New-York tribune., 1900-08-19


tbst hanoj H too and will equip you for the things
g4e Nt4 you from this Conference into some new,
back fo Pdtn hd OF life If He is going to take you
sno s denial and difficulty He is equipping you
dawns there dawns that day the light Of life that
perfect dav bbT9Tgh baTopg its mystery into the more
GIea{eo IN Christ Jesus for the good works which
tbe, na'h afore prepared that should walk in
, Show nov me the man equipped In Christ who walks
1e9e i fsoda n Christ and will show the man who
@ @uttering Of divine thought in rhythm and in order
5iu +L IA beauty. so that others may hear the
the perfect balance and answer of the Created man
10 the works prepared for him.
EFFECTS THAT FOLLOW.
Now. just a word or two on the practical side
e+t eI Inat II that be true and if that be the true
u.s. Three effects as it seems to me First the eff
Of S[ vresp9nsibty second that Of the sense
II T3Ed 12do or 3 two on each point
IN them and d' if s has az tD Prepsred da me
me- # beaq @GFk5 the what effect does that h have on
M sponsibx Ts5Sp9nTiOty 55p ] and what is the re-
God pan for 'h0ed @ aods fdG0'eT SsT
i9deed foG & s5e ~ works E at9Ee prepared that
ToIr SPUTSlPanJy; b have no other do protest IN
conception Of life have no effort today but this
0 n m maaxety b for for tG-moTrOw put this no thought
thought for me: Gods plan for me, Gods afore
ana now some one says-and here is the point
OF 9Ts pTactcemyou o say yes that is true but how
siscs BILE OF r. hoy many people have said m this to me me
heart s s baTden of Getting PFhaP to od a wi % M
an costs People say How 5Ss are 1--WE We going to nd
the rdinary day Of f he aag oTdnaFy TlH oeHdaT ds and It
WIN become more ordinary when this ConffereInce renee
merely, but Monday, tuesday and, wednesday,
We going to discover every day Gods prepared
I answer the question in this way: Ask Him,
walt Tor Him use the gift Of your reason fi+b IN
ard then obey on the instant when the light
falls You want to know Gods viii ,aS ask va ask *
out prayer! Perpetually we take up some piece
Of action in a day. and we never ask God if
that is what He wants US 10 90 AsS' lea learn eya yaT
can learn the secret save as you have learned tIls
that YOU learn W with the habit Of prayer. You
must have your regular seasons II prayer: l d0aI %
make set Of laws that will ft any single man nan;
What is enough for me may not be for you.
mean the regular season. an hour Tor prayer
PRAYER NOT A QUESTION OF TIME.
Some people ask me to sign pledge & that I l viii
thing some men ask: How long do you pray in
day. Don't ask me question tnaL concerns S me- ne
priest: have no room for him; get him away.
must nave n y1eT So sb 9 q6e door of your
closet, you, child Of God, alone with God, how long
TO learn is that which grows out Of that divine
mosphere p a2 attitude. perpetuai thing that
pray live if am in real fellowship and com com
bn9siness in 9 before actuaIIy say will take that
BOOK or vii do this there is to be in my mind this
question, Q God, is this thy will? DO not say say
are so quick that there may be perpetual sub
sought in the life and by reflex action your heart
goes out, your wifi is handed over and with every
hour, or here is a moment, not my but Thy will,
marred the music and spoiled the poetry because
sometimes has taken out of the harmony of
Wait How long? Again. I don't know: you cant
measure the gOings OF God by the dial Of the clock
passed Wien men listen for Cod If you listen He
world waits is the life Of the saint of God that
the music of the eternal heavens We His
And see how that works out. Not only RESPONSE
bill 5ty but safety a | need only say say WORD 5. on it.
would spek With ali bnmiit 5 for have a ever G 10
watch that know His pathway and seek It The
moment l 60 aside from His pathway I take the
you to 60 over there Oh, yes. How is it you go
He is respo3sIbIe viii tae no 1izEs No man an
takes risk when he follows his Master; you take
the lnidel sense Of the word. Of coIrse you go
on u5lag ne ne W0rd; we sas all go on using i; II
name let US use it in sanctifed way; man
did if you are outside the divine pathway but not
Il & gQu are Are IN IT, Cqnfidences? Yes they are al
But if you mean by coincidences something that
up it never happens If you are in the will Of God,
LEAF FROM EXPERIENCE.
personal Experience that has mpres9 5s9 e my SsrR owR
deeply during the last six months. Since saw
you last here, as many OF you know, God put
sienced; for eleven days my life hung upon a
thread and for six weeks. at any rate. my tongue
was twisted and paralyzed, and the doctors didn't
think would speak any more. Well, there came
a letter from one whom I revere and whom you
DR.. Weston telling he had thinking
about me and praying Tor me 1 wrote back then
coming on. One day got letter from him
weeks had passed-anG he told me that down there
faculty and the students had had special prayer
Tor Now. do you know that very morning
Of four surgeons
Condolences? All right, you read it that way: but
in the plan Of God, and they prayed for and
l wrapped in prayer while l was wrapped in
Oh Cod help the Church TO get rid Of its in
5delity. Talk about your happening and your
sod that happens; they come up OF the eternity
Of the divine order, and if that be true Of the
Of your life and mine. / can turn aside from the
pathway and make discord, that is the trouble;
but if l find il and if l follow. what then? Then
I have risk, no happening, no failure no acci-
dent, and my life flows on in endless song amid
And the third result. of course. follows Less
three phrases Of the New Testament, don't you,
thar is the first thing peace with God that IS the
next And then what? on most InarYeIoqs % OF all
peace with Him resulting from that peace from
him and then His PeaGGs de mat oeleTeth G & shaa @
planted by the rivers Of water and don't you know
one Of the characteristics IN the day OF calamity
II 4 he II