The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-02

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come and bless thee
Congregants. | can never enter q church
ana see small children Justify Joining In
the hymns without feeling distressed nj
tAe woeful Indifference Of my corellgiopistg
TO the moral and spiritual value Of PRAYER.
IL IS considered old fashioned To say prny.
erS; reverence Is voted not up-to.dste. ana
therefore Is t1booed: smartneSs has taken
the place of humility; flppancy OF reyer-
ence.
IGNORANCE BEGBTS IRREvERENCE.
II we could only realize the truth of
the rabbits words. II is only the ignorant
man who is irreyerent.
Some Of you NAV remember the case Of
the Scotch Highlander In the American
war of independcnce
shortly after the execution Of Andre and
therefore at a time when mons passions
were running at fever heat, Highlander
was accused OF the capital crime of hay
ing been in communication with the enemy
There was no direct evidence against
the man, but he had been seen In the gray
of twilight stealing from the forest, which
trooDs.
His was a unique defense. lie had said
spend an hour In prayer.
Have You. It soldier. been in the habit
OF spending hours In private prHycr?'
sternly asked the presidCA Of the court
MARTIAL Yes" reDlicd the man
Well. never did YOU stand In greater
need of PRAYER than YOU do at this MO
ment Get down on YOUR knees and pray"
The man did so aud so 1uentlV fclVputly
and devoutly did he pray that the chair
man had no hesitation In acduittng him.
turning To his brother officers, he said:
NO one could have PRAYED so without a
long apprenticeship Fellows who dom
attend drills get on badly at.the review"
Let us bear that officers words In mind
ana take them 10 heart-fcllows who don't
attend drills get on badly at the review.
THE ANECDOTES MEANING.
Today. Rosh Hashona. is one Of our re-
view DAYS, when we soldiers arc expected
70 make a brave show. aud we should not
for enc moment lose sight Of the fact that
our general can tell in a twukling which
OF us have and which OF us have not at
tended 10 our drills. Fellows who don't
attend drills get on badly a. the review.
Aud yet 1t is something to be proud of
that oven those who have not attended
drills recognize the necessity OF appearing
upon parade on review d8y, or putting
aside military phraSeologv. II is beaui iful
idea Of Judaism an idea which Chris
tianity, Judaism daughter. Faith has hor-
rowed from her mother to usher Ia aud
commence the now wear with prayer.
The Jewish New Years Day IS essen
TALLY day Of PRAYER The very wishes
and greetings assume the form Of
Look at the portion from the prophets
which is read on New Years Day. II IL
IIannah's prayer,
her mind oppressed and her whole spirit
crushed under "A private domestic sorrow.
She lives happily with her husband, but
her union has not been blessed with od,
So She quickly goes to the temple and
prays to her God to give her a son.
Her prayer Is heard and her son, Samuel,
Is devoted for life to Gods service.
He becomes u prayerful man, Cody
man. q leader, seer, prophet
AT the time when he first saw the light
the times were out Of joint, anarchy held
sway men were laWless, might was right
every man did that which was right In his
Bnt then appeared the man OF prayer
he came, he lived and he Influenced,
And at his death he left the kingdom
fully consolidated under that sweet singer
in israel the poet-preacher. King David.
The biood-red page Of our history gives
place 10 the snow-white page Wheh
praycrful family holds the relns
Peace enters the nations heart through
the divine medium OF prayer.
EFFlcAcY or PRAYER
Much folly has been both spoken ana
written on the subject Of the efficacy OF
I rayer, and men have quarieied WIN Itoll,
deuce because vain prayers have remained
unanswered.
But is 1t moi consollng 10 think that our
lives are not nodded and guided hy n "a
prlclous fate but are directed by wise
head and a uerciful hearty
II is true that Gods ways are not our
WAYS. and when fearful calamity occurs
It only too frequently appears cruel ana
But when our prayers do remain unan-
swered our faith should then step ~ ana
tell us that God knows how 70 give better
than we Know how to ask.
David Livingstone prayed 10 become ?
missionary, but was deserved by an hli-
wise providence for a more extensive sphere
Of Influence. and little black children IN me
wIlds ~ darkest Africa SIN bless TIC gen
tie explorers name.
are Indifferent TO the value u prayer ot
eplritunl communion. that mystic Donu
which unltes US to a higher being.
VIEWS or GREAT MEN.
Can We not Gull a page from the biograph-
zeal books Of our great men?
Jobn Quincy Adams never lay down az
might untii nc had repeated bis prayer Of
childhood.
william Mckinley never forgot about bis
prayers
Perieles never addressed an audience until
ne cd nav HIS sssipo never undertook any AZ
fasr III Importance until ne had paseeo
s,,,ns time alone IN prayer IN the temple
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Pray er takes Us out Of orr scrdld WORK