Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-16
The Week Of PRAYER.

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The Week Of Prayer.
The topics suggested for the week
of prayer from January to 10, 1897,
by the Evangelical Alliance for the
United States are as follows: = A
large number of sub topics are given
only by way of suggestion. It is ex.
pectaa that each leader will make Sc.
lection.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8. = Sermons.
"The Lord is good unto them that
wait for him, to the soul that seeketh
him. .'-Lament0tiOn iii:25.
MONDAY, JANUARY 4. - Humiliation
and Thanksgiving. Confession Of
personal, social and national sins
Psalm XVII Is, Joel ii:12 : IA.
Thanksgiving: for the blessings of
the year.-Psalm evil: 10, Pealm
cx!v:1-9, Ephesian 81.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5.-Tho Church
Universal. Praise: For the reality Of
Christian unity, and for its increas
ing reco9uition.-I Corinthians xii:
1927. Prayer: For the Holy Spirit;
for a pure Gospel; for the fellowship
of believers; for the fulfillment of the
churoh's mission.-Acts ill 18, I
John i:3 7. Matthew ziii:3l 33.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. - Nations
and their rulers. Praise: For the
general prevalence of peace; for the
happy issue of the Venezuelan dis
pute; for the progress of arbitration,
Matthew v: 8. Prayer: For all in
authority; for courts of justice and
legislatures, that righteousness may
prevail in them; for the complete
triumph of the principle of arbitra-
ton; for temperance and all other
needed reforms; for the brotherhood
of men, that all sectionalism, class
prejudices and race sntipathies may
cease-Romans xiii: IT; Proverbs
xiii: 29-35; Isaiah il: 4; Acts xvii: 26;
Psalm 1873.
/ THURSDAY, JANUARY Z. - ForeisL
missions. Praise: For the progress
of the year; for the assurance that the
will of God will yet be dono in earth
as it is in Observation-Disclosures ri: Is.
Prayer: For a revival of the mission
spirit; for the inspiration Of the Holy
Spirit in the inter denominational
meetings the ensuing week in the in
terest Of foreign missions; for the re-
lief of missionary treasures; for mis-.
sionaries especially those exposed to
peculiar perils; for ArmeniaEs, Stun.
dists and all who are persecuted for
Christ's sake; for the conversion OF
the world. - Matthew xxviii:1S:2O;
Matthew v: 1912; Isaiah 80.
FEIDAy, JANUARY s. Home Mis-
sions. Praise: For increasing ap-
prehension Of tho social mission Of
the church; for the growth of munic-
ipal reform. - Isaiah ixv: 1925:
Prayer: For missionary societies bur
dened with debt; for home and city
missionaries; for increased co-opera-
ton; for neglected populations, both
city and rural, and for divino urg-
ency that shall impel to effort in
their behalf-Luke xiv: 46, AZ; Luke
<: 1, 2; Luke xiv:23.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. - Families
and Schools. Praise: For families
united in Christ, and for the increas-
ing number Of Christian youth.
Prayer: For parents, children and
servants; for more general observ
ance of family worship; for all schools,
colleges, seminaries and universities;
for Sunday Schools and for religious
societies for young men and women.
-Colossians iii: IA 25; Deuteronomy
xi: Is 21; Joel ii: %. 49,
SUNDAY. JANUARY 10. - Sermons.
"All power is given to me in heaven
and IN earth" $50 ye therefore and
teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the
Son. and of the Holy Ghost: teach.
ing them to observe all things what
soever I have commanded you; and,
10, I am With you alway, even unto
the end of the world. ".uatthew xviii:
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The Evangelical Alliance for the
OuAtCO OtotcS represents tA0 spAlb-
usl oneness Of believers, cultivates
fellowship and co operation between
different churches. defends liberty of
conscience, and pleads for applied
Christianity. Churches which SYM
pathize with it's aims are invited to
take collection for its work some
time during tho Week of Prayer.
Contributions may be sent to Peter
Donald, treaurer, and information as
to the work may be had of the gen
eral secretary. Office: United Char.
tiles building, Fourth avenue and
Twenty second street, New York
The pastors notes, first issued last
year, were found very helpful, and
were again added this year. They
will be furnished gratis to any pas-
tor on application. Address, Evan
gelical Alliance, United Charities
building, Twenty. second street and
Fourth avenue, New York.