Milford chronicle., 1896-01-24

drought would tell how, in answer
prayer. the rain came just in time to say
the crop; if all parents who prayed for
wandering son to como home would te
how, not long after, they heard the boy
hand on the latch Of the front door.
Samuel Kick, an English Methods
preacher, solicited aid for West India mis-
sions from rich miser and failod. The
the minister dropped on his knees, and til
miser said Il will give thee n guinea
thou wilt give over. But the ministC
continued TO pray, until the miser said
81 will give thee 2 guineas if thou vii
give over" Then the money was take
TO the missionary meeting. Oh, Oh
power Of prayerl Melanchthon, utterly dis
Outraged, was passing along place wher
children wero heard praying, and he cam
back, saying: Brethren, take courage
The children are praying for US" Moth
ing can stand before prayer, An infd6
came into a Bible class to ask puzzlin
questions Many of the neighbors cam
in to hear tho discussion. The infide
arose and said to tho loader Of the Bib
class, II hear you allow questions askedY'
ooh, yes, said the leader but at tn
start let us kneel down and ask God t
guido usp "Oh, no, !" said the infdel
81 did not come to pray I came to dis
euss. " But " said the leader, you vii
Of course submit to our rule, and that i
always TO begin with prayer" Tho leade
knelt in prayer and then arose and said tt
the infldel, "Now you pray" The inflde
replied i cannot pray l have 20 God t.
pray to. Let me gol Let me goW TIT
spectators, who expected fun, found moth
ing but overpowering solemnity, and re
yival started, and among the first who
were brought in was the infidel. Tba
prayer did it, In all our lives there hav'
been times when we felt that prayer wa'
answered Then let us say 50,
There fingers on this side of tho rivei
that divides earth and heaven, ready al
any time to cross over, the apostle Of
prayer for this century Jeremiah Calvin
Lanphier, the founder Of the Fulton street
prayer meeting, and if he should put OF
his spectacles and read this / salute him
as more qualified than any man since
Bible times in demonstrating what prayer
can DO Dear Brother Lanphierl The
high heavens are full of his fame. Having
announced a meeting for - O'Clock Sept.
%, 1857, he sat in the upper room on Full
ton street, New York, waiting for people
to come He waited for half hour, and
then football was heard on the steps, and
after awhile IN all persons arrived, but
the next day 20, and the next day 40, and
from that time to this. for over 80 years,
oyery day, Sabbath excepted, that Fulton
street prayer meeting has been a place
whore people have asked prayer and an
sWers to prayer have boon announced, and
the throb Of hat great heart of supplica-
ton has thrilled not only into the heav-
ans, but clear around the world, moro than
any spot on earth. That has been the
place whore the redeemed of tho Lord said
sol
The Value of Kind Words.
Let the same outspokonness be employed
toward those by whom wo have been person
Ally advantaged We wait until they arc
load before we say so. Your parents have
llanned for your best interests all these
7ears. They may sometimes their nerv-
Gus system used up by the cares, the losses,
Inc disappointments, the worriments of
life, be more irritable than they ought to
De, and they probably have faults which
awe become oppressive rs the years 60 by.
But those eyes, long before they took on
ipectacles, were watching for your welfare,
md their hands, not as smooth and much
more deeply lined than once, have done
or you many "A good days work. Life
las been to them more Of q struggle than
'ou will ever know about, and much of
he struggle has been for you, and how
much they are wrapped up in your well
are you will never appreciate
Have you by word or gift or behavior
your thanks? Or if you cannot
iuite get up to say it face to face have
-ou written it in some holiday salutationf
The time will soon pass and they will be
zone out of your sight, and their ears will
lot hear, and their eyes will not see. If
ou owe them any kindness Of deed or any
words of appreciation, why do you not say
o? How much we might all of us save
ourselves IN the matter Of regrets If we did
lot delay until too late an oppression of
litigation that would have made the last
ears Of earthly life more attractive. The
rave is deaf, and epitaphs on cold marble
annot make PREPARATION,
In conjugal life the honeymoon is soon
asst, and the twain take it for granted
hat each is thoroughly understood How
ependent on each other they become, and
he years 60 by, and perhaps nothing is
aid to make the other fully understand
hat sense of dependence Impatient words
ometimos come forth, and motives are
and it is taken as mat
,r of course that the two will walk the
ath OF life side by side until about the
anne time their journey shall be ended,
ut some sudden and appalling illness I'M
,osens the right hands that were clasped
ears before at the altar Of orange bios
pms, the parting takes place, and among
nc worst Of all the sorrow is that you
id not oftener, If you ever did at all, tell
or or tell him how indispensable she was,
r how Indispensable he was to your hap
mess, and that in some plain, square talk
ing ago you did not ask for forgiveness
IT inflrnities and negleots, and by some
Unlimited utteranco make it understood
lat you fully appreciated the fidelity and
reinforcement of many years. Alas, ]
ow many such have to lamont the rest of
leir lives, "Oh, if had only said sop
The Christian Ideal.
My subject takes wider range The
ord has hundreds Of thousands Of people
uong those who have mover joined his
my because of some high ideal of what
hristian should be- or because or rear
iat they may not hold out, or because of
spirit OF proorastination. They have
over publicly profcssed Christ. They
ave as much right to the sacranents and
much right to all the privileges Of the
iureh as thousands who have for years
len enrolled in church membership, and
It they have made no positive utterance
which the world may know they love
ID and are on the road to heaven. They
G redeemed Of the Lord, aud yet do not
y so. Oh, what an augmentation 1t
1uld be Il by some divine impulse all
Ose outaiders should become insidersl l
Il You what would bring them to their
ght places, and perhaps nothing else viii.
,ys Of pcrsecutionl If they were COM
lied to take sides as between Christ and
5 enemies, they would take the side Of
lrist, and tho faggots and the instru-
hrs OF torture, and the anathemas Of
Garth and he'll would not make thom
anoh. Martyrs arc made out Of such
If as they arc. But lot them not wait
such days, rs ] pray to God may never
me. Drawn by the sense Of fairness and
5tice and obligation, let them slow their
n