The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-07


'hcS" verses by heart. Christ'S Prayers
II VIII h" interesting to many TO max" Il
study Of 'hristS prayers, as to kind. form.
spirit. public. private. as a means by
which h" may teach us to pray. See refer
"nr"S below. November \. u. -.
Place Somewhere in Pcrca. tn" country
on IN" other side Of Jordan. Jesus, almost
SO years old
IN" run lesson FOR to-day Is as follows:
= Civ" us day by day our daily bread,
l. And forgive us our sins: for "" ais"
iorGiy" every ono that is indebted To us.
And lead us not into temptations; hu, de
liver us from evil
.. And he said unto them, Which Of you
shall hay" a friend, and shall go unto him
al midnight, and say unto him, Friend.
lend me three loavca:
&. For a friend of minc in his journey
is come to me, and | have nothing TO set
before him?
!. And he from within shall answer and
say. Trouhl" me not: the door is now shut,
ana my children are with me in bed, |
cannot rise and give thee
:, say unto you, Though he will not
riS" and give him. because he is his friend.
yet because of his importantly he will rise
ana give him as many as ne nccdcth
?. And say unto you Ask. and it shall
b" given YOU; seek. and We shall find :
knock, and it shall be opened unto YOU
10. For every one that askcth rccciVcth;
and he that scckcth tindcth: and to him
that knockcth it shall be opened.
II. If a son shall ask bread Of any Of you
that is "A father VIII he give him "A stone?
or if he ask "A fish, will ne for fish give
him a serpent?
l.. Or if h" shall ask an egg, will he
offer him a scorpion?
l3. II yc then. being evil, know how to
CIV" good gifts unto your children; how
much more shall your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him"
Som" explanations to ,o-day's lesson
are as follows:
our Father which art in heaven"
Our" not 'my.' "Fathcr." to whom we
owe all We have and are in whose mag"
we are made; whom we love, and trust,
and obey: TO whom we can pour ont our
inmost souls. I'm heaven" and therefore
infinite, omnprcsont. whose very nature
makes heaven what it is, and able to reach
every person, and help in every need. His
greatness will not put a gulf between him
ana u.s. if we realize that his love is as
infinite as his power. and his tender NOR
CIcS as great as his being.
A Duty. This invocation is in accord
ancc with the First and Second Com
mandmcnts
A Doctrine. The true nature of God
lFather in heaven.
Our Father.
a Warning. Against scliishncss.
y Spirit of worship, love. trust, obc.
dl"nCc, communion.
"!ialowcd be thy name" "Thy name"
stands for his character. for whatever he
is as when a man signs his name 20 a
proniSsory note il expresses his char
acter, his ability. his possessions. all he
has and is May the name Of our Father
be hallowcd. held in reverence. treated a,
holy and sacred. by ourselves ANA w all,
in heart, in thought, in word, in decd
a Duty. corresponding to the Third and
Fourth Commandments. one the guard
against irrcvcrcnCc the other a means OF
hallownS our Fathers Fame.
a Truth The uplifting power Of rcvcr-
"ncc for that which is high above US. tSec
Carlyle's Heroes and Hero Worship
A Warning against irrrvcrcncr. Of every
form, as degrading the SOuI
An Inspiration to seek that all the world
may halloW our Fathers name.
An Order. Note that our first petition is
toward God, the second for his Kingdom
and the third for our fellow men; before
We ask a single thing for ourselves Tru,
prayer is large-hcartcd. cnnohlin-, not
selfish
''Thy kingdom come" The kingdom or
reign of God in Christ over The whol"
world, when the rulc Of Satan and H..
principles shall be ovorlhrOvn. and God
and the principles of his hcavcnly right
cousness shall prevail among al men
This is the most magnificent blessing the
world can receive. "Thy will be done, A.;
in heaven 50 in lon) earth" The petition
implies % that we ourselves desire 80 to
DO Gods will! (9 That we wish Gods viii
to be done in us and for us by his prpVi-
denCo and by his Spirit. This Is much
more than mere submission to Gods will
CD That all tn" world may obey God as
perfectly as the angels Upry him What
a prayer this is. What changes. what
overturnings it implies. What changes in
business, in daily life, in politics What
new homes there would p". What activi-
ties in church. what rcnovations of so
Ciety, what changes Of fortune,
9. Fora friend of mine Giving tho
reason Tor his inoprortUn" but urgent re-
quest. The friend, arriving at that lat
hour, was doubtless sunoring from hunger
There were almost no hotels in the cay,
to which he could go. The host was en-
tirely out OF food. but hoped that his friend
might have some left over, though usually
they prepared bread enough only for
single day. Perhaps he did not even nave
meal to make bread Of
!. "Troublc me not. =" "Thc phrase i'm