St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-04-14
VOLUME 39---NUMBER 2O2O.

will omit that. | have an idea that a
Gospel meeting is one thing and a
prayer-meeting another. There also
ought to he meetings where we proclaim
the Gospel to the unsaved.
Would you have an inquiry meeting
after every preaching?
My experience has led me ts think
the best time to strike is when the iron
is hot. If was preaching and tried to
rouse men to flee from the wrath to
come, would have AN inquiry meeting
afterward.
Is it profitable to have preaching
services every Sunday night for the un-
converted7
Yes, and every night, too, sometimes;
but my idea of church worship is about
like this: We have breaking of the
bread, or communion then there is
teaching, and then in the evening they
proclaim the Gospel; and in the morn
ing they come knowing that it is for the
editication of the saints, building up
Gods people.
You say you would allow church
members to conduct prayer-meetings.
lon know the character of the New
England Congregational prayer-meet-
ing, and that there is danger that these
people begin to take the leader ship out
of the hands of the minister, and trouble
comes of it? What would you do to
prevent that
| should say the minister had not
hecn faithful i'll building up his people.
don't think there is any trouble of
that kind III il good many churches
where members lead. Dr. Cuyler does
not lead his own prayer meeting Friday
! .It N h.,t
the talent that lies buried in the church,
and if We don't bring it out in the even
ing meetings don't know how we will.
| Here il delegate Informed the meet
ing that DIR. Cuyler never leads his
prayer meetings, but sits in his congre-
CATION. sometimes speaking and some
times not.
! Would you advise having Il Young
peoples meeting separate from the reg
ul;ir church pIaycr-meeting
| always have had in our church in
Chicago. We have children's meetings
once IL week. Young peoples meetings;
and then meeting Friday night for all,
both old and young.
l. there any relation between united
work and united prayer
If they get to praying well they will
work well.
How about the ministers praying and
preaching too
| think it is Il good deal better to di-
vide the ground. If minister does
all the praying and preaching and sing
ing, the church will do all the sleeping.
DO you believe in calling on people
to pray and speak iu the prayer-meet-
ing
My theory is one thing and my prac-
tice another. | have always advocated
open prayer-meetings but when our
noon prayer meetings became so large
We often had men whom we did not
know coming up and talking and talk
ing and not saying anything, and others
who had come IL hundred miles lust to
be present at that meeting, and SO we
had t" put it into the hands of those on
the platform. Still stick to my theory
that it is better t" have an open meet
ing. You sometimes get things that
CRATE upon your nerves; but at the
same time You get things that you
would not if you took it into your own
hands. If men ruin meeting, YOU
must talk with them personally and
make them keep still Now, YOU some
times call on Il man to pray when he
has not got the spirit of prayer in him.
And that is one of the reasons why |
object to calling on men. Some men
are called on to pray who Just pray IL
meeting dead.
What would you do with the brother
VII" prays the same prayer over and
over again
should see him privately and talk
with him about his own soul Because
very often you find these men are out
of communion with God and are Just
keeping up the forms.
If Non tell Il man to be short, and he
don't obey. What then9
would have Il bell.
suppose you drive him away by that
method. What thenf
Let him go. Five men will come and
take his place.
Is it wise to adhere to IA series of
topics
] would say YES, and would say no.
Sometimes You are in the midst of Il
series and some special interest breaks
out. Then let your series go Make
the point that your meetings must he
interesting.
suppose plosy speaker is AN old
minister. who always takes part. What
would You do?
| would deal with him as would with
any one else. | would not allow any
man to ruin the meeting.
In Il social prayer meeting during the
week. d" YOU advise that women take
part III the prayer
That is Il controverted point. Some
say YES, and some say no. So we will
let them have their own way.
Would You stop ii mans PRAYER hy "A
bell
If Il mans PRAYER don't seem to 20
higher than his head. should not hes
itatc to ring him down.
II il mah prays i'll every prayer meet
ing. and there is ii general doubt about
his standing, what then
would 90 and Labor with him; and if
! thought he WAS wrong | would tell
him 50. think we make Il great mis-
lake that we don't 90 to men and lust
tell them their trouble
What should be il mans posture when
he Is praying!
don't know. sometimes pIay right
on my face and sometimes bow. some
times ! have sweet communion with
God III my bed. 1t makes no differences
how We pray.
What does the Scripture teach that
women should do in prayer Injecting
1t teaches that they should pray, like
all the rest OF them.
Why do You leave out the woman
question 10y saying il is controverted
There are some men who have one
hobby y-hoI>c. and they trot him out ON
all occasions. When yOu come into a
union meeting like this where all do