Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

vious meeting that all members snouio
come prepared to recite some verse from
Genesis which has helped them If. how
ever. you did not begin beforehand, do as
much as you can by calling up members
on the phone or speaking to them at
morning church service, telling them
what part you would like each to take. Ii
should be q meeting in which every
member takes part.
Begin by two or three hymns about the
creation Of the earth, like
Honor and glory. thanksgiving and praise.
Maker Ut all things, TO Thee We upralse.
No. 81. the Endeavor Hymnal, and
For the beauty OF the earth,
For the beauty OF the skies.
For the love that from our birth
Over and around us lies,
No. D. Have some one open with a
brief prayer of thanksgiving, after which
read the Scripture selection. Then sing
all the verses of No. 80:
Nv God. l thank Thee, who hast made
The earth SO bright.
Don't let the meeting be diverted just
here by a discussion about the creation.
That is more for the study class than the
PRAYER meeting. Whether we believe that
the story of the creation was parabolic
or literal. We Christians all believe in the
fact of the creation. Let us therefore
not waste this precious time in discus
sions about how many fragments or
the fact and praise God for it. There
is more than enough of wonder to make
out heart swell with praise If we dwell
upon the fact, whatever the details. 1t
can only be the devil who has picked out
this way of diverting the spiritual sight
from the real truth we were meant to
grasp. Ask your pastor to speak just
here about preserving the image Of God
in which we were created. and then have
some sweet singer sing Il Shall Be Sat
to6o r DO fvH ITO
found in old Gospel Hymns 10
Let some one, who has prepared.
speak of the first Sabbath. and trace
the history of the Sabbath and the COM
mands concerning it briefly through the
entire book of Genesis Then sing 20
Day OF Rest and Gladness,'' No. o. in
Endeavor Hymnal
After this throw the meeting open and
If you have prepared your members well
they will be likely to follow with their
come in the Bible. Ask that members
speak Of the different characters in
Genesis as they have impressed them or
helped them most. Have ready a num-
Der of hymns selected to sing when they
fit the subject. For instance. when Cain
and AbeTs sacrifices are compared have
some one sing "A Broken Heart, My God
My King, Is All the Sacrifice I Bring"
found in your church hymnal probably
When some one draws his lesson from
deavor Hymnal. 20 Holy Savior. Friend
Unseen. Since on Thine Arm Thou Bidst
Me Lean After the story of Noah
sing "Jesus, Savior. Pilot Me- No 297.
and when you come to Abraham's trou-
Bile with Lot In the Hour of Trial.
Jesus Plead for Me. Lest by Base De-
NAL 1 Depart From Thee No. so
would be appropriate. AFR Jacobs story
you must not forget to sing Nearer,
NV God. to Thee" No. 1S1, and this
would be a good time to introduce the
sentence prayers. 1t should be a rich
meeting with the story of Abraham m.
Isaac. Jacob and Joseph. and will stimu-
late thought. for one and another should
be encouraged to give different points in
the character that has just been spoken
of as having been a rebuke or an en-
couragement in their own Christian life
You should divide the time well before
hand. in order that these discussions fter
the brief outline of the story by some
one shall not last too long and there
fore crowd out the other stories. Per-
haps some. in place of speaking or
character. will just prefer to quote from
memory some verse in Genesis that has