The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28

The Christian Advent people at 9th and
Tatnall Streets will hold their weekly
prayer and testimony service. this Thurs.
day) evening at I.30 O'CLOCK to which
they cordially invite all christians, aud
any desiring to become christians to
come with them and taste und sec that
the Lord Ia good. Our Divine Saviour
Taught that men ought always to pray
and not To taint.h On the authority of
Gods word, we are enabled TO IN AXE the
sweeping declaration. that true earnest
prayer TO God is Always Answered. But
what ls true prayer? fhe human heart
crying To God Tor help. And no human
soul from Adam to the present moment
crle1 to God la earnest prayer that did
not obtUIn blessing beyond human mind
to explain.
1t mas been said by one. and the saying
is upheld by God himself. that high above
the gateway OF prayer God has written
the imperisnable motto, 'Seek. anu ye
shall llnd, knock and II snail be opened.
Thanks be to tiis nnme; and ten Thousand
thanks our heart ro.Bcaoes. BECAUSE the
way OF prayer Is open TO every heart. Sad
one, heart s:Uk one poor and forsaken by
the world though you may DO. God lives
and remembers you and has given com
mund that you may lie saved. and even
guards the highway OF prayer and men
nor demons can never lntrude an obstlu uc-
tion or hinder to your soul the Right Of
way to the great heart of God.
We thought during the RIent blizzard
which covered our continent recently,
how the streets aud highways and all the
great railways were oDs;ructed to u fear.
ful extent and how passenger and com
merciaI travelling wste impede entail
ing great suffering and loss, aud how
mucn Inconvenience every one seemed
CON pelled to SHOW, simply because tho
great blizzard spread Its obstructons SO
wide and so deep over the face OF our land.
SO the great hl .Zzard OF sin came to our
race and has obstructed our Intercourse
with our heavenly father and brought
misery anu aealh by It's oUstructions. Dut
our God so-yes so love the creatures
of his hand. that lie gave Jesus, HIS son
to open u nrw Hnd u living way back TO
relation and fellowship with God. II am
the way, the truth and tao nis.' This ID
the way. walk ye therein"
Oh, how thankful we should be the ON.
nisclence has constructed the way. aud
that Omnipreseiice guards the way and
OmnlputsDce upuolus the way and 10
obslruetlons of man or devil can cross
the pathway OF prayer through Jesus
Christ or keep back the returning wand
erer seeking for pardon anu eternal lie.
Oh. how comforting the thought Wien
weary, and sad. To look up through prayer
when our soui's eye of faith catches
glmpsas of .he imperlshaDle promises OF
God. seek and ye shall lind" anu he
thut cometh unto me L will In n0wise o. st
out" and u will nryer leave no foraake
you" aud 'nune shall 10 able to pluck
you out of my father hand.n How com
fortiHg we say are thesn precious thoughts
anu how the spiritual sky brlghtens aud
all things work together Tor good to
those who put their trust In God, and by
earnest prayer bring ulIn unto their being.
But We must pray aud faint not Ialnting
prayers are no prayers at all.
God has never pI omiSed TO answer auy
such. nor never will. But the prayer OF
fultn is mighty and knows no failure I'm
possibilities arc DtusheI aside as human
paythings when Cots resources are
drawn upon and freely given us, When
His grace Bullicisu" bee1mss ours we
become more Than conqueror through
Him who hath loved Ills. Ihank God for
Ihs privilege OF prayer, thank HIN fur
the joy uGspeakaUie that comes to alI who
pray In faitn belovlng. THANK Him that
MOLE are excluded. but all may avail them.
selves OF divine aid who pray anu FAINT
not, Come with us on Thursday evening;
come praying aud Ialntlng not aud let US
pray
Oh. Thou, by whom we come to God,
The Life, the Truth the Way.
The path OF prayer rhYsell mast trod
Lord, teacn us how TO pray!
N, Ia. j JANNEy