The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-04

them unanswered Is the greatest disaster that can
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appear before God lifting up holy hsnds-that con.
Germs us; without wrath--that regards cur neigh.
Ing Gods power and His willingness TO grant our
proper petitions. Prayer is not simply listess
wish; It implies an earnest lifting ones sell up
seeking OF the blessing. We must be honest in our
prayers; must INT up holy hands How much
important part they play in fel Chubby, untaught,
sprawlng baby hands losing the way toward the
thrust consansv where sSey should noI
destructive Maynard hands OF youth busy, indus
trions bands OF later lie. How they WELD the pen,
handicraft! Wonderful hands! TO shave a hand
in 1t" is the common expression by which we mean
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THEY MUST BE CLEAN HANDS.
"How," says the blacksmith or collier, chow can
make my hands clean that are hard as artlculated
horn, rough and black as the material they come IN
contact WITH" This all they may be, and no
away their stains; yet shall they be holy hands II
their labor Is consecrated by unselhsh motive, ID
BY wra Sa %aS Ss
fellow man; they may be led with blood from
binding up the wounds OF the manned; they may
der the threatening wheels, and in Gods sight
they shall be clean, pure, holy hands You, my
a to Ss that
might take IL in mine and regard 1t long as OF
matchleSS grace. thing to study ana ADMIRE ye!
God may see IL cruel, cold, wicked, accursed, USED
but to minister to your own se1shness. Beside IL
Bridgets hand, hard, horny SCARED by the needle
bright as holy hands and acceptable IN HIS sight
Your hands cannot DO clean, brother u III the last
week you have taken or Kept wrongfully one dime
even though they have been devoted, except
at that moment, to deeds Of charity. That sin Is
to be repented OF before your hands are clean
TOWARDS OUR NEIGHBORs,
without wrath. We must sincerely forgive all
grudge or quarrel with our neighb0r before we are
in the right posture for prayer. Husbands have
you sore spots in your heartsS 1t Will be right
when your wife gladly hears you say, 'Let us nave
know. / have tried 1t thirty years.
and when all Is all right between husband and
wife the great hindrancc OF family prayers is re-
moved. You know yourself week before last you
missed prayers three or four days, because there
had been hard words or sour looks between You
and your wife. Don't wait for your neighbor to
forgive you. Forgive him. Bring Yourself SO that
YOU would be glad to carry Gods blessing TO him
then you can and should come to God IN prayer,
and to the table which commentaries His sacrifice
THE PRAYER TEST.
We should pray with iull faith that God VIII
grant our petitions. don't mind all the cOntro-
versy about the efficacy OF prayer. simply pray
for those who doubt It, have prayed more Tor
Professor Tyndall than for anybody else in the
world. No true prayer ever was unanswered or
can be. 1t is simple Impossible We may not re.
celve exactly what our impcrfecion leads us to ask
some food. His prayer is answered. His neces-
slty Is provided for. We may not be able to
discern the tulGlment OF our prayers but II we
pray according TO the directions in the passage we
have been talking upon there Is no possibility OF
our prayers being unanswered.