The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-08-26

agencies, can make ~ this old earth
IN It's deepest religious convictions
With rayer or not al all. was
slogan of the recent s!uullsne-
United Presbyterian and German Re
formed churches.
Christian progress abroad is de
pendent upon Christian prayer at
home.
Let us advance upon our knees
Henry Martyr.
The more closely one studies his
land and times, the more intelligent
becomes his conviction that the need
OF all needs IN our day, with respect
10 religion. is for q new sense OF spir-
ltual verify and alues on the part of
church and people. There is no lack
or machinery; we are fairly submerg-
ed beneath a ~bewildering array Of
methods. No new agencies are need
ed. we have too many already. We
are ingenious and inventive and mod
ernlzed TO the minute In all the ex-
ternalS OF religious We are
a~bundantly equipped. Still the report
comes of arid, sterile fields. and
OF listless laborer The deep lack of
our day is for a soul-burdened spirit
uality. We must have men and wo-
men agonIZing for the outpouring OF
spiritual plenlShing. Not more con
ventlons, but more Christians going
apart alone to entreat God in behalf
OF the world is our van The topic
has the right word-"essential':
prayer is absolutely to Chris
tan progress. The church may win
without money, without boards. and
without equipment; but she can only
fail If there is not vital. ceaseless
prayer in the heart Of hearts.
Phillips Brooks uttered one Of the
really great truths about prayer when
ing of Gods reluctance. but the tax
ing hold Of Gods Willingness"
Kingdom prayers make kingdom
Christians. Christ wrote into his pre-.
Scriptlon for praye the formula THY
kingdom come To pray for tn
kingdom, with sincerity and intelli
gence, is to grow up to kingdom stat
ure, being lifted out Of the petiness
meanness and sordidness of the small
soul. Our prayers for the salvation 0
the world may be the salvation o
ourselves.
Ding Ii Mai, q Chinese evangelis
who has led hundreds Of Chinese stu
dents to devote themselves to tn
work Of the Christian ministry, has
prayer life SO real that he spend
whole nights on his knees. He ha
a list Of more than a thousand per
sons for whom he prays by nam,
The reason he has power in sospt
work is that he has power with Goo
When thou raves rather let tn
heart be without words. than tn
words without heart-Bunyan.
Only the tuned violin can max
music: and only the life in harmon
with God can win victories for Hin
There is no other power for spiritue
work except spiritual power.
Prayer is not a performance but
pleading. Not the most beautif.
prayers, but those which are mos
: freighted with sincerity and faith. Wi
the favor of the highest. A pEaye
, may have all the literary form of
! masterpiece, and yet be as futile d
the stamped prayer inside a Thbeta
, prayer wheel.
All the considerations which hay
| brought missionary work into eXis
: ence-the need of humanity the I'll
gency of the Gospel commission, tn
r v~italization of the church. the gloI
Of God-cOmbine to emphasize TT
e command Of the Master, Pray ye
q IucIclOIO, lIc IOIO u lIIc Hal est
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Burning the candle at both ends
n a poor wa to make both ends NEE
G Anon.
t i thank God that He has given n
q strength enough to avoid all tricks
Chinese GOrdO
e Higher than e and stronger tina
n fate
n Are love and faith that patient
await. Anonymous.
"Our doubts are traitors, and NAL
us lose the good we Oft might wi
n by fearing to Observation-Disclosures
/ Happy and strong and brave sha
! do all things-if we believe that ever
d day. every hour. every moment.
I our life is in His hands.-Henl
Van Dyke.
s 4 life on service bent.
l. \ life for love daily shown.