The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-01

Nnen Wal I1il, III al lis leu ISoi
ity, all the rulers and people OF
Europe simultaneously lifted up their
hands in prayer. The Gar. and the
Kaiser both made public appeals TO
the God of battles to aid their cause.
Russians bowed before their ikons,
Austrians before their images and
crucifixes, and Germans and British
before An unsymbolized God; but all
entreated the favor of the same Su-
preme Being. When such a disaster
as a world-war strikes humanity,
then the proudest and the strongest
turn to prayer, as their only refuge.
God has planted the homins instinct
in the human heart, as in birds, and
when the storms gather and peril
portends then the spirit of man turns
toward a sheltering protecting Faith
er in heaven.
They find it easiest to communi-
cate with God in a crisis who are
most familiar with the way to his
throne: Everyday prayer is the best
preparation for emergency prayer.
God knows; 800 cares; therefore
man prays. The knowledge Of God
is reinforced by the love of God.
Casting all your care upon him. for
he eareth for you"
II IL . SclSIo IL oSlltl
than the children's desires. He has
planned for more than we can ask
for. The bounty of heaven outruns
the wishes of earth. 1t is impos-
sible to make too great drafts upon
the loving-kindness Of the Lord.
Humanity rises by following it's
own appraised hands. The prayer in
stinct has lifted man to his most
spiritual heights.
One of the greatest of modern
words upon prayer is that of Phil
lips Brooks, which cannot too often
be repeated: Prayer is not a cor
quering Of Gods reluctance, but a
laying hold of GODS Willingness"
The Father in heaven is more ready
to give good gifts to his children than
is an earthly parent; this We know on
the word Of his best-beloved Son.
For Gods other name is Love.
There are two sides to prayer. If
we dare to contemplate the Godward
side for a moment, we realize that
to answer prayer must give God joy,
even as it ~gladdeEs the heart of ar
earthly parent to bestow favors upon
: his children. In an exalted de-
: does He 0 delight to possess the
: power to make his children happy;
, and to crafty all the right desires
: of their hearts? Man is blessed b,
: prayer; may we not also add thai
!, it is one of Gods pleasures?
The words around which this TOPIC
centers. the great verse on prayer
o are these: And all things, What
= soever We shall ask in prayer, believ.
a ing, We shall receive"
e To desire anything greatly, in
e spirit of confidence in God, is a tru.
prayer.
Prayer u%nravels more tangles thai
worldly wisdom.
n why pray! Because God want
le to bind his children to him by stron;
l. and constant ties. Prayer is a bon,
between the needs of man and tn
-e power of God; between the child i
is want and the Father with plenty. 7
d. is a tie of love %insuring close fellow
~ ship. For, after all, what Christian
is really get by prayer is less the gift
lie their petitions bring than the Give
I'd himself. A real and personal an
intimate fellowship with his Lord
Or the Christians greatest reward fo
&c prayer.
ne Every life is eccentric-that i
d. out OIL centcT-Wh1cn Is net IN RICH
relations with God And PRAYER
the point of contact and RELATIONSHIP,
m SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
lis The great man is he who does n.
lose his child's hcart.-Mencius.
Nature never stands still. nor So,,
neither; they ever go UP or go dow
Julia Dorr.
he No man is born into the world, who.
work
on Is not borne with him
Lowell.
let -
Providence has nothing good
no high in store for. one who does n,
re<Olutely aim at something high
ay, good. A purpose is the etcl nal GO,
ditiOn OF SUGGEST. T. Munger.