The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-03
FIRM BELIEF Fl IN
POWER OF PRAYER
CONSIDERATION RENEWED IN
MEETING AT PLYMOUTH.
City Pastors Meet with Eyangelists for
q Service Of Prayer and Testimony
to Gain Strength for the Work-Dr.
Taylor Tells Remarkable Incident Of
Answered Prayer.

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| Answered Prayer. 81
1 It was small, but devoted band
of worshipers which gathered at Plym-
out Congregational church this morn
iIg at me special service designed for
church workers. Fhe s meeting aH was q: a
special session Of prayer,
Dlstr1ct reports were first in order,
and were. all of favorable nature,
showing increased attendance in every
district, and larger numbers daily Civ
Ing themselves over to christian in
! Then followed brief PRAYERS. Rev.
DR.. Slough gave thanks that the city
seemed already moving for God. Rev.
Dr. Ostrom prayed that men still en-
tangled in doubt might be: brought to
Christ. Then followed brief, earnest
prayers from various persons in the
The Power of Prayer.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, who presided at the
were many altogether TOO prone to for.
get the mighty power of prayer.
have. had personal experience
demonstrating the power Of prayer
said Dr.. Taylor, and his hearers were
all attention to hear his story.
know Of a, case in Brooklyn, - said
the evangelist, where woman had
prayed for years that her husband might
be brought to Christ. During series
of revival meetings she went to her
pastor, reminded him of Gods promise
that He would grant the prayer where
two or more are gathered together in
his name. She asked the pastor to
pray with her for that husband: And
not only did the pastor do so, but he
asked his congregational all to pray for
the regeneration OF that. misguided
man.
Of renown.. He had been brought to
Brooklyn from San Francisco because
Of his ability. About the time Of the
meetings he requested to be sent to
France. His employers agreed and his
;. wife was in despair. But then came
The man who was to take his place
was suddenly taken i'll and the man
: could not leave, Then one night he
went with his wife to one of the meet
ings. What he heard preyed upon his
, mind. He paced the floor in his home
most Of that night. Two nights later
he again attended a meeting with his
Z wife; This e tim time, on appeal of the
, a better life to come forward, he was
Of the number. And there, on the floor
Of that church, weeping, he told his
story and gave his life to God. Today
, he Is still working on the great metro
, politan daily, but. at the same time do
ing q glorious work for Christ and
@ SPECIFIC PETITIONS Made. ~. III,
) - TIE story stirred thg hearts Of pr.
. Taylor ~ istenerH,5 ami prayer after
:. fearful, was uttered Tor theS salvation
Of loved cones, One pastor pleadSeGfor
, God s. grace Ito aid "a the saving Of
Christi In a family of six. A short pc
: tition was uttered for young man
: who was in the grip Of incompetence;
? another for a husband and wife who
: had wandered away from the church.
Q A brief, heartfelt petition was made
9 by one evangelist in the audience for
! he who is the captive Of habit, whose
: seek him to bring him to Christ. r-7-' s,
2 "A man arose from the audience and
wished to. testify as to the power of
prayer. He had left home when q boy
z For five years he had been cowboy
e on the western plains. For fourteen
= years he was a railroad man. And
I finally his heart had been touched by
J. soul had all this time been uttering fol
. his salvation. The speaker is now 8
I minister with a parish at Brainerd. i
DR.. Frank Granstaff, in an address
!, gave his sincere belief that God does
answer prayer. Jesus prayed. The sur
set while he was praying; and when il
rose again Jesus was still praying. Nc
man ever prayed as did Jesus.
:, Zone reason why God does not more
81 frequently answer PRAYER - said the
speaker, is that when we say oul
prayers We don't pray. Oh, there's 6
n praying 2:4:.s. = . ii II :,
10 ,Amens from the audience showed the
: appreciation Of the listeners of this
quoted Dr. Gransts II ass h0' a.
n intensity Of meaning in that word trans
g lated, ask. God does not care for thu
q poetry, the rhetoric, the length or tn.
II number Of prayers God cares for bu
le one thing, sincerity. p
"There are other reasons why pray
p ers are not answered. You may have
L. wrong desire which you take to God
s. You may ask for something for selfish
I'd. desire. God never granted a desire TO-
v. man to 1uxuriate selishly. There is
j. perhaps, another reason. There may b.
til a hidden sin in your heart. If this b.
os7i u W. wv w LII 11OlS SlOQ C1AAOU 4Odl yOu
k prayer. You cannot thug some loved sill
k to your heart and lat the same tim
ly pray for blessings. Then, too, praye
le must be with the right plea. The de
le. sires must be- asked for Jesus sake
al and for the glory of God There wa
+. evident appropriations Of DR.. Granstaff ,
e, explanation by the audience, and man,
3 heads bowed in prayer following it.
le. DR.. John Elliott Takes Charge.
St DR.. John 81. Elliott then took tn
le chair and presided over the meetin,
n for half an hour. He devoted nearly al
a this time to brief prayers by many Il
oe the audience for Gods blessing npo,
"a the evangelical movement now unde
way in the. city. The petitioners aske,
for strength for the evangelists, for
blessing on the music Of the gospel a
III presented by the singers, and for ali
ID ID for the personal workers who endeav
I'D orded during the meetings to bring tn
hearers to a pledge for renewed Chris
ng tian life. DR.. Elliott spoke of the az
an probation Of prayer by the Apostl
L. Z. Paul. Paul did not let worry mar hi
q work. He left it all to God. He too
hv everything to his Master in prayer
he And in prayer he expressed his thank
4, fulness for everything which came int
or his life. IS, rs.
:. Some one started to sing the old, f
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