The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-03

made contrary to your judgment because
there was determination to push IL
through. or because you are going be-
hind month by month without any
prospect of extrication. The trouble is
putting wrinkle on your forehead that
ought not to appear there for ten years
yet and you will be forty years old
when you ought to be only thirty, OF
sixty when you ought to be fifty, or
seventy when you ought to be only
sixty. Stop worrying.
never yet asked God to do any thing
but He did it IL 1t were best, and in all
the cases where my prayer has not been
answered, have found out afterward
that it was best not to have been an
swered in my way. But none Of US have
tested the full power of prayer 1t is a
force very like some of the forces OF
nature, that were in existence but not
employed. For ages electricity was
thought good for nothing. but to burn
barns and kill people with fell stroke.
The lightning rod on top of houses was
the spear with which the world charged
on the thunder storm, as much as to
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will hurl you into the ground" But
now electricity lightens homes, and
churches, and cities. and Christendom,
and moves rail cars, and he is a rash
man who mentions any thing as impos-
sible to this natural energy.
So the power of prayer was to the
world rather frigltful power. IL it was
any power at all Eut that has been
changed, and men begin to use it in
some things, and the time will come
when it will be used in all things, and
there will be Bible in every counting
room and supplication will ascend from
every commercial establishment, and
when business firms are formed the
question will not only be asked as to
how much this one and that one put in
of capital, but the question will be
asked: 'Do you know how to pray?"
Mightier agent than any natural force
yet developed will be this gospel elec-
tricity. flashing heavenward for help
flashing earthward with divine re-
| Spouse. God in business life. God in
agricultural life. God in mechanical
life. God in artistic life. God in every
kind of life.
Washington Allston. whose name you
recognize as that of great American
painter, was reduced to extreme power
ty, and one day got on his knees and
asked for loaf of bread for himself and
his starving family. While he was
bowed in that prayer there was knock
at the door and man came in and said:
"How about your painting, the Angel
Uriel,' that received the prize at the
Royal Academy Has it been sold?"
NO" said Allston. SHOW much do
you want for it?" Allston replied: II
am done fixing price for can not get
it" "Will e4OO be enough?" asked the
stranger. why, that is more than
asked" said Allston. The a40o (S2, 000)
were paid and the purchaser introduced
himself as Marquis of Stafford, who
thereafter was one Of the most liberal
patrons of the rescued artist. 20, that
all just happened so!' Did it? Tell
that to some ignorant man. some be-
nighted woman, who has never read
the promise: Call upon me in the day
of trouble, will deliver thee" or that
other promise: 1.-THE crooked shall be
made straight"
WELL" says one, you don't apply
this in every direction?" Yes / do.
Take the most uncertain thing on earth
the weather The Bible distinctly
says that prayer controls the weather.
James v. and xviii: elijah was man
subject to like passions as we are, and
he prayed earnestly that it might not
rain and it rained not on the earth for
the space Of three years and six months;
and he prayed again and the heavens
gave rain" Do you say that was the
weather of olden time? There have
been instances in modern times just as
marvellous There is not a Christian
ship captain but could give you in
stances of divine interference with the
weather in answer to prayer. 1t has
been my good fortune to know many
ship captains They are in all our SER
vices. They leave their vessels on Sun
day morning and join us in worship
Whenever have heard them testify 1t
has nightly confirmed me in what l
knew before, that God answers prayer
concerning the weather.
John Easter was many years ago an
evangelist in Virginia. A large out
door meeting was being held in that
State Many thousands had assembled
in the open air and heavy storm clouds
began to gather. There was no shelter
to which the multitudes could retreat
The rain had already reached the adj
joining fields when John Easter cried
out: Brethren, be still while call up
on God to stay the storm till the gospel
is preached to this multitude" Then
he knelt and prayed that the audience
might be spared from the rain and that
after they had gone to their homes their
might come refreshing showers. Be-
hold the clouds parted as they came
near and passed to either side of the
crowd and then closed again, leaving
the place dry where the audience had
assembled, and the next day the post
poned showers came upon the ground
that had been the day before omitted.
Do you say it only happened so? 1
can not see what you keep your Bibles
for, and the God you worship is not my
God. Your God is an autocrat and He
is so far off and so far up that the world
can not touch Him and His throne is an
eternal iceberg. My God is father,
here and now. and father will give his
child what he asks for If it is best for
him to have it. Pray about every thing
that concerns you, seculiarities as we'll
as spiritualities- Take to God all your
annoyances and perplexities The
crooked shall be made straight
1t is remarkable how many crooked
things are in the providence of God be-
ing made straight About thirty years