Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-08-07
REV ALLEN FORT
ON PRAYER.
Good Talk at Yesterday After
Moons Meeting.
EXACTLY ONE HOUR WAS TAKEN.
Many of the Stores and Offices
Have Arranged to Close This and
Tomorrow Afternoons While the
Meetings are In Progress.
Interest in Them Growing.
EXACTLY ONE HOUR WAS TAKEN.

There was a fair turnout at the
afternoon tent meeting under the aus
pices of the Business Mems League
yesterday.
The singing was good, the talk was
highly entertaining, and the meeting
throughout was full of interest. It
began promptly at four and closed
promptly at FIVE This will be the
rule every day, the meeting being
confined strictly to sixty minutes.
Rev. Allen Fort spoke yesterday on
Unanswered Prayers" Forcefully
in plain language, with simple, yet
effective illustrations, he drove home
some great truths as to prayer.
Prayer, he pointed out, should be
of a definite nature. 1t should aim
for specific thing. Too many peo-
pie pray generally, in a vague fash
ion, and when they get a blessing at
tribute it more to luck or their own
efforts, rather than as coming from
God as an answer to their appeals
Prayer should be continuous. Too
much prayer is short lived. AS Jacob
struggled with the angel through the
entire night so the man who Seeks
a blessing from God should pray un-
til his petitions are answered.
Prayer should arise from the pro-
per motive. Men too often pray for
things to crafty their pride, to sat
isfy their ambitions, to appease their
love of display, or their desire for
pleasures. Such prayers are not apt
to be answered. The glory of God,
and the love of man, should be the
controlling motives.
Prayer should arise from a thank
full heart. Every prayer should be-
gin with thanks for the many bless
ings that have been received. Prayer
need not always be an appeal for
more blessings. Oftentimes men
could devote their prayers entirely to
thanksgiving for the many bless
ings already enjoyed. Without a
spirit of thankfulness one cannot
pray in the right way.
Mr., Fort pointed out that while still
clinging to sin, one could not reason
ably expect God to answer prayer
The sin must first be cast aside. Pray
er will be a medium whereby strength
may be secured, but if there is a per-
sistent holding to that which is wrong
God cannot be called upon for assis-
tance and blessings.
Prayer, he said, meant getting into
connection with God and remaining
so. To do this there must be no
barriers, nothing to prevent absloute-
ly unhampered communication. Ev-
cry man and woman knows what the
barriers are that separate them from
this direct connection with God. 1t is
for them, with Gods aid, to remove it.
Then their prayers will be ~as talks
with God and results must come
To Close This and Tomorrow After
moons.
The following agreement is self
explanatory. The. signers are desir-
Gus that their employees have an op-
portunity to attend the tent meetings
in the afternoons, and on this ac-
count will suspend business during
that hour today and tomorrow.
Americus, Ca, August 6.
We agree to close our places Of
business on Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons, August and s, from four
to five o'clock, account of tent meet
ing.
The ministers have promised to
close the service promptly on the min
ute of five o'clock.
w. E. Brown, Hamilton & Co., L..
G. Council, G. M. Bragg, c. A. Cham
bliss, G. S. Gardner, B. c. Hodges,
Sheffield Huntington Co., S. A. Dan
iels, W. D Bailey, John r. Hudson,
New Book Store, Duncan Mercantile
Co, A. W. Smith Furniture Co, Dod-
sons Pharmacy, NJ T. Elan, Rylander
Shoe Co., Maynard Furniture Co.,
Miss Loula Hay, Eldridge Drug Co.
Neon Buchanan, The Gatewood Gro
Gerry, Thomas L. Bell, J. P. Cato, NJ
S. Holiday, w. j. Jasey, The Allison
Furniture Co, Davenport Drug 20,
John T. Bragg, j. S. Bolton & Bro,
Peter Walker, w. Kline. Daniels
Shoe Store, George D. Wheatley, J.
w. Harris, Davis Bros, Mrs. A. T
| Hightower, ]. T. Taylor, VIII Dudley
James Fricker & Bro, Chas. l.. Ans
| ley, P. w. Foster, Pinkston Co., City
Barber Shop, w A. Rembert, F. NJ
Mclaughlin e Co., Sparks-Mashburr
| Co, d. Pearlman, Cloud e Borus, W
Co., d. Pearlman, Cloud &c Vorus, W
Joyner, H. R. Johnson, S. L. Sills, Z
C. Parker, r. L. Mcleod, w. A. Egash
e. ]. McGhee, w. B. Hudson, Nahou
| Bros.
1t is requested by the merchant
that ladies and other customers d,
their purchasing as early as possible
and that orders for goods to be de
livered be sent in as early in the da
as possible. The assistance of tn
4 public is needed in this way
| Mr.. Forts Coming Subjects.
This afternoon Mr.. Forts topic wi
| be "Why / Believe the Bible"
Tomorrow afternoon he will have
| his subject: "Did Jesus Rise Fro
/ the Dead"