Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-06

billy Sundays sermon IuesdRy AFTER
noon was on the topic, Tine Value Of
Prayer" He said:
Text: James ", 16-"The effectual and
fervent prayer OF a righteous man avail
eth much"
God Almighty can use enthusiasm as
we'll ne the devil The Lord has moth
ing against holy enthusiasm. The
church needs baptism of enthusiasm
Mrs. Browning asked Charles Kingsley
for the secret of his beautiful and at
tractive life. and he replied; why, 1
have a friend"
II you can stand on the street corner
and say TO all who pass by they are
your friends you are to be congratu-
lated. but II you can look Into the face
Of man and say. "All the world Is my
friend and looking into heaven and
not say God Is my Friend" you have
made great mistake.
The friendship OF the world lie nothing
to be compared with tho friendship OF
the Lord. The only law half OF the
people OF tho world today recognize Is
the law Of their own desires. care
nothing about the friendship OF the world
II l know l am pleasing God and have
His sign OF approval.
There are two ways in which blessing
will come from a life OF prayer. First,
self reflex. which comes to you as
result OF the life OF prayer and In an
swer TO prayer
Henry Drummond tells OF a young
lady who was prepossessing and attrac-
tive and she was often asked for the
secret. but each time she refused TO
reveal Il. always replying; Wait until
am dead. then pry open the locket
which hangs about my neck and you
viii discover the secret"
When at last she died they prled open
the locket and found this verse OF
Scripture: Whom having not seen l
love"
Such Is the Transforming power OF
prayer. and ! am talking from expert
ence.
Prayer Helps Us Realise GOD.
Prayer helps us 70 realize the presence
OF God better than In any other way II
you can do anything 10 make you real
Inc the presence OF God. do II. Draw
night unto Him and He will draw nigh
, unto you.
In the secret of His presence how my
soul delights TO hide. In the busy marts
OF trade. behind the counter selling your
NeiNat an NuH UOIlNc anu wherever We
are. praying win help us to realize the
presence OF God
Prayer helps you realize your depend
ence upon God. Jesus Christ IL not weak
He'll not break: lean hard on God.
Jesus spent whole nights In prayer and
as He void come down from His ALL
night vigils mutitudes pressed upon Him
for healing power and virtue went out
from Him.
II was after one OF His all-night vigils
and as result OF prayer that He did
three important things In IIis ilfe-First,
He chose twelve men to be His disciples,
who formed the nucleus OF the church
today; second. the people pressed upon
Him for His healing and He fed the 1900
hungry In the desert; third, He sat and
taught those mRtchless precepts that we
call the Sermon on the Mount the like
OF which the world has never heard and
never will hear again.
spend night In prayer, people OF
Omaha. and youll see y onderfui results
The trouble with people today Is that
you are not willing TO make the sac
rifiee for God. Let the church OF GOD
stop gambling ana quit petty strife. and
fall on her knees for a day and a night.
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United States.
Pray When you set up from your
knees you are not likely to look at the
world as you would through the bottom
Of a beer glass.
Who are the people whose souls are
most open and responsive. my friends, 70
the spirit nOw7 It's the crowds who are
unfolding the hands OF the preacher IN
the prayer meeting.
Mean Prayer when You offer "a.
Frayer opens your soul and makes you
responsive and receptive to the influence
Of God Many a preacher wants to win
souls to Jesus Christ. but Is Handicapped
and HIS hands are tied by q goddess,
card-playlng crowd. No wonder some
people wither and are powerless in re
yivals.
They have a lot Of people in the church
that never darkened. the doors OF a
prayer meeting. It's an insult TO God
to pray Thy Kingdom Come" and when
the collection plate Is passed drop a