The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-29

seen and heard of men. Jesus was
ever severe on such, and on many oc-
casions denounced them as blind lead
ers of the blind, as whited sepul-
chres.
True prayer was we'll shown by
Jesus when he told of the two men
who went up to the temple to pray.
One told the Lord how good he was,
and the other said, God, be merciful
to me, sinner" The one was a hyp-
ocrite and the other was sincere. Jesus
in the lesson verses tells us as to the
true way to pray. He set all an ex-
ample of praying alone, as told us
on many occasions. He says not to
pray to be seen of men, but to with
draw to secret place where the man
or woman is alone with God, and there
out of the depth of. the heart make
ones petitions known. Pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and He will
reward thee openly"
Part of the lesson is devoted to the
true manner of giving. In this Jesus
demands unselfishness, lack of doing
things to be seen of others. Giving
should be done out of a heart moved
with sympathy and compassion for
the object to be benefited. If it is
accompanied with a sacrifice, it is all
the better. Jesus, it will be remem-
bered, showed the difference be-
tween the mite of the poor widow and
the larger sums given out of abund-
ance by those desiring to be known
of men, to give literally.
AS part of the lesson verses comes
"The Lords Prayer" 1t is not neces-
sary to dwell here on it's wording. 1t
calls first for an acknowledgment of
God as the father of the one praying
and glory to His name Then a hope
that His full kingdom may prevail
on the earth. lot will be remembered
that when Jesus was about to go to
heaven he said, 81 go to my father
and your father, to my God and your
God" How precious and wonderful
is the thought that God is our father,
that like as father pitieth his chill
dren so the Lord pitieth them who
fear Him. Miss Nicholas, the native
of Burma who has been living in Den
ison for time, called attention in
school convention, how under the re-
ligious system of Burma, God was
represented as a spirit naturally mad
at the children, and the people, and
things must be done to make the|
spirit good natured." The God oil
the bible is loving, tender, ready to-
be helpful. Blessed be that God that
our readers live in land where the
father of the bible is worshipped.
From the everyday point of view
the prayer, Forgive us as We forgive
Others" is most important. How few
OF us let the full power of this enter
our minds. Jesus says in the fifteenth
verse of the lesson, "If We forgive not
men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses."
This put us up against most vital
thing. Too many of us implore mercy
from God, and with urgency ask for
giveness for wrong doing, when we
mold a grudge in our hearts against
many people and certain ones in par
ticular. Now this will not do. Paul
says that the christian must be ready
to forgive even as God for Christ's
sake has forgiven us. This again pre-
sents the situation square in front,
and very plain. 1t is thus clear that
the true christian must be sincere,
must give without hope of reward
from men, must love God, must be for
giving, must parry to God as child
to a father. In closing remember the
declaration OF the great apostle that
there shall be no temptation come
upon us but what we are able to bear,
and God will give us way of escape
from yielding to it.