New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-13

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necessity of endless explanation and expansion.
knoweag Wer of wSa b Gl our needs He has
before we ask Him And thi, lesson 'f Is ' man Hi
s %fF' a1 FfHs By ac 9t a@ns up for
presents tbnnrh 81 prayer And yet our Lord
fixed form. After this manner" etc. true prayer
but p"l' co op into orderly not chaos
wholly drawn from the old Testament 1t con- on.
then three petitions having main reference to Cod
Jour WIN main reference to the suppant and a
n n, snort sentences and sixty-fve words in the
rn n33sh and yet every department. Of prayer is in
ah bO%s5 e1G sGr of % e.
These are closely related Forgiveness is neces-
TO get sin out of the way Of our approach to Cod
That can be done only by coming in penItence TO
! ing. God, meet me. the sinner at the Mercy
Scat Seat; Greek How can soul thus come: while
ch9rlshing an unforgiving spirit toward others?
holest OF ali wb DE an apgrGaGh to God in Re
that cometh to God must believe that he is. and
II H., a rewarder Of them that diligently seek him.
to the bodily eye. Faith is the sous organ of
vision and hearing and touch. by faith We behold
and power OF all communication with God depends
on how far we believe Ills own Word Of promise To
ready to receive US and to impart Himself is
get answer before we call" and while we are
More than this. our Lord teaches us that faith
Faith is
That bids eternal truth he fact
l. g. power of fiat. God said Let light be" and
light was. and He says to u.s. ''Concerning the
we ind great Universal forcerht heat sraT
lty cohesion; magnetism. electricity. chemical
conditions within which they act and we may
s con them hem Obey the law Of the power ARA
and II becomes our artist; heat and 1t becomes
ant o aP' pilot G
our motor messenger illumnator The Holy
realm Obey the laws of the Spirit and He obeys
your will. In the work of God the believer may
command Him.
PRAYER IN ITS RELATION TO MISSIONS
DR.. Pierson then took up the other lessons in a
similar manner. discussing continuance I'm
portunity. humility. ilial confidence and identity
with Christ. Continuing. he said:
The application Of these thoughts TO missions
agree on earth touching anything they shall
ask it shall be done for them Of my Father which
harvest that he would send forth laborcrs into his
Ia Pfsor Her. 5 are the two }r TfSre of IS
PRAYER OF agreement produced by the Holy Spirit
hS hun d 6s one of hF and on has
part of those who have been brought into agree
upon the power Of God to thrus; forth laborcrs
hs BEEN 5ef s or
multiplied and marvellous answers 20 prayers. Ear,y
v, q.
mated at oxford. under John and Charlie Wesley.
Whitefield and four or five others in the pursuit
power for service God chose few TO teach the
NAM Al the end Of six years the Meth
came the spirit Of God in power and in prayer. and
In the midst OF widespread Indifference and
inhdelity that threatened a universal apostasy,
abounded the love OF many waxed cold. sounded in
l7i7 the great trumpet blast calling believers the
Northampton In England. responded in n similar
trumpet call sutcn Of olncy. republished the
monthly concert Of prayer Tor the world was estab-
brought and in 1893 began in India his forty -thrcc
years OF mission work. and from Carey came the
fruit OF prayer and the Moses and Joshua Of the
new movement.
PROGRESS TRACED TO PRAYER.
Every great step OF this century in the direction
OF missions in cities. in the home fields and In the
foreign field can be traced directly to prayer.
Among the examples that may be given these:
The repeal OF the contagious diseases act In
Britain. against both houses Of Parlia ment and
1e~ sI th abons Of ' saverv in this contry
For example. the godly women in Boston who.
while the mob were pounding away at the door
Just BEYOND the partition: Lord Thy foes may
modest us. but they cannot make us afraid" Grif-
nth John, OF Hankow. tells Of season OF prayer
for the Spirits power and is marvellous result
ney has left record the facts about bedrdden
entries Of special prayer for definite fields every
Of wheh in h 0TGeT % e ha9 6gfn
field Of the numerous inqurcrs at particular
station in Ghn@ %nd OF ms meeting in
that particular station revealed that he had kept
and had habtualy pleaded with God In behalf
In Adolph Saphir's life the story Of the mission
in Pesth HUNGARY; is toldmaIl traceable to prayer
Then in 1898. Drs. Keith and Black, Bonar and
s sn5 p ss9 to Es ,hf
accident TO Or Black conRelled him to return by
III. He met the Archduchess Maria Dorothea
who had found Christ and had been praying for
l IN s4c o at the time Of Dr. Keiihs coming She
lost hS a ho ha sh see kn%
not yet OF hi. arrival and this visit the begin
gary one of whose fruits was the conversion OF
Adolph Saphr
CHANGES AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
The addresses delivered at the three Northheli
conferences this year are preserved in permanent
| form by two young men. Messrs Pierson ana
Barlow One Of them is the managing editor OF
| 1.-THE Missionary Review" OF which his IA Their Dr.
Person is edtor-in-chief. THE Mortified
Echoss is The name OF ms nam nInies bnsdes
the addresses and may be secured by addressing
u" The Youngest Of the Mortified schools the
Training school, which began rs WORK Th In October;
school is to # young won to 6e ss11 s by
giving them a thorough knowledge Of the Bible.
Instruction in music and In the propagation OF
chalk talks is also given. In order that the young
women may be able to reach the needy ones Mt
| home and in foreign lands In the practical aifairs
| Of life courses in plain sewing, dressnaking and
cooking are combined with Bible instruction. The
FUN course period Of three terms Of three
months each. - -.
| Mir. Moody. the founder Of the school Is also its
| president Miss l.. L.. Sherman, superintendent or
| he Iadies' Department the Bible Institute. In
| Chicago. who has been the principal for three
| years is TO be succeeded by Miss Alice T.. Bird,
| who is thoroughly qualified for this responsible
position In addition to the principal ana her as
sistants who are resident In the school. there are
non resident lecturers and instructors whose ex-
| nerIence has made them peculiarly well htted TOT
| thair snecial line of work. The graduates have
gone out into foreign lands and city missions. and
| AMI hc1p i'm he home churches