The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-01-28

the hearts of the savage, the half-ct
ilized and the cultured. Every chrt
tian who repeats this prayer shout
strive to live up to it's expressed
declaration of the fatherhood of Goo
and the brotherhood OF man. WITH
the writing of this sentence there
comes to my mind words engraved on
a stone standing this cold day on the
hillside south Of Denison which read,
For the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man he stood as q
rock" which fifty sets forth the life
work Of my honored father, Mr.. j.
Fred Meyers, so many years editor
of the Denison Review.
The prayer continues "Thy kingdom
come, as in heaven so in the earth"
1t is simply wrong for us to repeat
this over and over and never use our
powers in the least to make the world
the more to conform to the wishes of
God. Jesus came to proclaim this
kingdom" He told the disciples He
sent out to make it the chief object
of their teaching to tell of the coming
OF the Kingdom of Cod" Certainly
we can be classed as Improbable
servants if we do nothing to bring the
kingdom of God to reign spiritually on
the earth.
Space here will not permit even q
limited talk on all the declarations of
the prayer. We must however call at
tention to the plea Forgive us our
sins as We forgive them who trespass
or sin against US" Jesus at one time
speaks of those coming before Him
who made profession of loyalty to
His cause and having done works in
His name, and of the response, 81
never knew you" 1t would seem that
grouped in this class might we'll be
those who cry for forgiveness of their
sins, and have unforgiving hearts to
their brother and sister about them.
We should ever remember the words
Of Saint Paul that we be kindly affec.
toned one toward another. forgiving
one another ever even as God for
Christ's. sake hath forgiven us. The
heart full of hatred cannot expect an.
swer of favor to prayers made. Be.
cause this so often is the case, may
we'll account for failure to secure
hoped for answers to prayers.
The lesson has other things for us
to consider than the great prayer,
Jesus would have us understand how
much more loving, tender and ready
to help the Lord is, than our near
neighbor or earthly parents. He tells
of one who went in the night to ask
his neighbor for food for an unexpect-
ed guest, and whose request was grant
ed because of his continued impor-
tunity The question is asked if
father would give stone for bread,
Then comes that precious declaration.
"lf We then being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your heavenly
rather give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask Him." This is a priceless
thought. Our prayers are made to one
more ready to help than would be the
most loving parent here on earth.
In this lesson comes the words Of
Jesus "Ask and it shall be given you,
seek and We shall find, knock and it
shall be open unto you" There will
come up for thought whether God
will and does answer every prayer
we make, even if said to be "For
Jesus sake. 1t is said that one rea-
son why our prayers are not answered
as we make them is that we want
things to please our selfishness. Every
one can see the business of this
statement. 1t is out of reason to think
that no matter what our request in
prayer may be it will be answered. A
loving earthly parent does not humor
a child thus because he has judgment
as to whether the thing wanted will
be best for the child. 1t viii be remem-
bered that Jesus himself said, "Not
My will but thin be done" and this
should be our attitude in prayer.
There comes times however when,
faith in God is put to test and it is
necessary for us to express our feel
ings in the words "Some day, some,
time we will understand