The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19

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s., bsst Al Sas9 =ssl sr2Essfts1 s-z1eSsFs1sEt-
II ia xAs@ fztGre- Leossng 1ewa the ce1-
xufss& fr1rz xHe Sex4n11nH. lie saw sfsT-
HlsT sfxexca cas before Htn IS pane
rama TIE fhlnzs fAzf are happen+ng Essw
have 0esS sse@sAssy anticipated he = not
persuaded ~ CTR praEee& 70 charge His
rne1aps9s. fer he A&s fsseseen "a our petit
tens ard las h<@x ever ready - grant
fssnn aecsFsslag 30 laws 5eaf - true II
t5sslr opsy@siez ae ss1 laws % EatwTe of
~r1ica we are ee<Esxant- IN f&cs. u Il TIE
lar - the Heavenly FatAsr's bssng 70
grant lis eh3ldrszss requests sEen tney
eonsorn with lis coE1ttsons.
Another illustration.
yosr child LES SEX snso seash. TIE soc-
tors nosA q cons9fsataon. They decide r.
cannot possibly recover They say il vii
- = miracle oaiy ftss xsE save him. They
Use him gx hours 70 i've ARD you rsstre
inso close. fs5ta-tnsyared eoznassloa with
tod YOU pray far your chii6's life. Your
heart - oDen before jour Maker. II - a
truly 9naegnsh prayer. II II -ot for your
egn gratsfscMtioza that yoE pray. you have
q noble purpose % carry oct IL shs iIfs OF
yoor bey. God sees s. ard approves &. Is
that ALI No. God sas IL and approved II
before the caisd gae born. sfe. before you
eere born. He kas been waiting for this
very hour to arrive He sonorz your
prayer. The fever turns. The danger
passes. The doctors say they newer saw
Or heard Of such case. Nlraeuio1s7 Not
~ ali Bgf then weui1 u not al have hap
pessea II you had not prayed. dear motnerg
That thought y impossible. God szg from
the first fhe sickness. sse prayer, the re-
eogery. They we're all factors fn the re-
covery. Was Il fatez No you were per-
fecfiy free. Did God alter Ills Ylany No.
tnss was Hls plan. Were the Il as o, dis
ease s9spen9sdT No. the doctors were fai-
ifole- They reasoned correctly enough,
but they we're rot able 70 get a. the exact
premises. ] Will take step further. and
men you vii see hor EsrprexnaDse my po-
sItion Is ] said pour prayer was antict-
rste6 b. God as 3 LAX 10 the bsssses chain
o. sequence r. gas not oaiy anticipated
was inspired By Him. His Holy SpsFt
moved upon your heart 30 make that
prayer, thar very prayer. fl the vzy- you
% and with the motive goa dsd. and then
God granted The prayer He Himself In
ssare1 Could roa hare refused Yes but
yoa DID not. What then - Fsae ingerence7
Just This. that every answered prayer is
Inspired Of God. Caa He, the maker and
ruler OF tire universe, Re said 10 violate
IFS laws BY answering yelr prayer when
he caused you 70 make 81 And car IL be
sAif that son have persuaded God 70 set
&sscs His plans o. change His mind 70 an
swer your prayer. when both prayer and
answer have been ia IFS mind from the
bsglnalng7 Why. Ills listening 10 and
aseding your cry have been as truly part
OF Ills work as the balancing Of yonder
worlds. the annual return % the seasons.
or the keeping In harmony the mighty
sai<r system. whieh would Immediately ne
eoris CHAOS ssre His supervision removed.
A Definition OF Prayer.
TIE trse prayer. then, Is no earth-born
thing II L. failing helpless at fathers
knee "a answer 20 his call x j. IRE put
ting oat of empty hands 10 rees.ye what
has been already promises. Il IL a slz1
on earth for TIE rirsses % heaven. start
81 Into besng BY 8cms faint stray chords
- sbeave1ly song falling upon the paaper
ear % earth. I; is poor. weak. srern-
bling. mortal echo ~ fhs Fathers heart
throb o. love II ss incense arising from a
conEerrAted soul set aEama By the Ges-
eendlng spirit 90 God. IL Is a pure
thought born n heaven, and struggling
back again into rs native atmosphere
with some q fhs dust OF earth upon ats
winEs.
OsgA; we 20 expect that prayer viii
pc answered. Most azSaredly, X Is not
only a hsaven-inplanfed instinct sn our
owu breasts. "a cry from the highest and
exercise in which We are lifs-
ed I'D above al that tends 10
ssegrAae the soul hsst & = a vital element
Ia God > oRn being lie Il everywhere de-
scribed In The Scriptures as God that
answers prayer That was the character
sz;ie feat sssssu< .iist4si Him above the
gods OF heather nations. lie. the Iafaite
One having created meStais, intelligent,
moral. free agents. and yet dependent
Bpen Him for every breath and eircam-
esaree az afs. Enus:. 80 vfndicass His own
character. 0rea no some means OF COM
rfnanieatsou by which he and Ills Great
ures can corne together Ia close cOrlmun-
Son ard lie does Il through the institution
% PRAYER There can 30 no closer connec-
lion be1wsen ne human segl and iis Cod
Into this loving trusting. blessed atsi-
! tn5e you are hfiaen ny God Himself 20
come. Ills heart vearns toward ycar nee
sssity. he longs 10 hasten - so'ir relief
II nasnhefless passages - the Bible lie
/ repeats the invf.ssjen. Cone" And src-
/ endIag ara more fSilly revealing the Path
/ eg'S sill Jesus Saws IN the tender invita-
/ ton OF tae tex. Ask and s. shan he Civ
/ en- ungo yea"
Unanswered PRAYERS.
/ So far I have been treating % prayers
fhat God rnala answer consistently With
j aIls wlsaom and love. ard answer in ex-
/ Thousands % sassa prayers have been fallv
( and promptly answered. because they have
f4aliei the aiv3ne conditions II success
TAI prayef They have begged f1r so1se-
thfag God tnought &c was Hrccer 20 have.
AMI their nrayars have btea uttered ia
E saeh a spirit os failh. submission and SIN
reslty that He has violated no law 81 ltts
+ nsgaw IN granting saem fully. But ths8-
Sauss % PRAYERS are unanswered. o. haVs
L
part % tha sH1niia rs. Many % yours
/ ana wiue have fag1sa under thst class.
Was. James tells us, we ask and re-
eViye net because We ask amiss.~ Here Is
wnars wsnt % - 81 help 20 vow ~ AL
! veef nrsVers We're promptly ard fellp ~.
swsfwf shere Woula b. no need If ms
! a4sesxsiaz isis fhems The sermon wouf
take tha form ~ cxrgi5atiea over the good.
ness 81 Goa ftEt thss is uog cur expert
! ence. an8 hehee the necessity OF far5he,
stasg. I here assert 3hsn. on ths authority
f 90 Ge{'s Beck. shst lhe reason vhy ~
are nat aiways the recipients ~ al -
ask 81 Nis hAnsts II eecaBas v-e ask asniss
gTaless fhas statement - trte. car Savt0r's
/ lavliasfea ana 8sreet grcniss ssp raock.
{ ery - as
There sre tao CT fhree elements an cur
/ yronx asSius. ans ssr FIRST Is that W Of
/ tea SIX for THAR = afch IS not EcNf for us
{ aaa hencr. contrary 80 COTS v-il. Tor Hh
1 sill conserving AS . always henevcsenl
/ n tae hfEasSS and best sense. car Wsoag
4 ftrtstan j. tbs FsAUit - our iemars nea
/ naahfisss We hNNe sweet sptTtt 81 sub
! mission ta ogr PRAYER Ne sag. Me- TN
( Will hst T-etne ~ sore bar nc 90 u1
I kneW All thas may arise fTuFs THE grant
/ tnx ~ rsr request. Hni d net FeslNe ma
( We are acsuAlty @orklaz cur oar hnT
+ rather thar ear ewa Eooa 81 the hur
( rather than ere soci q faoSa Ter vhou
4 We are pr&v IS, we ask foF success s.
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