Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04
I as this-silent invisible, known put
to God.-Elizabeth Rumble Charles

Let praise say not mereH thanks
giving. but praise-always form an in
gredient of thy prayers. We thank
God for what He is to us; for the
benefits which He confers and the
blessings with which He visits us. But
we praise Him for what He is in Him
self--for His glorious exceilences and
PROJECTIONS. independently of their
bearing on the welfare Of the creature
And II shall often happen that when
thy heart is numb and torpid and Yields
not to the action of prayer, II shall
| begin TO tha%. and a last burst, like
streams under the breath of spring
from their icy prison, with the warm
ana genial exercise of praise.-Edward
II. Goulburn.
Let us remember that IL is not God
who makes many of the crosses that
We ma In our way. such as we com
monty call crosses" Our Heavenlv
rather makes straight paths for our
feet,' and. If we would go in His way
IL we would straighten our wills TO His
VIII. and lay them side By side, there
/ would be no crosses. But when the
path that God points out goes north
and south. and our stubborn Wills lead
us east and west. the consequences Is
"A cross"-a cross of our own making.
not mat which our Master bids US
take Up and carry after Him" and of
which II has been we'll said "He always
carries the heaviest end himself
Annie Webb Peploe.
God. who calleth us. Himself gives
US the strength to obey His call. He
VINO is with us now TO call us will be
ever present with us. in all whereto
tie caIleth us. All in His purpose and
, love. every degree Of grace and glory,
lies wrapped up In His next call All
eternity Of bliss and the love of God
viii. through His grace, foreconng,
/ accompanying, following. lie in one
strong, earnest. undivided giving of
| thy whole self TO God TO do in thee
| through thee. with thee, His gracious
loving will-Pusey
The Lord calls for our burdens. would
not nave US wrestle with them our
selves. but roll them over on Him
gov, the desires that are breatbed
iorth In prayer are. II were, the very
unloading OF the heart: each request
tna. goes tortn carries out somewhat
OF the burden with It. and laws II, on
God Tell Him VIVA, arc vour desire.
and leave them there with Him. and So
you are sure to be rid Of all fur,bar
dGlsGuieting care of them-Robert
Leighton.
The Lords love is the love ~ COW
rnunicating all that He has 10 ali IIis
Great lures. Tor He desires the HAPPINESS.
%, all: and similar love prevails in
nose who love Him, because the Lord
Is In them.-Emanuel Swedenbore
Let this be thy whole endeavor this
my prayer. this thy desire-,hat thou
mayest be stripped Of all selhshness
ana with entire simplicity follow Jesus
oniy.-Thomas Kempis
VIII nft up mine eyes unto tbe
Nils The vision of God unseaIs the
I.ps or man. Herein lies strength for
.on'i,c' WIN the common enemy Of the
praying world known as WANDERING
thoughts. If the eye is nxed on COD
thought may roam where il will with
I out irreverence. for every thought ia
tnen converted into a PRAYER Some
nave found IL a useful thing when their
minds have wandered off from devotion
and been shared by some good but ir
relevant consideration, not to cast away
the offending thought as the eyes are
again l'fted TO the divine face but TO
take II captive. carry IT into the pres
ence or God and weave 1t into PRAYER
before putting II aside and resuming
the original topic This is TO lead can
uvity aptive.-Bishop Brent
The saints did not allow themselves
( TO be carried away by the sense OF
divine favor. of relief. or deliverance;
tneF presently composed themselves in
| the attitude Of servants. or rather OF
{ angels. waiting humbly round the
| throne. watching TO learn what next
He would have them do or suffer for
4 His names sake.-Keble
! We are wisest when we cease to
! question how and in what manner the
! Spirit may speak 10 us, and simply
! seek 10 keep ourselves so attuned to
spiritual influences and impressions
/ that we shall hear and recognize Him
/ In whatever voice or tone or form His
message shall come-Zions Advocate