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DO YOU PRAY 2
Was the Subject at the Presbyterian
Church Last Night.


Church Last Night.
The following is a brief abstract of the
remarks OF the pastor at the services last
night in the Presbyterian Church: Since
prayer is frequently enjoined in the
word Of God, ii must be our duty to pray.
Since Christ has taught us to pray, and
by his example shwn US the value of
prayer, and promised blessings to those
VINO come to him in the right spirit, it
must be not only duty but a blessed
privilege to hold communion with God.
Nor Is II christians alone who feel the
need of prayer. Those attached TO false
religions offer prayer There came a few
days ago into the port of Baltimore, a
ship whose crew consisted of forty-four
Mohammadans Every morning and ey-
ening, We are told they spread their mats
on the deck of the vessel and engaged in
prayer The Buddhist thinks that pray
err is not limited TO words, and suspends
on every point and pinnacle of his pago-
das tiny bells, which may ring out his
praise and prayer The Arab, when the
drouth from which he suffered his bro
ken by great downfall of rain, gives
expression 10 his gratitude in tnanksgiv-
ing long and loud. In every false relig-
ion there is provision made for the Of
fering of prayer or something that cor
responds with our idea Of prayer. All
branches of the christian religion recog-
nize prayer as an important part of Gods
service Those of the least learning and
those Of the greatest learning among
christians engage in prayer Many of
the American Association for the adj
yancement of science hold prayer meet
ing in connection with their conventions
At one of these meetings Prof Wilson
took the ground that it was becoming
that scientists should take the place of
humble inquirers after the highest of all
knowledge" Agassig said: II some
times hear preachers speak of the sad
condition of men who live without God
in the world, but a scientist who lives
without God in the world seems to me
worse of than other men So great is
mans need Of prayer that we might say
with another''man can as well live phisi-
cally without water, as spiritually with
out prayer - II is said of one of the
old masters that his paints were mixed
with labor; but of Rubens it may be said
that his paints were mixed with pray
er. Each morning saw him at prayer
and then in his studio. OF another ar
list, we are told, that before he compile
ted his picture he knelt in prayer and
suspended his work until heavens light
fell upon it. Indeed, every kind of work
gains something by the aid of prayer
says the poet;
More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams Of
Because it helps me to be better man
and to do better work, ought 10 have
certein definite places and times for
prayer. If we do not have these it is al
together likely that we shall live without
prayer. Living without prayer, how can
we expect the ca and direction of our
heavenly parent. One who lived without
prayer FASTENED to the minister's house
not long ago, and said: "My daughter
is now dead, and the saddest thought
that comes TO me now is that she never
heard word of prayer in her fathers
house. " The meetings we are holding
This week are for the purpose. if possible
of awakening sense of our need, and
quickening and vivying the knowledge
of our responsibility to God