Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-12-31
PRAYER WEEK.

Programme of the Evangelical Alliance
for the Week of Prayer. Commencing
January3 3.
The following are the topics for ex-
hortation and prayer, as arranged by
the Alliance:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3.
Sermons-"Occupy till Icome."-Luke 1913.
MONDAY. JANUARY 4.
Praise and Thanksgv:ng-FOr the Spirit of
Prayer vouchsafed to us; for all the bounties
Of Providence: for Gods long-suficr;ng good
ness in that He has not taken away His Holy
Spirit from US on account of our little faith
and many provocations; for His faithful
promises in Christ Jesus; for continuing aud
multiplying opportunities of prOclaiming His
Gospel of grace: for the progress of Christian
missions among Jews and Gcntiles, and the
free course given to the Word of the Lord,
notwithstanding all the opposition of infdel-
ity and Astounding iniquity.-Psa 1F. SAM
E:l2-l9. Psa. ll6 l Chron. 29:l0-5. Isaiah I'll
Acts 4:1S-Si Isaiah u.
TUESDAY. JANUARY5.
Humiliation and COnfesSiOn-NatiOnal sins:
socal sins; personal sins. Want of apprecia-
ton OF the love of Christ: hardness of heart:
nnfathfulneSs and slOthiulness in service:
false shame in confessing the Name of Christ
before men, and especially among our own
class and kindred. Want of zeal in mission
airy work, both at home and abroad. Want of
brO;herly kindness and charity.-Isaiah S.
PISA 81. Rom. q Cor 3. Isaiah A. Jer. 3:
Y q. TheSs. 5.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6.
Home and Foreign Missions-For the rcviv-
nj and increase of Il Missionary spirit in the
hearts of all who bel eve; for Home Missions
and Evangelistic etiOrts-that more labOrers
full of the spirit of love and power. may be
sent forth. and that great ingatherIng of
souls may take place: for Native Christians
among the Heathen-that they may be kept
sreadfast and Jealous in seeking the salvation
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Teachers-that great grace and wisdom may
be given to them; for Gods ancient people,
lsrael-that they may be brought into the
faith OF Christ, and for the maintenance of
religious liberty i'll all lands.-Ezck. 81. Acts
1884 ~. Rom. II ::22:::-:,5. Joel ::2l-;s. Acts
26:12-23. Thess. ]. Micah. 4. Zech. 4.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Z.
The Church and the Famiiy-That the
Church OF Christ may he more united in the
bonds of faith and love; that. holding fast the
Head, it may grow with the increase of God:
that il may be del vered from false apostles
and wolves in Sleeps clothing: that. Christ
may be all and all i'm its teaching: That the
grace and power of the Holy Shirt may rest
more and more on Christian families: on all
instructors and pupils in institutions of learn
ing: on Sunday-schools and on Christian AS
sociations of young men and young women
-Erhes = Ia. John Is: liz. John II: 6-:6.
Col j: III. Prov. q: 3-s6. GAL s. Acts 60
.S-3S. Epistle Jude. Proverbs 4.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 3.
Nations and GOvernments-FOr rulers and
ali i'm authority: for the spread of justice and
peace: tor the defeat OF malicious plots and
conspiruces; for the manifestation of a
Christian spirit between employers and en-
plON ed; for the removal of ali race and sec
tional preiudces: for the abolition of traffic
in slaves. opium and Intoxicating drinks and
all other Immoral trades and practices; for q
favorable reception OF Christian miss onaries
by heather rulers and peoples; and for the
coming OF Christ in His kinsdom-l Tim ::l-6.
Psa. IL. Tim. ). Thess. =. Psa IL. Rom.
bis. Psa. -. Matt 24:295l.
SATURDAY, JANuARY9