, 1880-03-15

rowcr. Admitting TINT tho impulse OF nrthte
:!oxy has la!a i, its NV, ra.her than n speSta!
t. gdmt that prayer as sGn nc "f sc
Even IL prayer hat novcr Tr,usat any health.
ur rain, o. food. or riches or liberty, Or rrcc:
tlon. It hns been communion between tho chill
did Iali j. descent "i ifenvri' Ia cnrth. Mil hs
prevented mnn,s r9llK.on lrnni hcguintnE meso
,Ia, s,.nc nf iaws M ly ks.p!g y slnwaE FRIEND.
tho Chnrci, TINT pr,yors nr not answered i1 tho
form Of tho gifts sought. TINT th. answer comes
that form of Christianity viii coa.se. for when
ones child Is sick nr ncs country Il thrcntonod
c4.e %!n f sy se. % i + o f' +: s p5a tr e. Our II"
desire: Pn.ysr separated li*,n rs a,swur i,
,ion,-for Tho hc,rt ean ,oniy nix III whit it
tsc,ts aud assured TINT Il viii not secure That 1t
will SOON r1.!i,1cu 10 silence all requests; This
t,at Of Tic olt! wise %"i, IN the fnSic, i'n.
who, being called upon fur help by a dn,w,tsg
whiaS .n%to him yentar" s iit intn " waier So :" Wi,
who said, ,aiis!p me euI Icsr III, ana biamc ny
wnt,t a spiritual at,swer. thoy want brca.l.
| nm snysclr unable " sugvcst here any better
oncs, t"r s tfs wh"y n m.nti"F Is ia be,sitrrias
slswsr possbs sid essy fr"in M Ssd q 1--we has
ty @ Which ii l"s h's ns "ae orisiasy Y iisias s1 soul
.ssE s!nce T. 'e{t that group which stood afan,l
thv crss n rScstfne; &C. Wheshor t tho p,.ycss
tlon. tnatlo every mother 80 tn Gtal, with
,ln.phs, every tr1.nsuressor with his hllrtien Ut
sln, every dying one with hts Lord bn tnerc-
f,il. every patrlot With tho hnlr !utcrcsts Of hts
millions, ranging III worth md dignity frs,n lttc
children Up to tiu mos, powerful tnhds Of mn
saS R"xs% % ssng es as area tSse saS
kncelius n EnElnnd. h!vc BEEN held ne.!r . the
prayer, WanderinF away trnta this u"itl of
iriendshlp tha Christian world h,.s NJ times !csn
tS Ind FwS5f Fs mi fh uSyn y Il Ks"n's a ns, Snvn" G.ns
Held, anu by l,tther, md Wesley, aud all tho
newly nro,tss! s".Iis 4, tho l'roicstnnt st,niln..
uat!sln hus always blown tho trump Of risur-
hit thts prevalent communion with God has
original spirituality which hcgn,l ii, ihe Founder
II hnr common religion. A. there IL no usie
sHs wf ~ me yGs r avHs Of te srnxhe ~ ss w.
i've onk or hide itself utterly In q vtulct, my
cover II Thousand hills with grass or only sprn-
al!ly hus Thousand HhMprs, an,l cin sing hymn
lust NE rc1ullJ ns breathe prayer. And hers
" wS fsIsss s s Ss a T IT, %S a",' H. sr; n q
tho 0tsspcl Mssnctl the fttnpcof HonE, It climbed
Into cltrlnt wl,.se wheels M ono tan over I'M.
dues moi s0!tcn here. MGt uny ,ios,6t whether
prayer can ntIcUt Nnt,lre nr Natures Nri. hit
lie The lIyInn Elortu 81 1lrEe nh minds cnfI-
ftwn TINT ttH mrcrt,ts iii tho universe. nnu
must ylbrutc 1t, the hOlllu uf tho in.
visible, Christianity Issuing from, i,ulps-
tlnu with its nect,nuuniturnt Of song Ind
ths @ SECURED d ,,i',rcn Witt, shnn, seen, % often ten
tic trlIltnphnl pruCcxsl0n Or sn,o ci,f,t,,lrr,r,
And 10 th!a iutt,;tlsr OC music VS. must n tllo
flccs ntll lives III I'LL tho saI,,ts mt the Vo,rIMn
Catholic a4lihts only, hut 0f alt tht,su blessed
Unns r,ulchiny frp1n lsaul jltrt ,Jubi, md tho
M,,rys to Mi se lra,itfiil e(,ur,tefcis WIN 10
IiiS,1 ns.ccp III 'tho vnst t,mMles,l World. Tho
W Fl IL css hue hicks afs Il II Ss' o asss
tior nfii,rs 81, tic ingt,inrAi stones arc puris
ii tinti snirt,itiitr whlei, hns ti,m.s,ni FIRMS
of blDssIts nt,,i NJ 1,,,tt,y nrrfttrnrs. '''
c9 The sccnnil ttti,stni,cc in thg Grhrt OF uo,-
thloxy In,sst tM et,rYrss,I TO liz its uxtnotl,,
esscntimi that .urtI,s,,,xy shpI 6nve ~. n@,ti sI
Christ i'm nl,s,,,1tn ilrltTnn "vtrpn" Invt. ~
iiin ~ ia @ Il deiesnto rsct fr,ia rHtS Gl, o wo,,i ii
nrrhnna havn ln,.u NJ, nt.n,imtc al,nuc f,,r
thjs attachment And nnIninn tn hnvW NJ.
att,ncti ;rhnse viii, 1oyT.i linn ,nnst arI
WIN scrv,nl ifItn In thu t,,s.tf, Hi
t,t,t nnnJvs" r,,lIr +he torn Snn ma"
Xiii mt fm,nnf, lii, ,it,r,mm nr ti,a 'irinSiy
Very rnr,f,,iiv tSrihninxw Una i.r",, a. nnr,.,y
nttf ,tncsrtni in its 1m,sttrt ,nu,t tin .,nrnnss
III Christ with the Futiler it his NJ, ft.m h.li tf,