Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-13
FACTS ABOUT PRAYER.
AS Cleaned by An Intelligen
Student of the Bible,


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PRAYERS and Answers AZ Uarord.a in
the Scriptures.
Peninsula Methodist.
PRAYER is the Offering of the emotions
and desires of the sonl In ord in the
name and throngb Tho msdiat;nn ~
our Lord and savior .Jesus Christ II
is the communion of the heart with God
through the aid of the HOLY Shirt: and
is to the Christian the very life Of his
soul. Without il no one can he a Chris.
tian.
In nil ares God has DELIGHTED in the
nrayers Of His saints. and men have ba,
iieyed we'll niph universally, that he
hears nraver md nnsvars ,rrocinrsl u
and Willingly
PRAYER is exnressed in Scrinture Inv
such phrases rs @seeking The Lord !,
0entreating the face of the Lord -
'pourinr out the heart or soul before
| Him or before His face !, II ia aleo
called "crvingn pions man ora enolron
of MS prayinS thrice in the dav at Il Yed
hours This is recorded of David and
Daniels the latter kneelinp on his knees
with his windows onen toward .Iern-
salem Dan VI in
Various nostnres of the bodv in
PRAYER are mentioned in the BibIe. az
standinr with hands oltsnread I KINGS
yI1I 90. bnwing tho bead Gen Wv
26. Rneelinp. HIKE WV Al. and nros,
| tration On tbe uronnd Matt xyvI 10
The Lords PRAYER in many resnects
| is n model for Mi PRAYERS
PRAYER should be offered with entire
and cheerful submission to Gods viii
feryently nersevprinolv and with n
contiding reliance on God in Christ. il
shonld he accommodated with bnmhlc
confession. hearty thanksgivinr, md
with s,lpplication for ali living men az
well as for our friends and those near.
est tons
Some reonle are IN be fonnd who
nrav with a Inng aAbn after every sen.
tence ne If thev were out If hyeath
Others 90 ali over the world nrav,ng
| for eyervbodv. and aven ask God N
bless the moor and needy Such nravers
will never he answered If Won are able
| To helm them vnurself The hest wav
To answer a nrover of thot kind would
be. to 90 and rive them what thew need
or see that thew Get il. -, Ss,,'
Much speaking or the use of vain
repetitiops was .reproyed by our Lord
himself, Matt. VI. Ills. vet He bade MS
| to prav without ceasinq. Paul also
directs that believers shonld nrav in iii
places and at all times. lifting IN holv
hands without wrath and doubtinr. ami,
blessing God for all things, Whatever in
eating. drinking. or Whatever thew do.
and that everything be done to tho
glory of God.
As far as known. only seven PRAYERS
are recorded at their fill lenrtb in the
Bible. Nearly all the Old Testament
pravers were for temnoral BLESSINGS.
While there is enmity in the heart
| and secret idolatry. PRAYER will not be
answered. "rhe effectual feryent PRAYER
| of a riphteous man ayaileth much.n Is
any one afflicted Let him pray. II
YOU are sick, call in the elders Of the
church: and let them pray; and the
PRAYER of faith shall save the sick,
| James ~. 1918.
Stephen was on his knees pravina
when he was stoned q, death. Acts WI
90
Jesus prayed on the cross.
| paul Itnelt and nraved with the
women and children. Act XXI, ).
TIC longest PRAYER recorded in the
Bible was that Of solomon at the dedi.
cation of The temple.
The publican stood and smote his
breast when he prayed,
Abraham's servant prays.and Rebelxab
annears.
Jacob wrestles and pravs. and prevails
with the ANGEL.
Moses prays and Amalek is dicom-
flied
Hannah nravs and Samuel ;s horn
Joshua prays' and Achan is dis.
coverad
David nravs and AbitbonheI hangs
himself
Asa nravs and a victory 10 c,inad
Jehoshonbat cries m Gnd and God
tprns awav b;s foes
Isaisb and Hs1si,;ob nrou and o,e
hundred and eiphtv.fiye tho1sand Assn.
rians are dead IN one night -N''
Daniel nravs and the lions, mouths
are closed, H. nravs AGAIN and the
seventy weeks are revealed
Mordecai and Estber nrav and fost
and Hannah is hing IN HE own gaiIows
that he had made for Mordecai