The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

the ministers who were in attendance
from abroad and concluded by saying
hat they would all carry 20 their
homes pleasant memories OF Montana
and her good people. He very highly
commended the excellent work Of Rev.
Mr.. Noftsinger. the local pastor. who
had prepared the programme after dil-
igent work.
The audience then sang n hymn and
Brother N~oftsinger offered up a brief
but ervent prayer n the convention
adjourned for a year, to meet In Greet
Falls.
worship and Work.
Rev. NJ. l.. Hickman Of Livingston
delivered. Saturday evening. a care
fully prepared address devoted to wor-
ship and the work of the church.. which
is expressive OF deep thought and
study. II is as follows:
Mark Kill. 80. And thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart.
and with all thy soul. and with all thy
mind. and with all thy strength
Christ had been answering the ques-
tons OF his enemies. who. fearing to
kill Him because OF the people sought
TO catch Him in His words. And one
OF the scribes anne. and having heard
them reasoning together. and perceiv-
ing that he had answered them we'll.
dShtu HIM. winch Is the nrSt conn
mandment of all?"' That question had
often been discussed In the schools Of
the rabbis. Some thought that the first
commandment was the law Of the Sab
bath, and some the law enforcing cir
cumcision. and others the law Of mar
rage. Christ had surprised the learned
doctors. skilled in the law. by His per-
fect answers to other questions, and
what must have been their astonish-
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lem OF the law. Jesus quietly brushed
aside all the rubbish of tradition. all
the burdensome detail of Levitical
enactments. n at nee discovered the
supreme element in human life. the one
simple factor linking the human with
the divlne-supreme love OF God. Sec
ond only to the first commandment. like
unto 1t and following It's progress step
by step. is the unselnsh love OF the en-
tire human race. Let us to-day con-
slider worship and work as means Of at
tanning n higher standard OF obedience
10 the great commandment.
by the heart we mean the moral af-
fections, the better and lovelier part of
u being. the source OF a beautiful life
and the fountain OF all noble Christian
heroism. Prayer is the fertile soil In
which our affections bud forth to grow
In the sunshine OF Gods love. fresh and
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the morning sun. In prayer desire and
expectation meet together and embrace
the object of the hearts love. Prayer
Is the voice of hope. the hand Of faith
and the child of love. Despair is the
demon robber d~espoiling us OF choicest
treasures, but prayer make its advent
on the field of struggle and. David like.
with simple. unseen weapons smites
down the giant enemy and beheads his
nrOCtT0fN form II In trina that ~ Grat
prayer is not 10 pleasant. 1t hath no
form nor comeliness. 1t is penitence sad
and struggling through the darkness,
but In the dawning IL Is changed to
power crowned with joy. Penitence is
determination by the light Of the
Holy Spirit before the mirror Of rom
science. which reveals our sinful deeds.
When we pray we think first Of our own
unworthiness n how little we deserve
so great favor. We dare not present u
own merits. but we present the merits
Of Chrlst's atoning blood because Jesus
has given us the right to ask I'm His
name. the symbol OF all power i'm heav-
en- and i'm earth. We must pray with
believing hearts. Believe. we are told.
near to be dear. A true picture Of
prayer is the little child. both in JOY
and trouble, nesting close to it's moth
er's bosom. During the invasion Of
Wales, as the Saxon king was going
into battle, he saw near the armed
forces n crowd of unarmed men. and
asked who they were. He was told that
they were praying for victory. He said.
They have begun the fight. Attack
them first Mr.. Moody says. speaking
OF Elijah's power in prayer. He locked
up heaven and put the key in his
pocket Do not despise prayer. Its
voice may be weak on earth. but IL Is
distinct and strong beyond the skies.
A the strong, faithful beat of the
heart energies every fiber of the body.
so praye the heart ~throbbings Of the
inner mar, fervent. effectual. ceaseless
prayer. gives life 20 all the emotions,
plans and works OF the Christian in ac-
tive service. Lord. teach us how 20
pray. and may we fail not to enter
through this pen door into Thy temple
OF worship. Is Il true that, blinded and
dull, we have been sitting so long out
side the beautiful gate where Jesus
stands n waits 10 let us In. II we only
knock with the hand of faith?
Thou shal love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and with all thy
SOUL Soul power is devotion to a cause.
II rises bov natural limitations. defies
environments and frees itself from ma
terial bondage. We worship God in
spirit and I'm truth. Prayer Is followed
by praise. Weeping may endure for a
night. but Joy cometh in the morning
David blessed the Lord with all his soul
before no wrote the hallelujah psalms.
John was In the spirit on the Lords
day when the curtains OF the future
were drawn aside and he beheld the
New Jerusalem and listened to the shin
ing hosts as they sang the new song.
Paul scarcely knew whether he was In
the body or out Of the body when he
was caught up TO the third heaven and
heard words which Il is not possible for
man in mortal state to utter.
Singing Is an important part OF our
praise service. one evening Fannie
Crosby. the blind singer. went to a mis-
sion service and heard them sing her
ong Rescue the PerishinC.' At the
close a man arose and said that hymn
a led him TO Jesus. He was passing
the street n prodigal. ruined. hungry,
hopeless and helpless, when he heard
voices singing:
" 'RASCna the nariShing