The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-24

thing, poor thing!" Now a'prayer goes
out OF the storm Of this world into the
window of Gods mercy, and he catches
it. and he feels its futtering pulse, and
he puts it in his own bosom Of affec-
ton and safety. Prayer is a warm
ardent. pulsating exercise. 1t is an
electric battery which, touched, thrills
to the throne Of God! tits the diving
bell in which we go down into the
depths of Gods mercy and bring up
pearls of great price," There was an
instance where prayer made the waves
of the Gennesaret solid as stone pave
ment. Oh, how many wonderful things
prayer has accomplished! Have you
ever tried it? In the days when the
Scotch Covenanters, were persecuted'.
and the enemies were after them, one
of the head men among the Covenant
ers prayed: ooh, Lord, we be- as dead
men unless thou shalt help us! ON,
Lord, throw the lap of thy cloak over
these poor things!" And instantly
Scotch mist enyeloped and hid the
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promise literally fulfilled: "Whlie
they are yet speaking will hear.
Have You ever tried the power OF
prayer? God says: HE is loving, and
faithful and patient" Do you believe
that? You are told that Christ came
to save sinners. Do you believe that!
You are told that all you have to do 10
get the pardon of the gospel Is to ask
for it. Do you believe that? Then
come to him and say: "Oh, LORD,
know thou canst not lie. Thou hast
told me to come for pardon, and l
could get it. come, Lord. Keep tiny
promise and liberate my captive soul.
Oh, that you might have an altar
in the parlor, in the kitchen, in the
store, in the barn, for Christ will be
willing to come again to the manager
to hear prayer. He would come TO
your place OF business, as he confront
ed Matthew, the tax commissioner. III
measure should come before con-
gress that you thought would ruin the
nation, how you would send in petit
tions and remonstrances! And yet
there has been enough sin In your
heart to ruin it forever, and you have
never demonstrated or petitioneo
against it, II your physical health
failed, and you had the means, you
would go and spend the summer IN
Germany, and the winter in Italy, ana
you would think it very cheap outlay
if you had to go all round the eartn
to get back your physical health. Have
you made any effort, any expenditure,
any exertion for your immortal ana
spiritual health?
Oh, that you might begin to seek
, after God with earnest prayer. Some
| of you have been working for years
and years for the support of your faml-
lies. Have you given one hall day to
the working out Of your salvation WIFI
fear and trembling? You came mere
: with an earnest purpose, take II, a;
| I have come hither with an earnest
b. purpose and we meet face to face, anc
t I tell you, first of all, if you want tc
. find the Lord you must pray, and pray
|
and pray.
: 1 remark again, you must seek the
Lord through Bible study. The BlDle
is the newest book in the world. On
l Won say. cit was made hundreds Of
) years ago, and the learned men OIL
, King James translated it hundreds o.
years ago." l confute that idea by
} telling you it is not five minutes old
! when God. by his blessed spirit, re-
. translates it into the heart. If you
. will. in the seeking Of the way of life
/ through scripture study, implore God:
light to fall upon the page, you will
: find that these promises are not enc
; second old and that they drop straight
from the throne of God into your
2 heart.
t Oh my friends, II you merely wan
, to study the laws of language, do moi
! go to the Bible. 1t was not made foI
: that. Take "Howe's Elements Of Criti.
cism"--it will be better than the Bible
for that. II you want to study meta
t physics. better than the Bible will be
r the writings of William Hamilton
But if you want to know how to have
! sin pardoned, and at last to gain the
/ blessedness of heaven, search the
scriptures, ''for in them we have eternal
: life"
When people are anxious about their
, souls, there are those who recommend
: good books. That is all right. But
t want to tell you that the Bible is the
| best book under such circumstances.
Baxter wrote "A Call to the Unconvert-
ed" but the Bible is the best call to
the unconverted. Phillip Dodridge
wrote 1.-The Rise and Progress Of Re-
ligion in the Soul" but the Bible is
the best rise and progress. John Angel
James wrote advice to the Anxious
Inquirer" but the Bible is the best ad-
vice to the anxious inquirer.
Oh, the Bible is the very book you
need, anxious and inquiring soul! A
dying soldier said to his mate: Com
rade, give me a drop!" The comrade
shook up the canteen and said: There