Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
MONDAY PRAYING CIRCLE,
The National, or Parent, Society Organized
in This CITY,

The National, or Parent, Society Organized
in This City.
The National Union MONDAY Praying
Circle bias been organized in this city.
Its officers are President, the Rev. @.
A. Grise, pastor of Union Church
Treasurer, Thomas McCorkle Of the
Presby terian Church Secretary, Alex
ander Palmer OF the Society of Friends.
Besides organizing branchs in Della
ware, it will establish branches through
out the United States. The following
circular explains the objects of the
association:
I'VE hereby bind ourselves together
In fraternal love and Christian fellow
ship, for heart to heart touch with
Christ in prayer, for pure life and
true character and thus to raise in us a
higher standard of faith and Christian
activity. AS we are surrounded by SO
many evil influences and by nature
inclined TO sin-and as sin takes away
all desire for spiritual things, we need
more prayer, associated intercession and
importuning prayer. 10 this end, We
have formed q National Union Noon
day Praying Circle--for the united
prayer for each, other, every day at the
noon hour between ~ and o'clock.
Every church with its Sunday
schools and its young peoples societies
in the United States should form a
local branch praying circle. All persons
who desire to live 10 better life, and
will agree faithfully to keep the
promise found on the membership card
without regard to name, age or sex, are
eligible to membership.
This associated noon hour worship
will be great spiritual uplift and
blessing to all Christians, old and
young. Even the children in the pri
maty class will be delighted to have
one Of these beautiful member ship
cards. With a little help, they will
soon learn to pray, aud this may bring
them to Christ.
'The pastor and Sunday school super
intendent are the appointed guardians
OF church work. So they will in the
love Of Christ take charge of this great
means OF grace, by providing cards, &c.
To this end, every member OF the
| Sabbath school should BIO required tc
| give one cent. One penny will pay fol
| two cards. one for themselves, and ono
each for the bigger people. These are
the members Of the church, including
those who attend its services. and an
not momEers, and the young people.
1.-THE number of membership card
to be furnished so that all may hav'
| one usually is double the number o
| those enrolled as members of the Sab
| bath schools These cards should b.
kept sacred by every member, and nj
card should be given away. except u
those who are willing to sign tn
promise as members. This is necessar.
SO the secretary may know by the mum
Ler sold TO the local circles the full
membership of the National Circle.
Success is the natural desire O
every person and every church. Fnit
and prayer form character. This bring
into the lifo the highest good. There
fore, all persons and every churc
should give this movement their will
ing and hearty support. The plan
simple and practical, and with yer
little labor and cost to the church; an
the result will prove great blessing t
all concerned. No expense has bee
spared in making tho membership card
durable and beautiful In oolors. The
are put up in neat paper boxes contain
; ing these directions and two slips fc
enrolling the membership and 100 cards
and will he mailed to any address
, hostage maid for so cents for each boz
hostage stamps, checks or POSTAL none
orders in payment. All orders accom-
panied by the cash will be prompt
, filled by the secretary, Alexandt
Palmer, No. 1918 West Sixth stree
Wilmington, Del.
with q heart right with God tn
: noon hour closet worship will be a gre;
. delight and spiritual strength. BIZ
t there will come times and circun
! stances when We cannot have this priv
lege, then sometime during the noe
hour we can lift up our heart to Gc
4 in silent prayer 1t is beautif
8 thought that SO many Christians at Il
I same hour are praying for each othe
1 Ii is called a charmed life. 1t is an i
s spring thought also that every lgc
d church praying circle is link tn
n binds ali the churches OF the nation
gether with golden chain of fratern
unity, love, faith and prayer to God
save the sinner, and to give HIS pest
the Christian, and thus bring victo
r. and glory to the Christ. :"
The promise is as follows:
= Jesus SAID, Have faith in Goo
3 Faith and prayer are His Divine gif
n InIS Cle KEY tuhb upous tiio uooL
j. mercy, grace and all spiritual comfol
= and Blessings. Without faith a
4 prayer, there is no hope or no prom,
&c of salvation. a membership IN IL
- National Union MONDAY Prayer Cir
il / believe will be spiritual help to !
:, yet this unusual hour for worst
/. may be struggle at hrst, but :
!, sacrifice will make this service
| tltnt IN =
d want to neglect 1T. Therefore, prom
- by Divine help to spend as much til
~ AZ possible each day between the hol
y, y, Of IL and O'Clock to lift up my he
4, in worship and prayer to Almighty g
40 not for myself alone, but for allN'
members Of this noon hour prayer Giro
that by His mercy and grace, I
character and life may te a true "
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