Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-26
"TEACH US TO PRAY"
Evangelist breaches Tuesday After
noon on Importance of Com
mu,ion With God,

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Lord, teach us to pray" Luke Kill.
was the text from which Evangelist
Sunday preached strong sermon
Tuesday afternoon on the Importance
of consistent prayer by the church
members, The inclement weather had
a slight effect on the size of the audi,
ence, although over 500 people were
III attendance at the service.
Some of you people have prob ably
suffered at some time from a weak
muscle in your bodies,' the evangelist
said. you know that. the only way to
make physical weakness is by using
the muscle or member affected. 1t is
the same way with mental weak
ness-you cure it by using your
mind The same thing applies to
prayer Many people think they don't
get what they ask for in their prayers
and then instead of praying harder
that is. Strengthening the weakness
by practice they cease praying alto
gether and become strangers to pray
err
Friends. if you are strangers to
prayer, you're strangers to the great
est blessing of God. If We abide in
me and my words abidc in you, ye
shall ask what We will and it shall be
! done unto you That is true. 1hs
great trouble with too many people
today is that they pray without really
believing at the time that God can
| give them what they ask. If You allow
something to come into your lives
and take the place that God should
! occupy; then it's not to be wondered
at that God doesn't hear your prayers.
He will not be second choice. You
should consider it an honor to be al
! lowed to sit at. Gods feet and be
taught to pray
AS convincing proofs of many of
his statements, the evangelist drew
on the bible and biblical characters
for his incidents and stories
Two Important Things.
"You must learn to pray as. we'll in
times OF failure as in times of sue
cess. Don't be thinking up new things
to ask for in your payers all The
time, but just look around and see
how much you have to thank the Lord
for, too. The church of today lacks
two things, and they are the most ini-
portant power in any church pr@yer
and personal work.
There's too much society mixed UP
in the church too much Literature
and gossip. can tell a society woman
as far as can see her or smell hcr.
They always use the best perfumes.
you know.
AS he prayed' the fashion OF his
conntenance was altered You women
| could throw away your Madame Yale,
Pinaud's, paints, creams and powders
? and other cosmetics if you would only
) get used to praying more. Prayer witt
do more than any of that junk to-
I ward clearing up your faces. There's
| three things that you should remem-
Der when you are praying. Everything
YOU ask should be for rne glory of
: God. You should surrender to will and
you should pray in the faith and as
surance that God will hear your
prayers and heed them Pray to thy
/ Father in secret and he shall reward
you openly. He's promised to do it
and he will do it. Whatever you ask
for must be in his name; not in the
name of the president, governor, your
father nor mother, nor in Your own
) name, but IN His name No other name
, will do. Ask in the name of the Lord
+ and he vii, heed your prayers
+ Revival Notes.
:, At meeting of the vestrymen of
Trinity Episcopal church held Monday
night it was decided to suspend the
Sunday evening services and Join
,, with the other churches of the city
in the revival meeting
:, Prof, L. a. Garrison president OF
!. Central university at Pella, was in at.
I tendance at the revivals yesterday
He came to the city to ask Mr.. Sun
day to visit Pella and speak there
! before leaving the state. Mr.. .Sunda!
Il has returned an Affirmative answer, al
0 though he cannot set any definite
/ date for the trip yet
6 Rev. Fred Berry, state evangelist ot
3 the Baptist church, attended the meet
ings yesterday afternoon and evening