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religion for the country? With Imperial
hand il east out the salt OF the world
What is more practical than for the new
Car and his vile 10 express n spirit Of
gentlencss at least resembling that Of the
wisdom from above? Consider how
China ia her insuiicrable conceit has
resisted the spread Of the gospel even
after diplomacy gave the missionaries
ioothold upon her shores. With what
lies the Chinese sought TO stain the
Chrstlikcness Of Gods ambassadors
Within this year from the lips of the
Chinese Emperor himself was wrcsted an
approval and recommendation of their
work What is more practical TO child
Of God than 20 hear OF a pagan ON his
throne advertising Christie We believe
in prayer, do we not2 Behold then only
a small fraction OF the answers TO the
united prayers OF Gods people during
the week of prayer. Again it is objected
that the Alliance program is not
adapted to the needs OF the local church.
But what can this mean? That the
church is in cold and lukewarn state
and that the appeal for prayers for the
state, nation and foreign missions meets
with no response Should this silence
or emphasize The appeal? This objection
might be urged against our prayer meet
ings quite often. For too frequent our
appeals for prayer fall dead on the ears
OF Gods people Shall we suspend the
prayer mceting2 no; we urge all the
more. Does it mean that We pastors
have been SO absorbed ia the needs Of
our own little field, that we have not in
formed ourselves as to the progress OF
Gods kingdom abroad and the worlds
attitude TO it, aud therefore arc unable
70 successfully conduct such u meeting?
Before minister's meeting sucha pastor
needs but he described TO be set aside as
FAR from tile ideal 81 Christ's shepherd
How can such man cultivate in his
members Gods worldwide love; how
can he inteliccntly urge his people to
pray for aburcrs to harvest the worlds
precious grain; how can lie inspire his
people with a sermon on the increasing
government Of the Prince OF Pence, on
the growth of the stone cut out OF the
mountain without hands? Nay, il the
Alliance program is not adapted to the
loculchurch or rather il the local church
Is not adapted To the Alliance program,
cultivate adaption by adopting it, and
ioll0w il up with a protractcd effort.
With these objections removed the
question becomes very simple The best
way to observe the week Of prayer is by
following out the general program in
union meetings, and for the following
reasons Such prayer meeting cult.
tiyatcs the unity 81 believers for which
our Saviour prayed 50 earnestly. The
union spirit il growing and who will tell
how much OF IL Is due to this annual
week 81 prayer? During this year Il
young lady in Nebraska came home hav.
ing been converted during her absence
and having joined the Presbyterian
church. She took ono Of the depart
mcnts in our school asked her e
transfer her letter TO our church and
what do YOU think was her reply2 Sh,
depended for her salary on the kindness
OF an the churches and therefore feared
that by joining our church she should
incur the ill.wil Of the NJ T.. church ant
Cambelltcs. \ poor comment on hcl
loyalty 10 Christ but still poorer ON th,
Christlcss deyisye spirit OF the different
churches The glory oi Christs unsclfsh
ness has but duwncd on His church
{ Some Of Ills people already reflect lii
glory and their hearts truly rejoice IL
the accessions Co other denominations
: But many church members live in th'
Z, valleys of Gods kingdom and the SUI
: hns not yet dissipntcd the chilly misti
p OF ccclcsiasticnl sglishncss To such th,
wcel, 81 prayer is buglc call. "Come ul
/, on the Mount ol TRANSPORTATION, see th
= glory Of your Rclecmer and the needs o
the world The second reason for sucl
observance is that to come in contac
: with is worldwide synpathiss an,
, breathe its unselnsh atmosphere en-
y hanccs our peoples saving power. Nar
! rowncss and selllshncss curtail ou
power to save. John told some worker
y Go quit simply because they did not ioi
p the disciple bnnd just so when W
\ presby torinus cannot rejoice over acces
i pions To- the BAPTIST church We arrcs
!, some saving influences over some un
I" saved people. And the Savior wi
y correct us a. he did John. My third an
y last reason FOR observing II in this wa
J. is that IL union meeting viii secure us
:, larger praying force ON subjects forcig
- TO many la praying Tor our own cour
E try and still more Tor other nations nn
II foreign missions there are many member
! who would not undertake Go frame
single sentence. 4 few of the moro int
= ligcnt ones la every church venture &
y pray. ln a union meeting all those ar
In brought together and the meeting l. thu
~ made profitable.
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