The Newtown bee., 1899-02-17

side OF one who was sick and wFo after
wards passed through the gates. The
family, wishing to manifest their graft
tude for his attentions, presented him
with magnificent watch, far finer one
than he would ever have bought for him.
self. Being in London at one time. the
watch needed some slight repair, and he
took it to jaweler. The j9weler look
ed it over carefully for few moments,
and then handed it back with the remark
that the mechanism was so delicate, be
could not repair 1t, but 1t must be taken
to the original maker, since he alone un-
derstood i5 through and through. When
we go 10 God in prayer, we may always
be sure that He understands our need i;
HE knoweth our frame, He remember
eth that we are dust We are encour-
aged to pray because Christ prayed. If
he who was the stainless Oae, the Son
Of God, felt the necessity upon Him to
draw apart from His followers and stay
on the mountain through the hours Of
darkness, wetting His locks with the
dews of the night, as He poured out His
soul unto God, is there any doubt about
what we should do? Let as pray because
Gods Word is filled with golden prom
ises: ASK and ye shall receive; seek
and ye shall find" "And all
things whatsoever ye shall ask
in prayer, believing, We shall
receive" Take courage for prayer be-
cause God has over and over again show
ed you that He answers prayer. You
are not forced to 60 to books TO learn the
philosophy of prayer; your own life is a
witness OF the actually of prayer.
God is our Maker; He knows our need.
That 10 the foundation of all prayer; the
simplest defiaition of prayer that know
is this, ''Pfayer is feeling need and 60
| ing to God to tell Him about that need. ~
| lG was need that brought Jesus Christ
from the skies. The world needed Him :;
it had great burden of sin that i5 could
not lift, and the only way it could be
lifted was for Christ to come to earth
and Him, who knew no sin, to be sin for
the world. 1t is need that takes mission
aries to Africa and to the islands of the
sea. We do not stop to ask how intelli.
gent they are nor how depraved they are
in those far-away lands. One thing we
do know ia that In heather darkness
there is an awful need of saving light,
and SO our missionaries go to tell of the
Light OF the wor d. You see that a
child has fallen on the slippery walk, on
nearer approach you see that the child is
a cripple and is unable to rise. Do YOU
stop TO ask the child who it's parents are,
how it came to fall? The child needs
your help. That fact Is most obvious
you extend your hand and give the need
ed help. Needs meet us on every hand.
We need God every hour; then let us go
TO Him and tell Him Of our need. Surely
NOTHING is TOO GREAT TO TELL TO
Him who rules the world, nothing toe
small to bring to the notice Of Him who
| maIks the sparrow's fall. No chapter
that marks the Christians experience is
tJo dark, no perplexity that vexes his
soul too difficult, no calamity too press
ing, bat that God is equal to it all. Keep
The path bright and shining that leads 60
the throne. Let it not be shared
fover with the vexations of this
world; let it not be cohwebbed
with worldly thoughts and sin.
Live In the atmosphere of prayer. Walk
with God, as Enoch walked with God
way back in the worlds prime did that
holy man b. gin TO sspractise the presence
OF God. Z TO which state OF life Jeremy
Taylor and Brother Lawrence have ur-
ged us In later times. Turn to God In
trouble as naturally as the flower turns
toward the sun.
| Let God speak to yoa, and do you
speak to God. You have relations to
God that are just as distinct as il He
spoke TO no one else in the world. 'sHe
careth for you." mot forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together" is one
OF the Bible commands; but just as
strong and just as imperative Is the COM
mand, Enter into thy Closet; and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray TO thy
Father which is In secret
and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly
Life cannot DO lived at It's best in consin-
nal solitude, neither can its fanest Quali-