New-York tribune., 1901-08-10

with my beloved and glorffied friend whom all
knew and loved.George MacgTesor. Sitting in my
vestry at New Court Chapel London. in the midst
and Others were taking part he said to me"the
very last time saw him-we had been talking of
world, of the need there was of some power
from fha cbajr 81 uf i bnb b han b rising
pacing the room with that intense earnestness that
characterized him, he said TO
'Morean. had rather train ten to pray
than hundred men 70 preach At the moment.
superlative; have become convinced that he was
right. 1t was the LANGUAGE Of Of man that was liv-
to cross the border line, upon whose face already
or land. You will understand that he didn't by
saying that minimize the value of preaching, him
that what we need supremey is that Christian
people shall know how to pray and shall be able to
Is much prayer that never seems to reach beyond
get back and study foundations. where
THREE GROUPS O. SCRIPTURES
Mr.. Morgan then read twelve Scripture refer
ences. which for convenience he termed groups A.
and c. (A) John l. IS and Matthew XII q. OBJ
John X. u-15 and IS, and Hebrews X 1922 (C
John xiv. 1926; XIV %; xvi. and 13. and Romans
viii, 26. Continuing he said:
mo Now what have we in these three groups? We
threefold fact or II you prefer the three founda-
The first is the revelation of the Father. the second
is the mediation Of the Son; and the third is the
right pTyileges Of the believer in Christ; all these
are homed within the Christian fact-the revelation
ton of the Holy Spirit. Apart from these things
necessary.
The Father revealed the Son mediating, the
for PRAYER. and all prayer that is to prevail must
facts; prayer to the Father revealed in Jesus:
prayer in the of the Son, who is the mediator
the Son to the Father and any prayer oersd
under the inspiration of the Spirit through the Son
TO the Father is never unanswered.
Now. we pass over these things again for Illus
Now, PRAYER is only possible TO man as God has re-
Eealed kSa,s Himself to man and as God has revealed
guest question; SSPposing that we e04d lift out Of the
from that fact do know enough Of God to make
prayer possible? Now. l am not prepared to dog
point: but prefer rather to speak from my own
THIS mater and 70 'e @ you ~ yo %mere S6aG on
hesitation that II you take out of the world the
God apart from Christ is not enough make me
ether want to pray or able to pray.
the, the revelation we have had in Christ? Certainly;
apart from the r4vsIafion thA ord % saw NJ Him I'm IN
ChristH Well, now, let take the testimony of
such as have refused to accept the Christian
lation and teaching. The sncerest among them
have borne wonderful testimony TO what they have
testimony It is the testimony Of so honest p''9
man as Balm. 1t was Balm who said that after long
nomena of nature he had the deliberate con-
idceo somewhat NOW, personally l noId that that
is a most valuable confession from a scientific man;
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what I do not say that lightly; l have the
strongest desire that should understand exactly
understanding what prayer is What is this double
/ faced somewhat that Balm lies behind all
natural phenomena? Intelligence and force; in
finite power under infinite control Mind and force
says the honest sclehtlhc investigator lie oenlnd
Can you pray TO force? I cannot. II this be all
prayer is impossible to me-
FACE TO FACE WITH CHRISTIAN FACT
And then IT is that get this Book put into my
bands and then il is come face 10 face with the
hat hath seen seen God at any time the the Son WHICH is is in
What Is the greatest word in all that verse? The
/ BOSOM. Balm never discovered that bosom he
found Gods heart: it cannot be found but the Som
has spoken 10 men from the heart OF God. from the
Now. want 10 pray. I can pray 10 heart. can
pray TO love II I'm bruised l don't expect that
that infinite mind VIII take my case up; but if I
l pray God only as He is revealed in Christ.
so that when these gathered around Him AID
men dTst of the great cono6any Of Door weak sous
that He will train for Gods heavenly home. He is
teaching you pray all the while. You don I
know it yet. but presently. when the pentecostal
effuson shall have anointed your eyes TO see. You
Father that makes you want to pray You ask
Him TO teach you to pray. Why? Because as He
prayed you saw the very Hght OF God upon his
face. and the revelation Of the Father that has
come through the Son Is the first fact that makes
prayer possible II in the heart of bruised,
troken. wounded, SHINING men and women a desire
TO pray. passion to tell out their agony In God $
And yet pray you follow me Most reverently
II that be all cannot pray II Jesus of Nazareth
only came TO reveal the Father In the perfections
tendernesses Of His teaching then He has not made
prayer, possible. And why not2 Because II is
when | stand in the light Of the revealed Father
| that first ind out how great sinner l am
| Haven't you found II that way2 on. that might
brother mine. did You first discover the depths O
| your sin? For IL when I stood in the ligh
| the person Of Jesus Christ How can I. who's,
motive of life has been self-centred. pray to tht
| when all my actions are now seen TO be polluted
/ with that essence of sin which is self-enthrone
| 1 broken and undone; how dare take tina
Of the nnite oye M6en myssf am sn9er los
| and undone? And most reverently. and yet will
say the revelation of the Father the Son creates
| the passion for prayer but does not alone make
| PRAYER possible.
JESUS PROVIDES EVERY NEED
Then. what more do need? will not argue a.
| provided in Jesus. In that same hrst chapter-fol
! arguments of PRAYER wherever you put your hand
! in Holy Scripture-in that same chapter Of Johr
! the bosom of the Father you read something else
! just little further down What is II? This. BE
/ hold the Lamb of God. which taketh away the sir
OF the world And now we do not follow Him
this is not the place or the time TO follow Him OF
Suffice it TO say that He who had revealed the
Father in all the perfection of His love, He who
| by that revelation has made want TO pray. He
His cheek TO those that pluck off the hair II is He
who now takes upon Him stripes that ought to
less spotess One Who is wounded. When ought
to have been wG1nded II is is He HeIqnd an II said this
made sin. and who takes His way beyond the
place where the burnt offering is consumed to the
place beyond the camp. of ignominy. of shame,
sacrifice. the place where sin is consumed. He