Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
Our Wednesday Night Prayer Meetings.

After mature deliberation the pastors
and people of the Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian churches of Tazewell have
determined to hold their regular weekly
prayer meetings all on the same night.
Considering the size of our town and
the number Of members IN our respective
churches, all of whom should be regular
attendants upon our prayer services we
apprehend no difficulty in securing good
attendance of each of our prayer services.
We do not feel that the churches of the
town should monopolize the nights of the
week except temporarily under extraordi-
nary conditions. Neither do We feel that
our prayer meetings should be treated
with indifference by any of our members,
or with apparent contempt by the people
of the world, who as we'll as the people OF
God, owe everything to the Saviour.
If we mistake not, these simultaneous
meetings will prove happy and whole
some reminders Of the weekly hour OF
PRAYER, and remove all occasion Of him
drance to each other produced by social
visiting on prayer meeting nights.
1t is hoped that each and all our men,
bers will be present on these occasions and
come up to the help of the Lord, to the
help of the Lord against the mighty. Be-
lieving as we do in the Communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resur'
rection of the body; and the life everast-
ing," we can well afford to lay aside for an
hour or two, once week our secular con.
Germs and place our minds and hearts up
on spiritual things, and pour out our
prayers and praises before the prayer
hearing and prayer answering God.
We all need that potent protection
against secular and worldly mirdednees
which is 80 well afforded by our prayer
meetings. Nothing can be more whole
some and effective against the incursions
of the world than the prayer meeting
properly used.
In view of promised presence Of our
Saviour at all truly religious gatherings,
and His blessing upon all reverent wor.
shippers, and in consideration Of His own
honor and the success of the cause of
righteousness in our community and
throughout the world, and especially in
hope of the redemption of the perishing in
our midst, we appeal to every lover of
God and good, to give us your hearty sup
port. Reader Can you truly sing "Were
the whole realm of nature mine that were
a present far too small ?" If go, we can
expect your support Of our prayer services
Our appeal is general, but especially is it
made to Gods busy people.
Let the busy editor lay aside bis pen,
the busy mechanic his tools, the busy mer-
chant his goods, the busy lawyer his bust
ness, the busy school teacher his books
and the busy student his study, and forget
for the time being secular toll, and unite
their hearts and hands with their busy
pastors in working and praying for the
coming of Gods kingdom. Let the busy
physician, at the hour of prayer, be found
with Gods praying people and thereafter
send forth on their bene6cent errands his
pills bottled with the prayers of Gods
saints. In fine, let parents and children
and visitors, with not hoof behind, come
up to the worship of the Lord on these
weekly occasions.
By request Of the pastors Of the town
have prepared the above, and invoke for
it your prayerful consideration.
Our monthly union prayer meetings,
participated in by all the Churches and
pastors of the town, will be held on We'd
nesday night after the first Sabbath OF
each month, beginning in the Methodist
church next week.
Very respectfully,
w. w. RUFF. !