'TIRT PHCBCII - Sunday
White’S.?' “-.Th® pastor. Dr. Jobu
rood not the moraine and
J*--f n iff morning his sub-
a "''-Hue of Two Worlds."
* "v r »""iii» tin lie
'ZM's
Hpcclal sung p. m.
Rnlili pastor, will proaob at 11 si. .
Morning snhjeot. "llnrrest Hands Want
ed." All invited.
cinsT METHODIST—Juliet ion Poaohtroe
aad'iry str"t" lie,. * •'"wNH™
Hiiniidv Kflinol at 9:4» a. iu-# • H. • ••*
r*x,* u ^ r 'rmX Sk&'j&s
i~,r s.'.d*Js* s&irwffss/'.vi
. m.
OltAPE MBTHOPIST-rorner'Boulevard
ST. MARK METHODIST—Rev. 8. U.
Preaoilng°n.
!!,?>— Sunday sehuel at » *? "•
t , r®her U, M? iT’v MotWd 3 superfatendeot.
Mis®,
services.
ST. M'KE MBTHODIST-.U the Jnne-
tlon of Rerean avenue anil loweil^aireef.
Similar. November M. iwu. woe i.noo, >>.o
P;??. ,i,mart mint Ever- member of the
« WtSi
WEST SIDE METHODIST—C. I®. Pat
title, paator. Sundny school nt 10 n. m
The paator will preach at 11 a. m. Thla
will lie his Inst sermon for the conference
yenr.
preach at 11 a. m. Sundny school at 9:45
WALKER STREET METHODIST—At
junction of Nelson nnd Walker streets. The
sermon for 11 o’dn«*k service will 1h» by
the pastor. Rev. Will T. Hamby, on the
mihjort, •'HuRdlng u House for the Soul."
Several short talks will Ik* made by repre
sentative men. nfter which the holy i-oin
man Ion will he administered. The pastor’i
sermon nt the evening service will Ih
"Prisoners of Hope.” The entire member
ship.!* urged nnd public Invited to nttend.
EG ELSTON M E M O It IA I®—Corner Wash
ington nnd Fulton streets. Preaching nt
11 n. m. and 7:30 p. m. by Rev. A. F.
Ellington, D. D. Sunday school nt 9:30 a.
m. Kpworth League at 6:30 p. ni.
nnd 7:30 p. m. by the pnstor. Sunday school
at 9:90 a. ni. Prayer matting Thursday nt
7:30 p. m.
PARK STREET METIIODIST-Comer of
Park and Lee streets. Rev. M. I®. Trout
man. pastor. Pastor’s residence. 174 l®ee
street: Bell phone, }94 West. Preaching
nt II n. in. and 7:30 p. m. hy the pastor.
Sundny school nt 9:|6 a. in.. Mr. I®. K.
Floyd superintendent. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday at 7:30 n. in., followed by
teachers’ meeting. Pews free. StraOffer*
cordially Invited to he present.
TRINITY METHOD 18T-Corner White*
hall and Trinity. Dr. J. W. Lee. the p«s*
tor, will preach at 11 a. ni. and 7:30 p. m.
Morning subject, "The I’lty of the Lord
for Our Failure;” evening, ”A hong of
Two «’Itles, Damascus nnd Petln. ’’ Sun
day sclnnd nt 9:30 a. m„ Mr. W. O. Finite
Kuperinte«!eiit. Regular organ recital at
7:15 p. ni. Weekly prayer meeting Wedues
day nt 7:3) p. m.
WESLEY MEMORIAL METHODIST—At
corner Auburn avenue and Ivy street. IteT.
R. F. Kiikcs, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30
a. ui., M. M. Davies superintendent. Ijusy
iieople's Bible class, W. C. Without teach
er. Young ladles’ Phllsthe* Bible class.
Mr. Walker White teacher. Preaching at
. ni. by the pastor, Soug service nt 7:30
n. Special music by the chorus nnd or
chestra. Preaching at 8 p. tu. Epworth
Longue derotlonnl service at 6:30 ii
“ibleet, "The Evil of Strung Drink:’' .»■«•-
Mr. A. McGrew. Woman's Foreign
Missionary .Society Monday at 3 p. tn. On
Wednesday the workers’ counsel will meet
at 6:30 P. nt., nnd prayer meeting will
cur at 7:3) p. tu.
NELLIE DODD MEMOIHAL-Tncnday at
I p. in. the Novemlier meeting of the Kp*
worth League Union of the city and virtu
Ity will Ik* held st tbli church. Tske Smith
Pryor street car and get off at Washington
street.
ENGLISH AYBNUB METHODIST—E. M.
Stanton, pnstor. Preaching nt 11 a. in. Iiy
W. M. muiton nnd at 7:S» p. m. by pas
tor. Sunday school nt 9:30 a. m.
JEFFERSON HTIIEET METIIODI8T-B.
M. Stanton, pnstor. Preaching at 11 n. ni.
bv the pastor mid at 7:30 p. ni. hy W. 51.
Hunter. Wry Ber. C. T. A. PTse, D.D.,
dean. At 7:30 a. ui.. holy communion; 11
morning prayer and sermon;
4:30
INMAN PARK METHODIST-Edgewood
renue nnd Hurt street. Iter. Henry B.
Mays, psstor. Sunday school st 9:30 a. m.
The pastor will preach at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. The missionary week of praye
will he observed by the two women’s so
rleties Monday. Tuesday and Thursday aft
ernoons at 3:30 and Wednesday evening at
7:30. All the women nnd girls of the con
gregation nnd community ore Invited. Tin?
meeting* will Ik* held In the church.
LUTHERAN.
HT. JOHNS jGerman Evangelical Luth
eran)—t’erner Forsyth and Garnett streets.
G. Nussbnnnt. pastor. Preaching In Ger
man and English at 11 ■. in. Sunday school
at 10 a. ui.
rill Id’ll TIIE REDEEMER (ENG
LISH I.rTHiM'e.V)—f’orr.®r Trl*i'l> avenue
•rod I’njstOj fb.tf. ID*, E. C\ Croak, t-rs-
tor. Morning servles with sermon at II
o’clock. Bible school at 9:30 a. nt. Even-
tng service at • JO p. ni.
CATHOLIC.
SACRED HEART—IVacbtrec and Iry.
Morning moss st 7. ft*) ami 11. Sunday
school st 9 n. »u. Apologetic Club nt 10:15
a. ni. Father Gtmn will preach st 11 a. in.,
"Modernism. AftcriuMni nt 4. rosary, in-
structb>u and liencdlrtluu. Week-day masses
— a Ull 7 and ft a. iu.
p. m., erenhig prayer nnd sermon. Sundny
school 9:30 n. in. All other dnys: At 7:30
a. m., holy communion; 9 n» m„ morning
prayer; nt 4:30 i». in., evening prayer.
Wednesday and Friday: Lltnuy at 10:30
B. I
ST. LUKES—Penchtroe. between Currier
and Pine. llev. C. IL WRmcr. *U*.. rec
tor. At 7:30 s. in., holy couimifnloa; 11
| prnyt “ ‘
p. m., evening i
school at 9:45.
INCARNATION—Leo. near Gordon, West
End. 11 s. in., morning prayer and sermon;
7:30 p. in., evening prayer nnd sertuon.
Sunday school nt 9:45.
ALL SAINTS—Corner West Peachtree nnd
North nvciitie. Rev. Z. S. Fnrlnnd. rector.
At 8 n. ui.. holy communion; at 11 a. tu..
morning prayer nnd sermon; 4 n. m., even
ing prayer. Sunday school at 9:45. Litany
at 10:30 Weduesduy. %
EPIPHANY—Corner MorelsmJ and Euclid
ii venues. Rev. C. A. Langston, vlcnr, Iu
barge. Morning prayer and senuou at 11.
Kunduy school nt 9:45.
CIIATEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Plum street, near C’orp*»t- Sunday school a»
9:80.
MISSION OF TIIfThToLY INNOCENTS—
TVood* avenue, near West Peachtree. Sun
day school every Sunday st 3:30 p. m.
HOLY COMFORTER-Corner Atlanta
avenue and Pulliam street. Rev. Gilbert
Higgs, D. D.. In charge. Evening prayer
and sermon at 4. Sundny school at 3.
ST. ANDREWS—Comer Glenn nnd Kent
Streets. Itev. Gilbert Hlgg*. D.D., til
charge. Monday school at 3:30 p. m.
8T. PAULS—East Point. Rev. Gilbert
Higgs, D.D.. Id charge. Morning prayer and
sermon at 11.
ii nr * ii. in, i.iirisiinii r.nucuvnr iu
p. m. Wednesday nt 7 p. in., tenchcrs’
nlng rtnss; 7:45, iirnycr nu*etlng: Tlmrs-
nt 6:30 p. in., business women’s eoin-
8T. TIMOTHY’S—South Kirkwood. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at 11.
uiul sermon nt U.
and sermon nt 11, by the R«*,\ 8. 8. Bpenr.
ST. PAULS’ (Colored)—241 Auburn avenue,
llev, A. E. Day In charge. Holy communion
nt 6:30. Morning prayer nnd sertnon at 11.
Evening prn.vcr mid sermon at 8. Sundny
aclnml ut 9:30.
PRESBYTERIAN.
MOORE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN-
Corner Ltirttle and !®utlmer streets. Dr.
A. R. Holderby, pastor. Preaching hy iho
pnstor nt 11 n. in. nnd 7:30 p. in. CliriM-
tInn Endeavor at 6:39 p. m. A cordial In
vitation to strangers.
pastor st 11 a. ni. nnd 7:45 p. in. Mom
fug subject. "God's Cull to n Slmnlwrltig
Church.” Evening subject. "Excuses Re
jecting Salvnflon. Snbhnth school nt ] on.
m. Young People’s Chrlstlon Union at 7 pc
in. Subject. "Greed of Gold.”
NORTH AVENUE - PRESBYTERIAN—
Corner Peachtree street nnd North avenue.
Rev. Richard Ornic Fllnn. pastor. Morn
ing worship nt 11; evening worship nt 8;
t renching by the pnstor. Snbhnth school nt
:30 n. m. Yolig Men’s conference nnd
tcnrhrra’ training cl nun nt 10. Covenantor
hand nt 3 p. m. CJirlstlnn Endenv
6:45 p. in 1
trnluli
day ... . .
mlttee. Strnngers nnd traveling men ns-
surcMl of a cordial welcome. All seats free.
UNIVERSALI8T.
' UNIYER8AI.IST—Corner Peachtree nnd
I'm st Hnrrls streets. Rev. E. Dean I'ltan-
wood, pnstor. Regular preaching service nt
11 n. in., with sermon by the pastor. Hub-
Ject, "Jesus Christ and Mf*deru Life." Sun
day achool nt 9:45. with class*** for -ill. A If
seats nrc free mid nil are cordially Invited.
CONGREGATIONAL.
CENTRAL (’()NGREG ATION A I®—Sunday
school nt 9:30 a. in. Classes for nil ngc
Kindergarten system for the little tots.
Morning service lit 11. Senium hy the Rev.
Dr. Smith Rnkcr. of Portland. Malm*. Young
people’s nmyer inert lug at 6:30 p. ui. Even
ing service nt 7:43. Dr. linker will deliver
the tlrst of n series of lectures, the sub
ject being, "The Stupid or Ambitious Youug
Man; Which?" The rluirch Is conveniently
located on Ellis street, opposite the Carne
gie library. Sent* nro free. The nubile Is
cordially Iqrlted to atfeud nil services.
UNION CONGREGATIONAL TABERNA
CLE—Corner Mclsinlel nnd Hightower
streets, one block south of Whitehall street.
Rev. O. A. IlnrlKH*. pnstor. Preneldng nt
11 n. ni. nnd 7:45 n. in. hy the pnstor. Sun
day school at 9:30 n. in. Phllnthen, I'lilla-
then Junior nnd Bnracn classes meet Hun-
dny morning nt 9:30 n. m. nnd Monday
night at 7:45 o’chtck. f®ndles’ prayer meet-
THE GOLD-PLATED CIVILIZATION
Taraa Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young Peo®
plo's Societies—Christian Endeavor* Baptist Young People’s Union, Ep
worth League, etc.—for November 10 is, “The Greed for Gold.” Prov.
23: 4, 5; Luke 12:13-21.
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
CHRI8TIAN.
Society today Is gold-plaited. It
lovee the yellow glint above all other
colors. By the gold standard It tests
everything. This Is the age of gold—
but by no means the golden age. The
two can not be synonymous. In that
ptrfect state of society which we know
as heaven. It Is represented that gold
js trampled under foot.
"Money-madness” Is real madness.
Like other tnnnlnn It distorts the men
tal vision, and renders the victim In
capable of calm and correct Judgment.
As the demented person sometimes
thinks that pebbles are diamonds, so
the money-mad person Imparts a flctl-
tious value to mere riches. He exalts
them into the position which rightly
belongs to honor and helpfulness, and
courage nnd high emprise. Gold hfla a
place In life; but only the Ill-balanced
give It first place.
Gold Is good until It becomes a god.
Several diseases have come to be
especially dreaded of late years; but
the most menacing of all ts slightly
regarded. Worse than appendicitis is
atrophy. This Insidious loss of power
through disuse of the function Is
subtlo danger. The Hindu faker loses
the power of his arm by failure to ex
Ices every Sunday nt 11 «. w. nml 7:30 p. in.
Hnbbnth school nnd special song service nt
3 p. ni. Prayer meeting nnd ehonis prac
tice Wednendny nt 7:30 p. ui. Good music,
from the latest song tn>ok«, forms u * po
rtal feature of all servbi**. ^
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN—Rev. V/alter
L. Llngle, D.D.. flu* paster, will preJieli nt
11 n. m. nnd 7:30 p. m. Sunday school nt
9:30. Prayer meeting Wedncsdny cvcnlnc nt
7:30. Sent* are free nnd enutrthuttou* volun-
tnry. The music Is ninde a feature of every
service. Strangers nnd visitors arc given
s cordial welcome.
HARRIS STREET PRESBYTERIAN -
Sendee nt the Hnrrls Street Presbyterian
church, corner Ilnrrls nnd Spring streets,
will be held Suiidnv nt 11 a. m. Rev. WII-
llnm Clews, of the Atlanta Theological
Seminary, will preneh. Subject. "I* Jc*u«
Satisfied With You?" Sunday school nt 9:45
s. m. No service nt night. All members
sre urge*! to attend, ns su Important an
nouncement will l»e ninde. #
WALLACE PRESBYTERIAN - Corner
Wntkcr nml Stonewall *tn*ef*. Preaching
nX 11 n. in. by l)r. Mnrlon M**II. Hull, nnd
st 7:45 n. m. by Rev. Joint D. Keith. At tbe
rbme of the morning *< nb*o a congregation
nl meeting will l>« held for the purpose of
calling n pnstor. SubtHith school st n.
t. Prayer meeting Wednesday nt 7:45 p.
u Strnngers welcome.
FOURTH PRESBYTER I AN-Corncr Jack-
son and ChntnlK*rlln struts. Preitcblng
cvitv Sunday st 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
by the i*a*tor. Rev. T. II. Newkirk. Regu
lar’ Wednesday evening prayer meeting st
7.*30. Sunday school nt 9:30 «. tn. Every
one most cordially Invited to attend me 1 !
serrJce.
WEST END Cl IR 1ST IA N—Corner Gorlerclse that arm. In our money-curaed
don nnd Dunn street*. Bernard P. Smith. n|fG W e are In danger of losing, by
SSS I.T V B?Snz,'iu, , E rT B”r"rijI^. , !‘ r iH": «"*** ?"! ..•?■?:, WlSlfmSSTR
flPt'TYL m.! SS'sKT G7SUS for ‘dtamt.?-
Th® Pnrzbln of th® Kiniit, Mlml." Thl« I® e«te«l frlendzhlp taut Jl«npp®«rlnz. HIh
' lov* tor the beautiful llkowlze lake, to
lt»elf wing®. Enjoyment of Ilf.'* aim-
pie pleasures, whleh la hnlf the art of
living, vanlahea. Ilia taate for the de
light® of literature Imperceptibly goee.
Spirituality become® meaningleaa word
to him. Thus, even before the Judg
ment doy la reached, hp find® hlmaelf.
If able to make a true eatimate, ahom
of thoae powera and poaacaBlona which
constitute true manhood. In a word,
hi® bouI ha® become atrophied. "And
what ehall. It profit a man If he gain
the whole world and loee hie own
eoul?"
aervlee* at 11 a. n. I'reaeblng at 11:19 a. ra.
anil 7:39 p, ra. by Elder F. W. Hiulth. of
Nn.ii vlile. Trim. Preaching every night
through the week, rommenelng nt 7:31 p.
m. All nre cordialq* Invited to nttend theac
aerrleea. .
I> I., tlond. | si.tor, I It I .le aehuol at 9:JO
a. m. Preaching nt 11 n. ni. and 7:30 p. ni.
Morning .nl.Jeet, "I'rnetlenl Religion:"
evening. "The Creed of the Primitive
t'hnreh.' Chrl.tlnn Endeavor nt *:30, Tnke
Mnrlettn afreet enr to end of line.
UNITARIAN.
FlltST UNITARIAN—Hpring alreet, eor
ner Went Cain. Itev. Alexander T. BowaerJ
inlid.ter. Hnhjeet for Hnnday. "Iltinun
Nature; Its Klnihlp with Divinity." Herv-
Itvi at 11 n. in. All neata free. Snntlay
aehaol meeta nt 3:« a. m.. Don. Hamilton
tbiiiglaa (nperlntendeat.
MISCELLANEOUS.
KTItKET CAIl IIAUN—The regular ilevo-
t ton a I aervlee will lie held at the afreet ear
barn, corner Piedmont aventto nnd Arm-
ntmng atreet. at » a. m. All atreet ear
PHYCHOLOOICAf. SOCIETY—Roltert B.
IlnrrlKon. preatdrni, will meet Humtay- aft-
ernoon at 1 o'eloek at J!2 PeaeMree atreet.
Suhjeet for dlaenaaien. "la Payeholqgy Do
ing Anrtldng Thnt riirlatlanlty la Not Do
ing!" There will l>e a bright mhalcal pro-
grain and a 'ten-minute lemam on perfect
health by the i-realdent. All meettnga are
open to the iioldle aad tlattore are ae.
corderl a hearly welcome.
North Broad atreet. Sunday nnd Waduea-
dnv afterneona at 3 n'cloek. Young ,|ieo-
ple'a meeting Thnrwlay at 7:3) p. m.
neea:" evening, anhirct. "The
Dr. ('. It. Wllmer. rector of st. taken
EplMmpal ehureh. Will deliver oh Snn.lay
afternoon at the Y. U. I*. A. rooun the
aeeond of hla addreoaea on "i.ll-ertv and
Freedom." Dr. Wllmer'a atklreaa la.t Min-
day on "la Man a Free Moral Agent?"
"Money la mnda to be apent,” wan
the aage utterance of a wealthy lay
man at a recent mlaalonary meeting.
That man in lilualratlng hia maxim, for
he la giving both hla meana and hlmaelf
to a great world aervlee.
The moat Inaldloua danger of gold la
that tnatead of being the thing poaaeni-
ed it will become the poaaeaaor. We
apeak careleaaly of men who own mil
lion*; whereaa. If the truth were
known, in many caaea It la the millions
which own tho men.
The peril of money-loving la not
alone a lesson for the rich. This mi
crobe of love of gold aeema to have
bitten a great many peraona in mod
erate clrcumatpncea. It Is quite as
eaay to make an Idol of a thousand
dollara an of a million. The aober, sen.
sible mlddle-claaa of people In thla
Woatem world are called upon to bear
witness against this materializing tend
ency of the times; and to the suprem
acy or the proved spiritual verities.
Unless the whole fabric of society la
to go to pieces, these people of sound
Judgment must show In their lives that
happlnean la hatter than wealth; that
a symmetrical Ilfs can be lived In sim
plicity: that love, honor and duty may
all be achieved on small Incomes; and
that life's beat prises may be won by
those who have not Joined the day's
mad scramble for gold.
While it la a tested truth that r/ches
often take to themselves wings, yet It la
equally true that they are often a dend
weight, encumbering a life from an un
fettered expression of Itself. The aim-
pie life la the free life. A man with
much money la usually bound down by
the obligations nnd cares which It en
tail*. It Is hard for one weighted down
In an armor of gold to fill the role of
knight errant.
...
Gold aa a goal la not worth while;
money aa "meana" may be noble and
Christian. Thin la tho great truth about
wealth. When It Is regarded merely as
means to an end, It Justifies Itself.
Money in. and always ha* been, man's
moat useful tool. With It all aorta of
wondrous works are wrought. It builds
all the hospitals, asylum*, schools and
churches. It erects temples of happi
ness after a thousand styles. It la
Aladdin's lamp. So regarded, gold Is
wortlf seeking and possessing. But It la
only this aenao of atewardahlp which
can redeem richea from being a curse
to their poaaeaaor and to the world.
Golden deeds are a better poisesslon
than golden dollara.
T
lermcc. Bervlcva: 1'rmeHng hy th* drew will he "The Liberty ut Dtsvretleu." lead.
Ira will furnish the music for the ocraahm.
All men are eunllnlly Invited. Tho surrtco
Iteglu* at 3:31, closing at 4:3).
WATCH -OWKIl IHIUE AND TRACT
SGi'IKTY—1 lie Atlanta I tram’ll will hold .ts
regular weekly Bible study In Woodmen's
hall. IS Peachtree .tntet, holiday morning
at It o’eloek. All Interested It the study
or the BU>:J aru eerv'lally Invited to at-
A full head and a full heart are two
storehouses greatly td be preferred
above a full money bag. One of the
most pernicious of prevalent notions la
that money la the only richea. Thla,
too, In the face of the fact that mil
lionaire paupers—that la. men who have
nothing but their money—are constant
ly being held up to ridicule and con
tempt. There nre men among the most
truly wealthy In our day who have not
a thousand dollars In the bank. Tet
their power and learning and wisdom
are a blessing to millions. Sane stand
ards of success, such aa these, nre now
coming tn be more widely preached. It
Is being made clear that the best gifts,
which Scripture exhorts us to covet
earnestly, are not material gifts, and
that one may achieve the highest hu
man destiny without making much
money.
In thla world," said Henry Ward
Beecher, It 1* not what we take up,
but what we give up, that makee us
rich."
, ...
A heart of greed la an evil far more
to be dreaded than poverty.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
A Christian It what he le between
God end his own soul.—John Mason.
The strength of a republican govern
ment depends on the morality of the
Individual citizens.—Maltbfe D. Bab
cock.
Let us have faith that right makes
might, and In that faith let ua do our
duty aa we understand IL—Abraham
Lincoln.
If Christians like their Lord wilt be.
Airmen will lose their double and see
How reel la Christianity.
What do they »«w In you *r.d me?
—Marianne Farmlngham.
The Christian's fellowship with God
Is rather a habit than a rapture.—
Cecil.
To be free le not to do nothing, but
to be the sole arbiter of what we do
and what we leave undone.—La Btu-
yere.
i nre hut highway* that