, 1874-02-09

tho snmnor warmth surrounds oven
tiny scod to stir 1t into fc and ,lnfolds It into
bloom, so docs tho Hamo preaenco watcl, each
wltn tho vorshpp in Which Col iolisIts.
but not only IdooH God solicit mud delight in
prayer; prayer also ayna for tho soul which llsea
It: Prayer Ia forco moving tho arm Of God.
s eoo ofi'G o sp s Sftats tSa o oss s df9g'5Ss e 5
auppllant, juut ns tho clouds yto'd their burdens
TO tho thirsty lonvos. Scripture u full Of illus-
traeion. Tho psalmH arc crowded with tlo pmon
Of tha pra'Bo: II orod i1, unto tho Lor9 With w.;
hoaly IS Iiil." my In ~ my s'' dialross 0N called
Tic 'honrd my voice ont Of Ills to,nplo, and my
cry oamo boforo Him, oven into His oars
"Dlosscd 10 Tho Lord, beoauso 1lo heth Hoard
aro m more tender in your fatlorhood ti,an tho
Heavenly Father is III Ills p nor, what man Is
tlioro Of you. wlou If his son aak htoad, will
he glyo him stonc2 Or, II ho oak fish, will le
giyo him u aorpont? II 20 t1lon know how to
mora will your Fathor; which III In leaven?'"'
Dautcl prays-" And while wns yot speaking"
tho prophet says, "0abrlel being caused 70 fly
awiftly, touched mo and aaia, oh Daniel, at
| must come forth, and am come to show thee,
| for thou art groat1y bolovod.'"
! With w]iat creator viyilnoss could tho reality
Of prayer DO shown 2 The words Of supplication
uAhb--JCuOf4Il ID aLL9uklVo On uld tuIuDo-nt
| once ono Of tho proseneo-ango1s is commissioned
| TO go thoro, and ho flies to beRr tho answer to
tho prostrate suppliant. Potor s slecping In tho
Inner prison. # over mnn waa securely guard-
cd he is. Four .quatornions OF soldiers nre big
| to tho wrists Of two soldiers on; either side,
aseh TaS ss psee S sofora tis thS ss}s sss wsS ss
! is also bolted, and 80 promptly ia their. prayer
liof, for when tho voritablo Peter knocks Mt
1lary's door for entrance, out OF prison nnd froo
from his alacklos, thoy could only say In thofr
! aBtonishnont TINT 1t was Ills ghost.
tea but T. fsr 9s I'll tos Ths r@ness @ for l prayer ys
may 6b numbered to-day by tho million. Tho
praise. Of mon and womon, elghtcen hundred and
Boyonty-four yoars after Christ, clasps hands
with the praiso Of tho paalmist, q thousand years
before Christ. Blessed bo the Lord beeauseHe
| hath heard the voice OF my aupplicaeion." And
this is whore 80 much scientific scoptciBn toucl,-
| CO this point OF prayer. If there ia my place
| where tho contest of BnporuaturaliHtn or simply
point as to lilo question Of tho vigor Of prayer.
or TIC the point @ 20 Of my sormon wi Wlo W i is true shat
God delights In prayer, and wh.s 1t is true that
| 1t is always something roal, aud that often tho
answer comes swift as the stroke Of tho wing of
Gabriel, or suddenly as tho knock Of tho onfran-
| cliscd Peter on the door Of lTary's
! house, 1t is also just Us truo tllat
there is black, wlde,. aud weary clasm
~. THsSeou tno pnYel auu ~ ansmut auot9io. ~.
oa , os o ,nn r guoe on @
cfushes down. Inc ear OF dou l. seems deaf, hls
head weary, ls hands idlo wlllo tue heart, sick
! with hopo deferred, and woary. with it's, groan-
ing, seems to stand and streech tho arm OF
Thoro ,yas family in" Doehnny whom. Jesus
loved. Many 4 timo from the conflicts with tho
scribos nnd Phariaeoa i'll tho temple, from tho
WEAKNESS Of LIS plieranaec. an1 from INC hard
Aess OF ais po'er1y !lke pessel sto!lm'peatoh,
puttlne, mtg quleI AaIoor. A9 tlus aought
| gTa1olm Ioiugo snofo. ~ 10 Only tatc!y that
ne has pco't ro aoso weeo'nn sneSt ~; nus
gone now into ncsea poyona Vo,da1.. de ioVos
tne 1a1nl'y 9nas ioye ~ aho%n ~ ttih a'sol'es,
aid toward M Hlm n, anu enem y tnore IL aoehef al
lcgsion run ~, Luz 1anMos ,s p ~ .nas n9usonou'
nnllns 'nU nota - ~ aosoneu: o3a na31aaeus, tne
m; 9rothcr and suppore q the nonsen?!a, slok9ns.
1na dtsuaso 1i,o T.; laaus " u,te ~ ~ oytaoas
,,ns uesn ~ ~ VIZ M NV ~
Naturally onough, tue slstofs Turn, MI ~ thelr ex-
trem!ty, to tho Lord .tley love: ~! Ihoy aro sure
nis sa4Ges1o,-.nes vnmutu aiT M.IosnSMss ~
anu III 1las Po"ul. WY ol1ou'u oL; naaaeuS o!o
Muon ou1n s,st ~ @nu +,, "a1.;n nc'p
Gun " 'Ao Just snoto,ad aot sao 4sAlne .a
! ite7dunsue' - unwIs.nou a!!tssa ~ " Senuh t''.'.
az neala iIo .ne s.asuan m u.s. rs .snu,
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lnal u sno no1t '''1o"E T. s;.t,1. VIII ~
.n nJ u strnus md rainn, ~ IT, 1or u
sup t he wb thon ,ovntb in aioka Il ft' T.
I ~ ;n,,rao,, .nGn fron at,,~a a o+;s ~
tre NIL ho ~ t"rrrnas +, tho rana
,o -, at,,ronon5. Nnt If <,nr. ~
Isu Evon II thouh The sisters wit for Him, thnngh
Tnsa,ua.. Whom He 4ioyes' is sick. Bmt IT,, thn
,,rano s,,noa ~ ,nc max 1tb annt hn1,,. ~ ~
ayor y .nd Grotars e 20
and vot Jesns;s waiting oyor thora in Bctbnhnro
tho inoth witich hn mirht have nrevansaI
IN 1How % when Ho heard shaf Lnzarus was % sick ho
abotlo two t]nys stil in lie same ~ pace % wllero