New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
A COMPREHENSIVE PRAYER.

r. Mde8rLauT, CALGARY Baptist Church
The Rev. II. S. Macarthur preached at the
Calvary Baptist Church in Twenty'hrd-st yesterday
morning He took for his text Psalms xxxvi IL Unite
my heart to fear Thy name" This. he SAID, is short
hut comprehensive prayer Uttered long II is ap
proprae STILL Beautiful in thought, it is also poetic in
form Like strain OF sweet music II has fingered Tor
years in ms mind. 1t has often nodded my thinking
and controlled my living First, let u look at It's mean
ing Careless readers may fail catch its significance
There here recognition OF the truth that men ought
to God with all the heart and also recognition OF
the sad fact that do love Him. The idea is
that our hearts distracted that affections set
upon various objects and the prayer that they may be
united in loving and fearing God. The Apostle James
tells us that "a double -minded man is un-
stable in all his ways. " BY double minded
he means q man who has two souls two Wills two
for God and one for the world 1n the l2a
Ibe literal rendering of the Hebrew is with heart
and heart 30 10 another pace we reae er e not MY
double heart" The meaning here, TOO VINO n were
had purpose-the honor of their king ana the
triumph OF their arms. The man with "a heart and
heart strives serve God ana Mammon Such service
~ impossible The heart made by God. and for
Him. As Eolian harp gives forth melody when the
breathe out its responses OF love aud obe-
deDee when the breath of God comes to IT III enreaiy
sdged-the heart is out of tune An unskltul or
IieOus player has dared 10 interfere with GODS lnstru
ment Some OF lts chords arc ora 700 ugnty some
sackened unduly some are broken entirely NOW,
strings OF this instrument understand
faculties OF the SOUL the idea OF the text will appear
plain. BY these faculties mean mean
% an nam enae
ne Will recognize the necessity OF onenng
is it with memoryi DO you prefer to remember those
truths which would lead to love and obey God or
and the devhsh suggestion longer than the sermon the
hymn, or the pra,eri Question your reason. what Is
ITS testimony II too OIten perverts the truth, making
the appear the better reason So Of taste and I'M
lpPte
faculties conscience stands like moral policeman.
roeues they either drug fee the officers Then their
hearts may be for time united; but It is union with
peace Of the grave There may be compact. but it is
league with hell. Conscience lifts its warning voice and
summons all the other faculties TO lay down their
weapons strife and march IN ue 10 the throne Of
she King seeking HIS gracious pardon. Rebellion on
our part does sbrogate the claims Of Christ. He
should ait the throne OF the heart Conscience hun
ders "yes pride and passion say no" Such is the
recti Do you feel wel-nigh helpless in this warfare
Then put put up the PRAYER. Unite my heart 10 fear
Thy name" and by blessed experience you Will learn
the meaning OF this text.
this PRAYER We mention three, and begin with the
lowest-a proper regard for our own happiness would
stinct OF seove, and the desire to seek our hap
piness He takes no pleasure in cur suerings either
here or hereafter. Now, no man can DC happy while
his desires aud affections at war with another
While Bunyan remained in the City Of Destruction,
miserable indeed Actual Imprisonment OF the body in
Bedford jail better far than tins awful destruction
Carey, sense Of his duty in preaching the
gospel to the heather. IT became impossible
conservation might say to him. Young man. sit down
ii the LORD wants to convert the heather he will do II
his bones with such feelings desire for his own hap
piness. II there were higher motive, would compel
him 60 For IL is always true the end the path
OF duty is the path OF JOY Are there present
dissatisfied with the world but not reconcied God
through Christi Now let me appeal for once 10 your
selfIoye 1t is low motive, know but let even that
be the means OF urging you to decide for God.
Give up the foolish. the wicked contest. Ground
AcQuaint yourselves with God ana be forever at
peace The second reason why should thus pray is
the desire 20 be useful In Christs service 1t Is tre
among business and professional men, that 10
be eminenty successful IN any pursuit q mans heart
must be in IT, man is failure anywhere
10 your employ who had interest your pros
perity and no enthusiasm Ia bis profession II you
him. Young man, unite your heart In my work" II
has recently been discovered that the clerks in Of
ehemselyes and for their interests separate
actions They had their books officers, and times
% they wss. IN the service ere
Interest ana tSther n.erssIs Of their e@poyers
sSsir service Neither Vim God not share wan' ,S be
heart with man Or devil bank Pres
his secret was In taxing his bank bed Win him We
All understand his meaning-his wsoe heArt in his
worh. We have referred 70 Dsvtds ermy-the fifty
q peood eaiosy They hsd personal ENDS % seIve.
TheS believed God they rs}caced IN David; they
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