The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-26

Z "As a man thinketh. so Is he. the evan
| ing but money; 1t is the controlling spirit
Another. II he thinks deep enough, VIII
find that it is for fame he labors. while
pleasure controls another. This is man
way and man must give it up because II
isn't Gods way. The way Is the stream,
| the thought is the source. As the heavens
! thoughts are higher than your thoughts
Gods thought incIoses infinity and eternity
for every Mhst SGp5s I. sToEss sNones n the dust
money? There Is only one test for II. and
upon os e earth. % Your You e thought is for fame Up
on granite your name is cut in letters an
inch deep. In a hundred years some one will
God pity him whose thought is for perish
ing granite upon perishing earth.
Young man young woman, return to tho
Wealth won't purchase It The gate swings
easily. because 1t swings upon the cross OF
the Worlds Redeemer l would to GOD
to think of this. Don't take tho word Of q
preacher: 1t is Gods promise. But there
must be the fo.sakins Of the way. the for
'If you don't believe the Bible. don't tell
me that you do not believe It nor tell your
oS SH, ger down ON tss
Of the morning will sound in your heart.
You shall go out from this house with Joy
in your SOUL"
O0eOn McetIuBs
The first Of the Campbell Morgan meet
ernoon. and the hall was well fuled. showing
no falling of in interest. The music was
led by the Reverend c. N Rauch. and Mr..
ing prayer. The aftsrnoOn meeting viii be
held at the Odeon to-day. tomorrow and
Friday. and special meeting for prayer
Avenue Presbyterian Church at a. m.
This special meeting yesterday was largely
attended On Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
Park Presbyterian Church. corner Of Albion
and Missouri avenues.
Mr. Morgans theme yesterday afternoon
was Preparation for Prayer" Preliminary
to the discussion Of this topic, however. he
reviewed his discussion Of the Platform OF
PRAYER Pray which ne pres presented Monday after
explained that he did not mean a prepara-
tions Of moods and lenses" He said he
Transient @ rss praser Re spoks Of IS rather
es a condition or frame Of spirit. ready at
a moments notics to express ones desires
Mr.. Morgan called special attention to
what he termed ''the law of preparation
for prayer. and which he defined as the
makes prayer T possible" SSH e. f Here sss again s he
referred to the principles involved in the
platform Of prayer; the revelation Of the
that firm belief in and acceptance was
ss1a to- proper for
outgrowth Of the life within" which made
soes o and him
through the Son. Mr.. Morgan called spe-
cial attention to Luke xii. 81 Fear not,
pleasure to give you the kingdom." He
sad that the purely literal criti: would gay
OF this passage "a that It vas ss wonderfui
the shepherd and his flock. then that Of a
father and family. then that Of king and
snn6 Sr said this ras
a criticism was wide Of the mark as to the
true Interpretation, for he rev ealed the fact
the metaphors named merged. hut did not
That the thought of Christ as the shep-
herd OF his flock. OF God as the Father of
his spiritual family and as king. were ALI
s naa In hs od sst
Christ. in the New Testament. to more fully
reveal and make definite these relations.
Of this three-fold relation was all important
logical order q thought was the reverse:
the shepherd and lastly that Of the Father
considered apart from Christ.
GermRne Considerations.
These considerations MIR. Morgan declared
ton In prayer Said he: II can prevail I'm
prayer only in so far as am loyal to God
as my king. can prevail only as 1 am
pasturinS In the provisions Of my Shepherd
and am content. II am discomfort. disobe-
dent frstful and rebellious, cannot pre-
vail In prayer. 1t is a possible thing for
even Christians to deny the kingship Of
Christ. The tendency is to treat him more
as an absentee landlord than as king of
him. and the blasphemy of the sanctuary
Is worse than the blasphemy of the siums.
Then we must remember that we are ADOPT
ed into the family Of God and adoption here
means not only a change In name. but a
change of naturethe infusion Of his life.
that We may be like nim.'
The next great factor in preparation for
prayer to which Mr.. Morgan referred was
the mediation OF Christ" As explanatory,
special reference was made to Titus H. II
13. where It Is said: Teaching US that
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts. we
should live soberly. r!ghteously and godly
In this present world: looking for the
blessed hope and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ" /"
Mr.. Morgan emphasized irst the nature Of
the teaching or instruction here mentioned
He said that 1t meant salvation from all