The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-12

through a deck Of cards. a ball room
dress. a wine glass or a dirty show
fourth. Many Of our prayers are
not answered because we are not
right with each other. God does not
answer the prayer Of those who have
malice. envy, llncharitable, unfors Civ
Ing spirit toward Others. Christ
said, IL you bring thy gift to the al
tar and there remembered that thy!
brother hath ought5agatnst the, leave
there thy gift, before the altar, and
go thy way First be recoflciled to-
thy brother and then come and offer
thy gift 1f you entertain an evil
feeling toward any one, you might cry
loud unto God, but your words would
be an echo, ron could knock at the
throne of mercy but 1t would be like
striking your knrck1es against a
heaven Of brass. You mi ght seek the
favor Of God while your heart has
unforgiveness ard malice but you
could not find Ills face.
IT read Of little Don as he was say
| ing his prayers at his grandmother
knee, he came TO If 4 should die be-
fore wake-If should die before
+ L wake. Go on Don. said the
grandmother 4 pray. Go on Don
ltJust wait minute, grandma, sala
Don. He scrambled to his feet ana
Hurried down stairs. In momens
he was back again and dropped on
his knees and finished his prayer
AFTER he was put into bed his era nd
mother asked why he had done SO
He replied, i did not think Of what
Twas aging. that's why had to stop.
! You see upset Ted's menagerle.
| and stood all the wooden soldiers on
Their heads. just TO see how he would
tear around in the morning. But II
iT should die before I wake. why I
didn't want him to find them that
way. So I had to 60 down and Tx
them right.
There's lots OF things that seem
funny. If you are going to keep right
on living, but you don't want them
| that way If yon should die before you
many of our prayers would be better.
| if we would stop In the middle OF
them and go and make right soma
wrong. Never viii some peoples
prayers be answered until they get
| up from their knees and stop mock
& ing with insincereity and go and
make right the wrongs they have
done to others. They will have to go
and pay some doctor bills. merchant
bills, newspaper bills, butcher bills,
and some funeral bills They will
have to go and help reconstruct some
mans reputation that by gossip they
I have helped to ruin IL We forgive
not men their trespasses. neither will
your Father forgive your trespasse5.
Many a church will never see better
days. will never see the power of God
m 1T, until there has been a confe-
| sion made. until the old and foolish
and un-Christ-like feeling has been
buried. Many q person will never
know the power Of God as long as
THAT bitter. uncharitable, deyillsh
spirit of unforgiyeness is in the
heart. Many a church sld many a
heart will Wither and Wane because
of the spirit Of unforgiveness in It..
Fifth. Many Of our prayers are not
answered because we do not answer
our own prayers We must not expect
God to do for US what we can do for
ourselves. have heard some Won
dcrful prayers for the salvation Of sim
nerS, but many of them went no high
or than our heads, because those, who
offered them would not do anything
toward brinE tnE tho sinner unto
Christ. They cry unto God to save
men from hell and after they have
prayed, they sit around like bumps on
| a log and never try to lead men back
| to God.
Such prayers have no weight. no
power, no efficacy with God. I have
1.-The streets, into the highways and
hedges. 30 search all around for the
Host, and bring them in to hear the
/ gospel That man is knocking God,
/ That is just what God has told him to
lido. And now he turns right around
land SAYS to God. go and do it Your
tself. When Christ said, Go va in
Ito all the world and disciple all ma
ltions.' He meant that was our work,
mot His. But He said [ Will he with
YOU all the way a little girl fell
/ fiat down on her face in the middle
Icf muddy garden path She was
urged to get up but she refused. IL
am waiting. she said What for
fme up. fell down and l prayed to
4 God to pick me up and He doesn,t5do.
lit very q uick. Her mother explained
that God had given her Two arms and
legs and an intelligent brain and He
texpected her to pick herself up So
There is just about as good sense in
i that little girls prayer as in many a
4 prayer that is made unto God to do
what He expects us to do. Frederick
\ Douglass, the colored orator, said, Il
had often prayed for my liberty
ISpent hours In asking God to set me
free. But / never got my liberty un-
til i prayed with my legs. that was
the day I ran on. Some Of us need
ito awaken to the fact that we have
lbeen teasing God for things and We
Will never get them until We couple
Jour tongue, heart and hands with our
lsupphcation. When things are too
i high, God will reach for as. When
i they arc too low. He will stoop for
Ius. When we have reached our ex-
4 trcmitYs then 1t becomes His oppor-
Il tunity.
i Third The Power Of microscopy
j Prayer.
4 The efectual feryent prayer Of the
I righteous man availeth much. The
Il two words to be emphasized are right
Locus and much. The man who fills
lean avail much.
4 Tin one of the Ital Han art gall cries