Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
Week of Prayer.

Inc pdSlOrS Vi INC various ClturClleo
of McMinnville have determined to
observe the Week of Prayer embrace
ing January 20, 1887, and the follow
ing program suggested by the United
States Evangelical Alliance will be
used. The meetings will be held al
ternately in the different churches.
Preserve this program for reference
and for direction of your thoughts
and bible readings during the week.
PRAISE.
Monday, January 3.-For rich spirit
ual blessings; for the leng-suffering
grace of God; for manifold temporal
blessings, private and public; for
manytokens of the mighty working of
the Holy Ghost, both at home and
abroad for the increase of mission
airy zeal among Jews and Gentiles;
for new openings for the spread ofthe
gospel in many lands; for the preser-
walton of peace among the nations.
HUMILIATION.
Tuesday, January 4.-For personal
sins, family sins, and national sins;
for the spread ofunbelief and atheism
in various quarters; for the fearful
extent to (which the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eye, and the pride of
life, prevail; for the large amount of
intemperance, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and 9TH
er forms ofimmorality; for the forma-
ton of many, and the cold indiffer-
ence of others for unseemly divisions
and lack of love among those who are
bretheren in Christ.
PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH.
Wednesday, January 5.-That the
people of God may know their high
calling and responsibility; that they
may be filled with the Spirit, and
labor and bring forth the fruit of the
Spirit, and labor aggressively for the
conversion of souls; that grace may
be given to all pastors, teachers, and
preachers, to proclaim the Word in
its simplicity and fullness, and that
the Lord may open the hearts ofmen
to receive it; that believers may
walk in fellowship and holy love, re-
membering that they are one body in
Christ, and members one of another.
PRAYER FOR FABLES AND SCHOOLS.
Thursday, January 6.-That fami-
ly love may be sanctified, husbands
and wives walking together as fell
low-heirs of the grace of life and
training their children in the nurture
and admonition of the Lord that the
young may be early drawn to Christ,
and kept from the evil that is in the
world; that great gracemay be given
to all teachers of youth; that the
blessing of God may reston all schools,
colleges, universities, and Sunday.
schools; for all Christian Associations
of young men and young women
for the protection of women and the
home, the reformation of fallen mer
and women and the equalizing of the
scale of morality for both sexes; fol
all who are in affliction.
PRAER FOR MISSIONS.
Friday, January THAT the
Church of Christ may recognize thu
glory of the commission to "preacf
the gospel to every creature" ant
may feel it privilege to make sacri
fees that it may be fulfilled; that fal
greater zeal for the divine glory, anC
far more pity for the perishing, may
be impaired by the Holy Ghost to al
the people of God; that faithful la
borers may be greatly multiplied
and that all converts may be com
torted, upheld, guided, and made
useful; that the hearts of the uncon
verified may be opened to receive tn,
truth; that Christian missionarie
may be favorably received by heath
en- rulers and people, and that nativ
Christians among the heathens ma,
be kept steadfast and made jealous il
seeking the salvation of their coun
trymen; that Gods ancient people
Israel, may acknowledge Christ a
the Messiah that the time may sOol
come when, according to the prophe
cy, the Spirit shall be poured on
like floods upon the dry ground,
and "the desert shall rejoiceand bios
som as the rose"
PRAYER FOR NATIONS.
Saturday, January S.-For the out
pouring Of the Holy Spirit upon tn
nations; for rulers and all in author
ty; for just and equal laws and right
eous administration; for the bette
observance Of the Lords day; for tn
prevalence of the spirit of Christ bt