Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-02

Value Of Prayer.
do not care so much what posture you
takc in prayer nor how large an amount
Of voice you use. You might get down ON
your face before God, II you did not pray
right inwardly there would be no response.
You might cry at the top Of your voice,
and unless you had believing spirit with
in your cry would not go farther up than
the shout of u plowboy to his oxen. Prayer
must be believing, earnest, loving. You
are In your house sonSe summer day, and
q shower comes up, and bird, affrighted,
darts into tho window and wheels about
the room. You seize it. You smooth its
ruf1led plumage. You feel its fluttcring
heart. You say, Poor thing, poor thinSl"
Now, prayer goes out Of tho storm Of
this world into the window Of Gods mercy,
and he catches it, and he feels its 1uttor-
ing pulse, and he puts it in his own bosom
of affection and safety. Prayer is a warm
ardent, pulsating exercise. 1t Is Gn cleo
trio battery which, touched, thrills to tho
throne of God. II is tho diving bell In
which we go down into the depths of God s
mercy and bring up pearls of great
price" There was an instance where
prayer made the waves Of tho Gennesaret
solid as stono pavement. Oh, how many
wonderful things prayer has accomplished !
Have you ever tried itf In the days when
the Scotch Coyenanters were prosecuted,
and the encmi IS were after them, one Of
tho head men among the Covenanters
prayed: 80 Lord, we be as Gead men un-
less thou shalt help usl o Lord, throw
tho lap of thy cloak over these poor
thingsl" And instantly Scotch mist en-
yeloped and hid tho prosecuted from their
pcrsecutors--the promise literally fulfilled,
while they are yet speaking Twill hear. !"
Have you ever tried the power of prayerS
Cod .ovs "uo ,s ,ov,ro and faithful and
o0,iont1 % ~ ror bclievo tbotp Won ava
Ella tbo+ s,br,st ,ea,,,o 70 save sirners M
von hoIior,, tbnts Won are told that ali
yo, bove to 40 ~ ,c, rho nor1on of the
,,osro, = 70 ast ior =, ne cor, ho,,cvs
nal rher ONE IN bi-, and s,y 20 Lord
! er,w tbor canst nnt ,ie Than hast .ola
NC -, COW, Gov ,ardor and 7 .,,,Id e,et II
IOWA Ior6 Eoon .hS n-o,,,t 80 ana ,,h.
,.,,a NV .oc+;vo so,,, =,
n. SO, ,,o,, r,ivLt bora ar .,+or ,r ,b.
nor,or in tbo titcSnn IN tbe stove ,r the
horn for ~hriat will ,,e vriIl;p, IN ,one
Sgoin tn tho m,ngor 70 hear nrnver Ue
would ,ome to cour nloce of business as
=, ,a,,tnor,tod Natthe,, ,ha INV ,oT,,,,is.
;ioner n neasure should come before
congress shat you Thought would ruin the
nation. how Won would send il petitions
and -emopstrances! And vet there has
peen enough sin in ybur heart 70 ruin Il
forever. and YOU have never demonstrated
or petitioned against It. II your physical
health failed. and YOU had the means, YOU
would 20 and spend the summer in Ger.
many and the winter IN Italy, and you
would think 1t a very cheap outlay II YOU
had 20 90 all round the earth 60 get back
your physica! health Have you made any
effort, any expenditure, any exertion, for
your immortal and spiritual health?
Oh that yo1 might now begin to seek
after God with earnest PRAYER, Some of
Won have been working for wears and years
for the support of YOUR families, Have YOU
given one.half day to the working ont of
your salvation with fear and tren, 5lin ri
You came here with an earnest purpose, I
take IT. as / have come hither with an
earnest purpose. and we meet face to face
ard ! tell Won. first Of all. 4 you want TO
fnd the Lord you must gray and pray
and uray.
Bible Study.
rer,ark agein vou must sock the Lord
tbrorgh RihIa Study The Ribla is the
newest boot in the world "Ob y vo,, saw
,iit xas made hpndreds ot vears aoo and
the learned nen of King James translated
q bundrods a, vears ago I ,onfute that
idea hv falling vou \ /. not tye minutes
Ala whar cod hr h,s h,assad sntr,t re.
translates n ,nto tha nea~t n pnu will
in the seeking II the wav of life through
Scrinture studv ,mplore Gods lipht To fall
unon the mage von WIN And that these
nrom,ses are not one second did and that
tbev dron straight from the throne n, God
into vour heart
Tbere ara many naomi, n whom +be
Rible does NOT amonnt to much IF thev
win no moro lead them to Christ than
Washinpton's g farewell address or the Koran
NJ Mohammed or the Sbaster Of tbe Hin
doos n is the inward LIGHT of Gods word
vou nnst pet went mn IN tbe Church of
tbe Mada,eino in par,s and looked at tbe
doors which are the most yvonderfullv
constructed ever saw and conld have
staid there for q whole week but T had
onlv little time. sn. having GLANCED at
the wonderful carving on the doors. I
nassed in and looked at the radiant altars
and the sculnt,,red dome Alas that 90
many ston at the outside door Of Gods
bolv word loolring Mt the rbetorical bean.
ties instend of goino in and looking at
the altars Of sacrifice and the dome Of
Gods mercy and salvation that hovers over
nenitent md believing sonIsI
Oh NV friends If Won merelv want 70
stndv tho laws of language do NOT On to
tbe Rible n was NOT made for that, Take
~Howe,s elements Of Criticism.n If will
bo better thnn the Rible for that If Won
want To Study motanhvsics better than
tba Ribla will be The writinss Of William
Hamilton Rut II Won want to know how