El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-31
Day of the Expert In Religion Is Here
Prayer Teacher Christ; The Unfendlv
Neghbor"
81 WILLIAM q. ELLIS.

The International Sunday school lesson
for February L is "The Unfriendly Neigh
-sER HIS is the day Of the expert" and the
specialist The scientific spirit re-
quires US TO accept the verdict Of the
highest authority Why then, in the
name Of all that's reasonable. should we be
expected to take the word Of a physicist
upOn subjects essentially spiritual2
This constant appeal to science" grows
firesome. The man who has spent his life
in the study OF wholly material anu natural
laws may not be expected to have the last
word upon the mystical relationship between
a personal God and the men and women
whom BE calls his children.
Clearly. If we are going TO consult special
lists, let US not 90 TO an aurist to have our
eyes attended to- nor to nerve specialist to
have a club foot Strengthened, nor to a
geology specialist to have our views upon
cried the painter to the shoemaker, who,
elated over his success in criticising a shoe
la a painting, fOOlishiy. tried to pass judg-
ment on the general artistic excellence OF
The work
There are many humble. unlettered saints,
rich in experience Of personal relation with
Sod. who are better authorities upon prayer
Than the latest German critic OF the BlDle
LeI US pe sclenIlLlc enough 70 ADMIT Lhal
some things lie Beyond the Natural Order"
which by the way, is the title Of Nolan Rice
An Experts Counsel.
Nobody ever thinks OF turning to the
words Of Jesus for information upon mathe-
mates. geography, history. or the physical
sciences Those were not his subjects. He
vas avoWsdly specialist upon spiritual
truth He was times greatest expert upon
The subject Of Cod To make God more I'M
derstandable was his mission upon earth.
Through all the ages since, he has been the
worlds most Illuminating teacher Of the spir-
ltual life Concerning this he speaks with
authority.
That is the obvious reason why his friends
and followers asked Jesus to teach them
about prayer. They realized that the sub
iect was one to be studied they needed ex-
pert advice upon it.
in answer to his disciples request, which
was called forth by the fact Of finding Je-
Bus himself in prayer, the teacher PROFOUND
ed model form Of prayer. Its principle en-
bodied the right ideals Of mans petitions
sent to God. We call Il The Lords Praver.f
pies. BY no means is IL to be reCited a
mere collection Of words; there is no especial
efficacy in the particular English words into
which It was translated IN 1911. The spirit
The idea the principle-that alone counts
The rendering Of the goth century New
Testament makes vivid the genius OF the
original.
when you pray" Jesus answered, you
[" Father. may thy name be held holy
and the kingdom come
Give US each day our bread for the day
before US;
And forgive US our sins, for we our
selves, too, forgive every one in debt to US;
And do not take US into temptation. "
The School That F3rOadens Life.
The wise parent sends his son to the
school that viii broaden his life, as well as
impart certain Information to his mind. That
quality characterizes the school Of Draver
profound educatlVe value in praying Jesus's
kind Of prayers. Nobody can remain small
minded who has been diligent student in
this school
The first word Of the ideal praver lifts
one above self and selfs petty concerns and
cries out for an object so exalted that none
Of us can truly grasp its reach and immens-
ity-the glory Of the ineffable name, May