The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-05
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favored by having Bishop s. p. Sprong
Of Cleveland at the services during the
entire day Sunday The Bishops work
has taken him not only all over our
own country but also into China. ia
pan, Germany and Switzerland and his
hearers profit by his varied expert
ences. This, addde to his eloquence
and deep spiritual insight gains for
him the close attention Of his hearers
His discourse Sunday evening was
heard by good-sized avdience and
was based upon John 1854. If ye
abide I'm me, and my words abide in
you We shall ask what ye will and II
shall be done unto you"
when Livingstone was found dead
upon his knees in Africa, we learn
ed the secret OF his life of power
on the tomb in Westminster Abbey
is his prayer, asking that God might
bless any one who would do any
thing to help bring Africa to Christ
] felt as I stood there, as If were
on holy ground. 1t Is a great thing
for child to hear his father pray
The Evangelical church Is a child
Of prayer Jacob Albright It's found
cr and some companions prayed al
most an entire night God revealed
himself i'm n wonderful way so that
they never forgot It. 1t was then the
cvangelicl church was born. in the
first fifty years Of our existence there
were more conversions i'm the prayer
meeting than elsewhere. Some of our
old class leaders did not know how
to lead q meeting II they could not
pray with seekers. THAT might
create an interest in our prayer meet
ings Of to-day. We have not begun
TO readize ou rprivilege in prayer. II
you are a young convert and want
TO succeed much will depend on your
prayer life.
Jesus calls Himself the vine and
us the branches. The same kind OF
material Is in the vine as the branch
the same sap feeds II. too. It is the
branch, too. that bears the fruit. Je
sus completes himself i'm his followers.
The Christian life Is one Of intimate
relation with Jesus. TO abide I'm Him
constantly not only a revival time, II
does not mean to backslide and then
return repeatedly but 10 abide in him.
Jesus is the only Savior. but blessed
be God, lie is enough forcvermorc.
] abide i'm Him when / place all
confidence in Him.
Il abide in Him when / make
Him the supreme object of my iovc.
Love must flow in an uubroken
current. / must make Him the sup
RENE subject ID my thought life.
once upon great battlefield as tho
doctor was probing for a bullet very
close TO the heart of a wounded sol-
dier he said, Doctor II you probe a
( little closer you viii nnd Napoleon
/ there. Lovers think Of each other
constantly. If you really love Jesus
you will naturally think Of Him. Dc
not regard yourself as pious If It ne,
quircs effort 10 think Of Him for a
few minutes He has gained increas.
ing power with every age. poets tell
about Him, He is the captain Of our
salvation. We know only a little of
Him yet GTe becomes more glorious
to me year by year He ovcrwhclms
me with His love.
"If ye abide in Him make Him the
thought and deed TO be inspired by
Him. Ny eyes must shine with His
joy my ears must hear His wodrs,
my feet must run on His errands
and my hands must be busy for Him.
IF you abide in HIM you want To
do His will. You know what that
will is from His word. If YOU abide
In Him you viii get a wonderful pas
sion for the Word of God. You will
want this just rs you want your food.
There is wonderful nutriment In this
word. Then l discover that He has a
plan for my life. and l have a place
to help in this great world. Ut is
the passion of Jesus that all should
bow before Him as King.
"The world may not read the Bible
but they viii read your life Then
abide in Him. Let Him have His
way with you Prayer cannot be at
1t highest altitude unless we abide.
Ask what ye will then, and it shall
be done. Somcfolks get very little
from God because they do not live
in an atmosphere OF prayer. A color
ed woman stopped some one who was
praying and said, Let brother Jones
pray he is better acquainted with
God"
This kind Of life takes narrowness
out of us. God bless me ana my
wife. my son John and his wife and
no more will not be GUS prayer any
more. one year a millionaire friend
of j. Wilbur Chapman gave him a
blank check book all signed up and
permitted the evangelist to put in
any amount he desired, My text is
blank check but you must put
yourself whore God can trust you as
Chapmans friend understood and
trusted him.
If you get in the central vortex of
this text you will pray for missions,
give for missions and be happy when
soul is triumphant We have not