Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-29

talns, prayer ON the sea, prayer among
the sick, prayer everywhere Prayer for
little children: Father thank thee that
| thou hast hidden these Things from the
! wise and prudent and revealed them unto
| babes Prayer for his friends, Father
l will that they be with me where I am"
! Prayer for his enemies Father. forgive
| them; they know not what they do"
| Prayer for all nations, THY Kingdom
| come How little Of that spirit you and,
| | have. How soon cur knees get tired.
| Where is the vial full of 0d0rs which are
| the prayers OF all the saiuts2 Which OF,
! us can keep our mind ten minutes on al
| prayer without wandering? Not you, not
| /. Oh, that we might have the spirit OF.
| prayer which was the spirit 5f Christ.
| We want more prayer in the family,
more prayer in the church, more prayer
IN the legislative hall. more prayer among
the sick more prayer among the aged,
| mere prayer among the young. The great
Advancement Of the church is to be in
that direction yet.
While the council of Nuremberg was
| signing the cdict that gave the church its
freedom, Martin Luther was away off in.
a room by himself praying for that ac-
| compGshmcnt, Though there was no line
! of communication between the place,
| where the council was assembled and the,
room where Martin Luther was praying.
! Martin Luther suddenly rose from his
knees and said, 1T is Accomplished; thel
! church is free Victory. victory" OH
for this direct line of communication
| with the throne of God. So that IL maN
be said of us rs it was said OF I.ntherJ
He got what he asked for" We wanll
hLp nouisf ia, ,.-;t
! the holy city. We want. ike stephen, to-
pray gazing into heaven. We want, ike
| the publican. to pray shifting ON tha
heart of conviction. We want, bike Christ
to pray. the Christ who emated his heart
OF all its hfcbood and then htied it with
the sorrows the woes. the agpnies of alh
| nations.
Cold mountains and The midnight air
| Witnessed the fcryor Of his prayer
The Spirit of Hard Work.
The spirit Of Christ | remark lastly,
| was a spirit of hard work Not one lazy
moment in all his life, Whether he was
talking to the fishermen nu the beach or
| preaching to the sailors On he dock or
! administering To the rustjes amid the
mountains or spending nm evening in
Bethany, always busy for others With
hands, heart, head busy Tor others. Hew-
ing in the Nazareth carpcuter shop.
teaching the lame how 90 walk without
crutches, curing the child's tits. provd-,
ing cations for the hungry host Busy.
busy, busy! The hardy inca who pulled
the net out of the sea filled with hnunder-
ing treasures, the shepherds who hunted
up grassy plots for their AoekS 80 pibhlr
at the shipwrights pounding away in the
drydock>. the Winemaktr~ pf Engcdi dip
ping the juices from the vRl and pouring
them into the goat>kins, were nat more
busy than Christ Busy, busy for others
From the moment he went aut II the
caravlnsary Of Bcthlehem to the mo-
ment when the cross plunged into the
socket on the bloody mount busy FOR
others. Does that remind you u your
self? 1t does not remind me ~ myself
, II we lift burden. il must BE- light. IL.
we do work, ii must hc peculiar. If We
, sit in the pew, il must be soft IL we
/ move in n sphere af usefulness it must
be brilliant. II we have Ia take hold Of
: Il load. give us the lighl cna of the log.
+ In this way to heaven taa VS., rock us,
sing us to sleep. LIT us mp toward heay-
, en- on tho tips Of your fingers under q
+ silkcu sunshadc. Stand uut OF tile WAY.
, all you martyrs vino breasted the fire,
Stand out of tine way and let this colony
Of tender footed modern Christians come
mp and get heir crowns,
What has your Lord iuHr 30 yoa. 9
Christian, that you should brtray him:
| Who gave YOU 50 much Riches that youi
can afford 10 dcspisc the awards Of the
faithfull At this moment. when an ths
armies Of heaven and earth ana he'll aro
, plunging into the conflict how can yors
desert the Standard Oh backSlddeu
Christian, is it not time for yuu to starr
anew for God and anew for heaven? :
, Now. ! have shown you that the diSp0l
, sition OF Christ was a spirit IF gcntlcl
ness. spirit Of sclf-Sacrihce Il spirit oH
humility, Il spirit Of prayer a spirit Oh
hard worl, FIVE points. viii sou rcmcm !
Der them? Are You ready now for ihd
tremendous announcement 0f tho text =
If any man have not the spirit Of Christ
he is none of his Are you ready for
that settlement? Can We stand MP and
say, Yes, we have the spirit " Christi"
Not one Of us can make thal answer to
the full question: yet I an 10 ieclarc 10
yon there is no dscourasomnni IN this
subject for Christian people Yon have
the seeds OF this character planted iir
your soul 1T doth not set appear what
we shall be-" You might a7 we'll blanl,.
| an acorn for not being an OAK " q thou
sand years rs 10 blame yourself because
you are not equal to Christ You have
the mpiantatioH within you which will
enlarge and develop into thn graudcSt
Christian character. ana there Is no dis
couraccmtnt IN this text for you 80 try
f., love and serge the Lord Aim high
Shcathc not yo0r sword @u'h soa have