The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-05-01


instance where PRAYER made the waves
of the Gennesaret solid as stone pave
ment. O, how many wonderful things
PRAYER has accomplished! Have you
ever tried it? In the days when the
Scotch Covenanters were prosecuted
and the enemies were after them, one
of the head men among the Covenant
ers prayed: 80, Lord, we be as dead
men unless Thou shalt help US! "
Lord, throw the lap of Thy cloak over
these poor thingsl" And instantly
Scotch mist enveloped and hid the per
secuted from their persecutors-the
promise literally fulfilled "While they
are yet speaking 1 will hear" I
/, Have you ever tried the power OF
prayer? God says; "He is loving, ana
faithful, and patient" Do you believe
tllatp You are told that Christ came
TO save sinners. Do you believe thatP
You are told that all you have to do 10
get the pardon of the Gospel is to ask
for it. Do you believe that? Then
come to Him and say: 20, Lord!
know Thou canst not lie. Thou hast
told me to come for pardon and l could
get it. / come, Lord. Keep thy prom
Use and liberate my captive soul"
Oh, that you might have an altar IN
the parlor, in the kitchen, in the store,
in the barn, for Christ will be wiling
to come again to the manger to hear
PRAYER. He would come to your place
of business, as he confronted Matthew,
the tax commissioner. If a measure
should come before congress that you
thought would ruin the nation, how
you would send in petitions and re-
monstrances! And yet there has been
enough sin in your heart to ruin 1T for-
ever, and you have never demonstrated
or petitioned against it. If your phys
ical health failed, and you had the
means, you would go and spend the
summer in Germany, and the winter in
Italy, and you would think it a very
cheap outlay if you had to go all round
the earth to get back your physical
health. Have you made any effort,
any expenditure, any exertion for your
immortal and spiritual health?
0, that you might now begin to seek
after God with earnest prayer Some
of you have been working for years
and years for the support of your fami
lies. Have you given one half day tt
the working out of your salvation witt
fear and trembling? You came here
with an earnest purpose, take it, as
have come hither with an earnest pur
pose, and we meet face to face, and
: tell YOU, first of all, ifyou want to fine
the Lord, you must pray, and pray ant
pray.
remark again, you must seek tn
Lord through Bible study. The Bibl
is the newest book in the world. 70,
3 YOU say, sit was made hundreds
4 wears ago, and the learned men @
l King James translated it hundreds G
e wears ago." l confute that idea by tel
Y ing you it is not five minutes old, whe
. God, by his blessed Spirit, retranslate
o it into the heart If you will, in tn
e seeking of the way of life throug
r Scripture study, implore Gods light
r fall upon the pRge, you will find ths
e these promises are not one second ol'
n and that they drop straight from tn
o throne of God into your heart.
h There are many people to whom tf
It Bible does not amount to much.
IS they merely look at the outside beaut
: why. it will no more lead them to Chrl
than Washington's farewell address
k the Koran of Mohammed, or the Sha
st ter of the Hindoos 1t is the inwal
r light of Gods word you must get.
a went up to the church of the Madelein
If in Paris. and looked at the doors, whiC
st were the most wonderfully constructs
h. I ever saw, and could have stayC
ot there for whole week; but | had on
re a little time, so, having glanced at t.
e, wonderful carving on the doors,
ty passed in and looked at the radia
" affairs and the sculptured dome. Ala
ct that so many stop at the outside do
k, of Gods holy word, looking at the RI
KS torical beauties, instead OF going
and looking at the affairs of sacriti
90 and the dome of Gods mercy and S
en- vation that hovers over penitent a
ST! believing souls.
ou o, my friends! If you merely wa
is to study the laws of language, do
ay go to the Bible. 1t was not made
n, that. Take Howes Elements of Cri
be cism-it will be better than the Bi
lfe for that. If you want to study me
er phvsics, better than the Bible will
cd the writings of William Hamilton. /
on if YOU want to know how to have a
St, pardoned, and at last to gain the BILE
he edness of Heaven, search the Scriptur
''for in them we have eternal life.
IRE When people are anxious about tn
nd souls, there are those who recomme
to- good books. That is all right. Bu
ne, want to tell you that the Bible is
MS, best book under such circumstanc
at Baxter wrote "a Call to the Uhc
Ter verted," but the Bible is the best {
Ill to the unconverted Philip DoddriC
nd wrote 1.-The Rise and Progress of
is ligion in the Soul, but the Bible is
1n- best rise and progress. John Ans
re- James wrote advice to the AnXi
Ice Inquirer" but the Bible is the best
It a vice to the anxious inquirer.
tch 0, the Bible is the very book
ley need, anxious and inquiring soul!
ich dying soldier said to his mate: SC
rade, give me drop!" The comr
ure shook up the canteen, and said: 18th
an isn't drop of water in the cantet
ght "o," said the dying soldier, "thats
i II what want; feel in my knapsack
ere my Bible" and his comrade found
cry Bible, and read him few of the