Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-01-06
The Week Of PRAYER.

This is the week of prayer, and unio
meetings will be held in South Pari
churches, Monday and Tuesday even
ings at the Congregational church, Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings at tn
Baptist church, and Friday and Sun
day evenings at the Methodist church
The topics suggested by the Evangelical
Alliance, as given below, will be follow
ed:
Monday. Jan. 8. Congregational church.
The Church Militant.
Praise-For the Church's one divine founda
ton; for It's divine unity; for Its p,Ovidentia
history; for It's manifold spiritual victories; an!
for It's promised triumph throughout the world
Prayer-For nobler manifestation OF tn
Church's unity; for 1t, greater free ON iron
| hindering imperft cti0ns; for It's Increase u
spiritual devotion; for its enlargement In practi
cal wisdom; and for its speedy and full reaiiza
ton Of It, Founder purpose.
Tuesday. Jan. 6. Congregational church.
Foreign Missions.
| Praise-For the successes hitherto v0uchsafet
| to missionaries Of the cross; for the encourage
ment which God still gives to faithful herai'ts
| the gospel; for the wiser methods which mission
| airy experience has revealed and enfo, ced; anc
/ for the interuenominational comfy 10 Foreign
Mission efforts, which now so largely prevails.
Prayer-For the deepening OF the missionary
spirit throughout the Church; for the vast In
crease uf gifts for missions In 10 eign lands, FOL
the guidance Of the all.wise Spirit In missionary
methods; for the power OF The Spirit In preparing
hearts for the reception Of saving truth; ana Ioi
| the swift fu illment of the Messianic vision.
Wednesday. JAM. Baptist church, Home
Missions.
Praise-For the goodlv fruits Of Christianity
in Christian lands; r the perfect adaptation OF
W; for the existing measure of interdenomina.
tional cooperation in Home Mission efforts; and
for the witness Of the Spirit In the successful
making known Of the truth In even 1.-THE waste
places"
Prayer-For still clearer perception Of the
oneness Of tiod's kipgdo for still larger ac-
csptance Of the fact that Home and Foreign Mis-
II, mr. are allies; for still deeper sense of the
Gospels sole p wer to save the Individual anu
the nation; for still more effective interdenomi.
rational unity Of plan and action In Home Mis-
sion work; and for the plenitude Of the Spirit =
inspiration In our seeking to save those who
come to our shores, and In our evangc,izing OF
the home land.
Thursday, JAMS Baptist church.) Special
Work for the Young-Families and Schools.
Praise-For the present wonderful turning Of
the young toward Christ and his service; for
gent enthusiasm In behalf Of missions; for their
strong influence In Institutions of learning; and
for the promise they give that the future will be
In Christian hands.
Prayer-For the Spirits direction In all efforts
to win the young for Christ; and for the gathering
Of still mightier youthful host to the Christian
standard.
Praise-For the priceless blessings which come
from the Family and the School, and for the
reverent regarri Ia which they still are held.
Prayer-For greater measure Of the divine
blessing upon the Family and the School; for q
greater wisdom and fidelity in parental teaching
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