The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-30


for the Week of Prayer as recommended by
the Evangelical Alliance:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3.
Sermons" Occupy till l come" Luke
xix: Is.
MONDAY, JANUARY L.
Praise and Thonksgicing-Fo the Spirit
OF Prayer vouchsafed to us; for all the
bounties of Providence; for Gods long
suffering goodness in that he has not taken
away his Holy Spirit from us on account of
our little faith and many provocatons; for
his faithful promises in Christ Jesus; for
continuing and multiplying opportunities
of proclaiming his gospel of grace; for the
progress of Christian missions among Jews
and Gentiles, and the free course given to
the Word of the Lord, Notwithstanding all
the opposition of intdelity and Astounding
iniquity.-Psam cXlvii; IL. Samuel vi: 1918;
Psalm cxV l.. Chronicles xxx: 1918;
Isaiah Xxi; Acts iv 1888; Isaiah liv.
TUESDAY, JANUARY ..
HpmHtdti0n and 0ntessjoR-National sins :
social sins personal sins. Want of appre-
citation of the love of Christ; hardness of
heart; unfaithfulness and slothfuness in
service; false shame in confessing the name
of Christ before men, and especially among
our own class and kindred Want of zeal
in missionary work, both at home and
abroad. Want of brotherly kindness and
charity.-Isaah lviii; Psalm Ii; Romans ii;
l. Corinthians iii; Isaiah Xvii; jeremiah
iii: 1928; l. Thessalonians V.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6.
Home and Foreign MjSsionS-For the re-
vival and increase of missionary spirit in
the hearts of all who believe: for home
missions and evangelstic efforts, that more
laborers, full of the spirit of love and power,
may be sent forth, and that a great ingath-
erlng OF souls may take place: for native
Christians among the heathens, that they
may be kept steadfast and Jealous in seek
ing the salvation of their countrymen; for
missionaries and teachers, that great grace
and wisdom may be given to them; for
Gods ancient people, Israel that they may
be brought into the faith of Christ, and for
the maintenance of religious liberty in all
lands.-E Ezekiel XXXvii; Acts x: BIAS
Romans ri: 22-36; Joel ii: 2l-}2; Acts XVI
1923; l. Thessalonians i; Micah iv; Zecha-
riah iv.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7.
The church and the Fdmdy-That the
Church of Christ may be more united in
the bonds of faith and Loves that holding
last the Head, it may grow with the increase
of God; that it may be delivered from the
false apostles and wolves in sleeps cloth.
ing; that Christ may be all and all in It's
teaching; and that the grace and power Of
the Holy Spirit may rest more and more
on Christian families, on all instructor,
and pupils in institutions of learning, OF
Sunday-schoolS and on Christian AssoCia
tons of young men and young women
Ephesians iv: 1.2i; John XIV: liz; join
xvii: 6-26; Colossians iii: LII Proverbs
xiii: 1896 Galatians V; Acts XXX: 1888
Epistle Jude; Proverbs iv.
FRIDAY, JANUARY s.
Nations ana GooernmentS-For rulers anC
all in authority; for the spread of hustle,
and peace; for the defeat of malicious plot!
ana conspiracles; for the manifestation of
Christian spirit between employers and EN-
ployed; for the removal of all race and see
tional prejudices; for the abolition of trafii,
in slaves, opium and Intoxicating drinks
and all other immoral trades and p-.ctces
for favorable reception of Christian mis-
sionarles by heather, rulers and peoples
and for the coming of Christ in his King
DOM, Timothy ii; 1-6; Psalm XII; III
Timothy iii; H. Thessalonians ii; Psalm
Xxi; Romans xiii: is; Psalm xxx; Mat
thew xiv: 20-5l
SATURDAY JANUARY 9.
The Christian Lite For increase of faith
hope and charity; for the deepening @
our spiritual life in Christ and such con
formity to him as may fit us for being NOR
used for our Savior's glory; for more low
to the Bible; for the better observance G
the Lords day and family worship; for tn
success OF efforts to prevent or cure inten
perance, to relieve the sick and to rescu
the perishing; for benevolent institution
and Christian work of all kinds Ephesian
|; 1923; Matthew vi; l. Corinthians xii
Philippians ii: 1-16 and iv: 1-l3 Romans XII
James /.
SUNDAY, JANUARY TO-
Sermons" Let your loins be girded abou
and your lights burning; and ye yourselve
like unto men that wait for their Lord -
Luke xii: 80, &c.
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