Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-13
WORLDS PRAYER UNION.
FIRST WEEK OF April.

WORLDS PRAYER UNION.
FIRST WEEK OF April.
The Worlds Sabbath Observance
rrayer Union earnestly urges that from
the 9th. to the 18th. of April, 1891, all
Christians everywhere unitein private
and public prayer for the better obser-
vance OF the Sabbath, and that minis
ters present the subject in their pul
pits April 5th.
Topics suggested for prayer and
praise.
a large outpouring of the Holy
Spirit on Divine ordinances, especially
on the Lords Day, that Gods people
may be qaickened and the unsaved
converted. The great promise by Christ
was the gift of the Holy Spirit, That
promise, in answer to prayer, began to
be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost;
which was the first day of the week.
There are many more people on earth
now than then, and the churches have
great need for an extensive baptism of
the Spirit to enable them faithfully to
do the work entrusted to them.
Read Ez, 36: 21-38; Jer. 81: 31-:A.
Heb. 50: 15-25; Isa. 81: 8-14; Acts 2.
2 That efforts, wherever made, to
secure rest for Postotiice servants, NAV
soon meet with full success. There
are few countries in which measures
are not being taken to secure rest on
the Lords day in the Postoffice Ce-
partment. In Great Britain and Ire
land proposals will be brought before
sParliament to secure that, the whole
kingdom be conformed to the practice
in London, where, with population
of about five millions, no postal deliv-
cry is made from Saturday evening to
Monday morning. This, if secured,
would give agr-at impetus to similar
movements over the world. Therefore
let every land join in fervent PRAYER
for early success.
Read Deut. 6: lis; Eph. 6: 1913:
Amos 8: IL; Lev. 26: 27-35; 2Chron.
26: 15-21.
3 That rest from all forms of unec-
essary sabbath labor may be speedily
obtained. Among these are railway
travelling, pleasure sailing with its dis
sipatlon, hiring of vehicles, car and
omnibus traffic, requiring the labor o1
countless numbers. and tempting mul
titudes to travel, festive parties whicl
cause much work to servants, loading
and dlscharging ships, open shops ant
bar rooms. These and similar form.
OF Sabbath labor, leading as they do tt
other gross vices, should be atonce the
subject of most earnest petitions that
God would remove !heng:.
Read Men. 13: 15-22; luke 4: 1870
Ez 20: 12-24; Rev. L: 1870.
4 That all who are free from work
on the Lords Day may use the day fol
rest and worship, not in the pursuit OF
pleasure, which compels millions OF
persons throughout Christendom to la.
Dor for the qualification OF others, and
which perverts the day from hesaLretl
purposes for which it was divinely ap.
pointed. Recently, in Continental
Europe and elsewhere, there are mark
ed signs of progress in the desire for
Sabbath rest for all, with, however,
one notable exception, namely; no rest
for those who conduct conveyances,
whether public or private, to serve the
myriads who being free from labor
themselves, do not scruple to put ad-
ditional work on others by Sabbath
travel. Prayer should be fervent and
instant that this evil may be removed;
that those who can have rest may spend
the day profitably and find week days
for excursions.
Read Ps. SO; lisa. s.; Ez. %: 26: Acts
4: 23-3l: l Tim. 4:8.