New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
is SURE PRAYER AVAlLS
Pastor III With Cancer Speaks Of
NcKmIey's Dung Days.

The Rev. H. II. Barbour. pastor of the North
Baptist Church of Newark. who is critically Ill
with cancer his house. No. 211 Mount Prospect
ave. Newark. and will die, the physicians say. adj
dressed sermon to his congregation last night.
The sermon was read by William J. Thomas the
church clerk Mr. Barbour took his text from
Job xxi 10 What is the Almighty that should
him? And what profit should have II
pray him?" He said:
OF what profit is prayer? What profit in seeking
from heaven relief which earth cannot give? What
d peril rs and paG m ng an to Sd F @
aware that questions such as these may be sug-
AnS s y e hepe oday m knoMg ha1
numan skill can offer no relief and knowing: too.
churches are praying that Gods power may inter
not natural that find myself thinking OF the
value of prayer?
cry, healing health new years OF life and labor?
the o thus 6sn w m not 1T shall be | SO e that
But But If God In his wisdom does not restore, VIII
prayer have been unanswered?
scene of the past comes back to nation
was in PRAYER. AS with one heart and one voice
the petition that the life of beloved ruler strick
EN- ny tne hand Of an assassin might ne spared
bowed head and heavy heart followed the form OF
always insure recovery for the sick But is prayer
oIr ohen Hnayang? Was IT al to no profit that oyer
supplication through the days Of waiting? Must
swered-t desire disregarded? / think not
as to their deepest desire For what was that deep
wellbeng OF the sufferer and the highest we'll
being of the nation should he promoted in the issue
of the illness of the stricken ruler? And who shall
doubt that the deepest desire fulfilled? Peace
fully the Christian soldier fell asleep, and, doubt
less wakened to experiences that onliSting the
highest activities and satisfying the deepest
lngS OF his being And, greater. perhaps. than any
service Of his life the service rendered his
try in his death. Passing all human computation
was the influence of that revelation OF the last
hours in the life of Christian man. In deepening
belief in the eternal realities. in attestng vnluc
OF Christian faith and i'll turning the thoughts OF
men TO God Not asked but better than we
gaX 70 IN II Ilr haar "a
desire
And that which is true in the experience OF the
Christian statesman is equally in the expert
ence of every servant of Coda conviction that
gives TO me a quiet assurance I wait for the
revelation of Gods plan The prayer instnctively
fIiendS-cannot fail of answer. The desires beget-
ting prayer will not fail To be fulfilled Do those
desires look toward health, release from pain? Ii
VIII not fail. The cure shall he wrought imper-
fecty. transiently here, completely eternay
yonder. Do these desires which express them
selves In prayer look toward renewal of service?
Service Is indeed the end which gives true
worm to life. But cannot think that service
Will be ended by the freeing OF the soul from the
LIMITATIONS imposed by its union with a mortal
body. ~
Yes ! know that prayer shall be answered in
Gods own way That which He knows be for
my largest life. for my truest service for the
to ordain. These thoughts come to me to-day as
! think of prayer and In my weakness-in the
conviction strong upon that the earthly life
has almost reached it's cose-they are rest and
good cheer Through them is fulfilled TO me the
promise OF old-'At even time it shall be light