The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-10
METHODIST WEEK OF PRAYER

It's Inauguration YesterdayATh Pro-
gramme of the Weeks Services.
This week is a week Of prayer with the
Methodist churches throughout the country.
The college Of bishops, at its annual meeting
in May, deter mined to set apart the second
week in August as a week of prayer, ac-
companed by suitable humiliation before
God for the baptism of the Holy Spirit upon
the work Of the church both at home and in
missionary lands The observance OF the
week Of prayer is urged upon the pastors
aud people.
Services will be conducted every night
this week at the Wesley Monumental
church, in which ali the Methodist cougre-
cations in the city will join. The services
VIII be in the form Of prayer meetings, and
the subjects will be as follows:
Monday Night-Prayer for great spirit
ual power for all the pastors.
Tuesday Night-Prayer for a higher esti-
mate Of spiritual things for all the people.
wednesday Night-Prayer for the in
crease Of home religion, more family affairs
and greater fidelity to the religious needs
| Of home.
the church in the Sunday schools, Epworth
leagues and institutions Of learning
Friday Night-Prayer for the mission
aries native helpers and members IN foreign
missionary fields, and for the missionary
workers among the unevangelized In the
cities and on the frontier.
There will be no extra services at Trinity
church, but these subjects will be dwelt
upon at the Thursday night prayer msetiug
and ct the meeting Of the Christian En-
deavor society Friday night.
The subject upon which sermons were
preached in all the Methodist churches yes
terday was the baptism Of tho Holy Spirit as
preparation for service Rev. A. j. farrell
preached two very interesting sermons at
Trinity church yesterday upon this subject
from the text: And he Moses looked this
way and that way, and when he saw that
there was no man, he slew the Egyptian
aud hid him In the sand.n Exodus IT,, 10.
The text was rather peculiar one from
which TO preach a sermon upon the "Bap-
tism Of the spirit" but Mr.. Jarrell's manner
OF bringing out the thought made it all the
more interesting. He illustrated Moses as
| a highly educated man, having received
| the teachings of the best scholars OF the
| then greatest country on earth. He already
possessed great power aud influence among
his people and the Egyptians by reason of
his education and his position, and
already felt that he was called
| upon to be the deliverer of
his people. In the pride and strength of his
| heart he essayed to begin the work without
VIC ga oOeAOd VI 0Out duu lis anger rising
within him at the abuse of his country
men, he struck the Egyptian dead.
1t was coward!y done, because he first
| looked 20 see if there was anyone in sight,
and after wards hid the body in the sand.
For his rashness in attempting to begin
| the work to which he was called before his
preparation was completed and he had re-
ceived the direction Of the Holy Spirit, he
was compelled to fee the country, and re-
main in Egypt forty years. During those
forty years he was prepared by the Holy
| Spirit for the works which he was to accom-
plish, and when he returned at the end of
| that time he was greatly different man
| when he attempted to assume direct con-
troll of his people without the authority of
| the spirit.
From this Mr.. FARRELL went on to show
the necessity Of the preparation of the spirit
and the futility OF relying upon our strength
/ for the accomplishment Of the work of the
| spirit
The nightly services at the Wesley Monu-
mental church will doubtless be largely at
! tended, despite the hot weather