Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-02
Vomal's Christian Temp. Union Column,

state preslueht vi tho W. W - O'"
Kansas, should DO read by every one
aud then acted upon. 1t is taken
from Our Messenger:
I enclose request from onr National
Superintendent Of Sabbath Observ'
ance, Mrs. j. Q. Batehanl, for u
national week OF prayer from April 3D.
to 10th inclusive. 1 hope our women
In Kansas will prepare 10 observe this
week In company with those of other
states. Mrs. Alice Henderson had
conferred with me about having
special week Of prayer Ia Kan.
sas before Mrs. Bateham's letter
reached me, and l strongly second
ed this good resolution; so with
Mrs. Batchain there were three
agreed" as to our presenting our unit
ell petitions to the Lord, for not only
the nation but that this state may ask
counsel and be led by divine wisdom
in it's affairs. Let me earnestly ask
every union to prepare for special
meetings during that second week OF
A,ril, that Gods spirit may be poured
out upon his people-that all union be.
tween the powers OF evil and those
who profess Lii, name may be done
away with, and that the men Of this
state and nation may come up to the
help OF the Lord against the mighty.
The following is tic national call for
q week Of prayer:
In view of the urgency Of the Sab
bath question and lis problems In our
land, we bespesk for this request most
careful attention from all who pray.
The Worlds Sabbath Observance
PRAYER Union, the pioneer in this unit
ed work, has Tor IL years sent out its
call for week 0f prayer 10y all chris
iians. This society, composed Of rep.
resentaiives from all parts of chrisleu.
dom, send out nearly 100000 copies of
it's call in all the principal languages
of the world, so that missionaries and
converts join with those in christian
lands. TIE National Womqn's Chris.
tian Temperance Uuion has always
Joined in their request, and so has the
American Sabbath Union.
Our united request for 1892 Is that
the week from April 3 to 10 be observ.
ed by all christians with special pray
er in public, private and In family, for
Gods blessing on the Sabbath work.
that the church prayer meeting OF that
week take up these topics, that each
pastor, on the first or second Sabbath
of that week, preach sermon or ser.
nous on the same topics, or Others
bearing OH the work. We also ask
that all Sabbath schools teach the
claims aud duties of the Sabbath.
The Worlds Union joins with Us in
giving as foremost topics for prayer:
l, That the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position at Chicago be wholly closed
on the Lords day. As this question
Is to I've. decided early in April, there Ia
special Significance in our unitedly
bowing before God as q nation, coli
Tossing our sins and earnestly praying
that this disastrous calamity may he
avcr,ed from us and all lands reached
by its influence.
Our friends IN England are making
strenuous efforts to secure throughout
Great Britain such postal regulations
| for Sabbath as London now enjoys,
with p0stoflices closed and 10 mail
matter handled for "a hours. II will
I've a hard fought struggle. aud its in
fluence would be Unreasonable IN our
own land. Let us faithfully join our
prayers with theirs.
2. That the efforts now making Ia
secure the shutting of postoffices on
the Lords day may soon be successful
Never in the history of our country
has there been occasion for sRch soho
itude over the morals of the nation af
now, never such reasons for chrisiians
to examine their individual lives and
sec how far their own lax regard fol
Sabbath laws of God aud man are re-
sponsible for the secular drift. Lei
us pray.
That christians may more fully re-
alize the claims and value Of the chris
tian Sabbath and he careful to keep Il
holy, and that the pursuit of pleasure
and business on the Lords day may
cease.
May we all IN profound honesty and
earnestness set apart this week fol
study, work, and esI eriaIly prayer
and let thanksgiving he made for sl
progress in our own land. ami tina
France has enacted u weekly civil res
law, and Spain is moving for QUO.
Readings suggested:' Isaiah lyiii'
Neh. xiii 1922: Roman Kilt; Heb. 81
1926; Jer. xvii 1927; Elk xxl:-H
Matt. xii lib; Psalms ixxxiv."