New-York tribune., 1901-08-10


with my beloved and gorihed friend whom you all
xetT ana a HSy - MaegTeg9E Sitting IN my
of series OF meetings in which he. Mr. Chadwick
very last time saw him~we had been talking Of
the condition of the Church. Of the condition of the
with which to deal with men and suddenly rsing
from the chair in which he had been sitting and
characterized him. he said TO me:
=, MorRan. l had rather train ten men to pray
than hundred men to preach" At the moment
perhaps. thought that the expression was a little
right It was the Language Of man that was s Ts iv
ing very near the unseen world, who very
there Seemed to rest that light that never Was o
sea or land You will understand that he didn't by
saying that minimize the value of preaching him
self a preacher; but he had come TO understand
people shall know how to pray and shall be able to
pray tntelgently and prevailingly; and when there
the roof that confines its sound it is time for us to
get back and study foundations. see where we
THREE GROUPS o. SCRIPTURES
Mr. Morgan then read twelve Scripture refer
ences. which for convenience he termed groups A
b and c. (A) John l. IS and Matthew XII. q. (BD
John x, HIS and Is, and Hebrews K. 1922 (C)
John xiv. 1926; XIV. 26 xvi. and I3, and Romans
Will 8 Continuing he said:
Now. what have we in these three groups? We
have stated in these three groups of Scripture the
threefod fact, or If you prefer the three founda-
The FIRST the revelation Of the Father the second
Inspiration Of the Spirit All these facts are Birth
right privileges Of the believer in Christ: all these
Of the Father the mediation Of Son the inspira
ION Ion OF me Holy spirit apart from these things
mere can be no prevailing prayer. All OF them
The Father revealed. the Son mediating, the
spirit inspiring: that is Gods provision in Christ
Tor prayer. and all prayer that is 10 prevail must
facts prayer to the Father, revealed in Jesus
prayer In the name of the Son. who is the MEDIATOR
prayer under the inspiration Of the Spirit. through
under the inspiration of the Spirit through the Son
10 the Father Is unanswered.
NOW, We pass over these things again for Illus
Now prayer is only possible 10 man as God has re-
EHaIed Himself TO man and as God has revealed
@ himself to man in Jesus Christ Let me ask this
question: Supposing that we could lift out of the
nr rIoHl rhat daGt 90 know enough OF God to make
1st, I1aSea P9sSslnle Now am not prepared to dog
point but ! prefer rather to speak from my own
experience and to tell you exactly where stand
Christian fact then cannot pray what Enow of
God apart from Christ is not enough to make me
el{her Pt want want TO pray or able 70 pray,
the revelation we have had I'm Christ? Certainly
very much And what can know of God
GPart from the revelation the world saw Of Him in
christ? Wen, now, let us take the testimony of
SuGh as have refused to accept the Christian reve
have borne wonderful testimony to what they have
testimony It Is the testimony Of so honest
man as Balm 1t was Balm who said that after long
and patient research and observation of the phe-
noena OF nature ne had come 20 the deliberate con-
cIuslon that behind everything there was double
is most valuable confession from scientific man;
out l cannot pray 10 Bains double faced
strongest desire that should understand exactly
what this man means. because IL helps in
understanding what prayer IS. What is this double
faced somewhat that Balm saws lies behind all
natural phenomena? Intelligence and force; in
finite power under infinite control. Mind and force
says the honest scientific investigator lie behind
an an natural phenomena, Can you pray to mind?
Can you pray 70 force? cannot II this be all,
prayer is impossible to me.
FACE TO FACE WITH CHRISTIAN FACT.
hands, and then il is come face TO face with the
Christian fact. And what do I read? NO man
h bosom of S be any aheT hah ae S@n dee@le %R h Is
What Is the greatest word in all that verse; The
bosom Balm never discovered that bosom he
searched through nature; the scientist has never
mas spoken 10 men from the heart OF God from the
Now. want 10 pray. I can pray 10 heart. can
pray 70 love. II am bruised, don't expect that
force Will pity me. II I am broken. I DO not hope
am bruised and broken, l can lie back on a bosom
can pray TO God only as He is revealed IN Christ.
they said. Lord teach us to pray"-oh discir lie
men. first OF the great company of poor weak souls
teaching you 10 pray all the while. You don I
know it yet. but presently, when the pentecostal
Will behold IN Him the very revelation Of the
Father that makes you want 10 pray You ask
prayed you saw the very light of God upon His
iace. ana the revelation OF the Father that has
come through the Son Is the first fact that makes
prayer possible II creates in the heart OF bruised
broken. wounded SHINING men and women a desire
10 pray passion to tell out their agony in Gods
ear
And yet pray you follow me Most reverently
Do ! say this, and set most solemnly do say it.
II that be all. cannot pray, II Jesus of Nazareth
Of Ills lie in the EIoriss OF His CHARACTER in the
tendernesses Of His teaching then He has not made
when 1 stand in the light Of the revealed Father
Haven't you found IL that way on. that might
appeal 10 Christian souls here, When tell me.
your sin? For me II was when l stood IN the light
Of love as 1t flashed upon my guilty life thr9ugh
motive OF life has been self-Centred. pray to the
eternal love- How can pray 10 the eternal love
with that essence OF sin which IS self-enthrone-
am broken ana Tndn4ss'. how dare iake nat
Of the Infinite love When myself am a sinner lost
needed emphasis, IN the day IN which We live do |
the passion for prayer. but does not alone make
PRAYER possible.
JESUS PROVIDES EVERY NEED
Then. what more do I need? will not argue as
provided in Jesus. In that same hrst chapter-for
It seems TO me you can md these doctrines and
in Holy Sculpture that same chaRter 9 Of John
the bosom OF the Father. you read something else
Just little further down What is II? This; Be
tbi ne % nJ tbs pIare or the time 70 follow Hin a.
to Speak much Concerning that mighty. marvellous
mysterious work.
Suffice il TO say that He who had revealed the
Father in all the perfection OF His love. He who
by that revelation has made me want 70 pray He
II is who now His back the srnIter and
His cheek those that pluck off the hair; II is He
who takes upon Him stripes that ought to
have fallen upon me; II Is He, the perfect. STAIN
less. spotless One who is wounded when | ought
to have been wounded, II is He-and If l said this
YOU might question melt is He, the sinless who is
made sin. and who takes His way beyond the
court where the high priest ministers, outside the
place where the burnt Offering is consumed, to the
place beyond the camp. of ignominy. OF shame,
where there Is offered not sin offering. but sin
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