The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-11
PRA YER WEEK FOR
PEACE AND UNITY
DULY DESIGNATE
BY the Federal Council of Chris
tian Churches in the
United States.

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Churches OF Christ in America has in
auglirated a week of Peace and
Unity for January 20. 1916. and to
this end the following letter has been
scnt out ito the churches Of Christ
In America and TO the people of God
IN every nation:
brethren beloved In the Lord:
Throughout the whole world. this
word OF God seems sounding In The
cars OF praying people day and night.
+ This is a day Of trouble when in so
many lands and among SO many ma
tons agony and suffering are multi
piled by the wounding and killing Of
Gods beloved children. As the sin Of
war is more evident now than ever be-
ore In human history. so 10 the ne,p
hich can come only from God more
,sseniially essential than ever before.
As II is impossible TO overstatc the
horrors OF war. 30 We may be pro-
foundry grateful that II IL impossible
to cxaEgorate the power and grace Of
God who invites us 10 cry until Him
for help.
Yet no sooner do VIC begin TO cry
la Him than we are confronted with
! tho unspcakahie sorrow OF divided
Christendom. For Christians are
grouped into many bands under dif-
fcrcnt names suggesting the sway OF
the human spirit rather than that OF
the divine Spirit. The great prayer
OF cur Lord: that they may all be
one: even as Thou Father. are In me.
and in thee. that they may also be
one Of us: that the world may believe
that thou didst send me-" is yet I'M
fulfilled. Surely. praying people OF
every race and tongue in all the earth
will fall down before our God In the
opening OF the new year and beseech
OF Him for these overshadowing oh
jccts of intercession. Peace and Unity,
Though sundercd far. by faith they
meet
Around one common mercy seat"
BEYOND the borders thought OF
heretofore. may we hope TO extend this
appeal for prayer since the Jews and
Gcntiles. bond and free. Christian and
non-Christian. are involved in the
common distress and the common
need. Let us pray that the God of
Abraham. Of Isaac and OF Jacob. the
God and Father OF our Lord Jesus
Christ will pour out again Hiss Spirit
for the reawakening OF His people of
every name: that all who wait upon
Him may be refreshed so that the
whole world will come back TO re-
newed faith in God: and that great
reformations and revivals may follow
in every land. fastening the day
when
The earth shall be full of the knowl-
edge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea"
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE,
CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN
AMERICA.
This action is approved by the Evan
selical Alliance for the United States
of America.
Services for Week.
With the general theme. Peace and
Unity" the following subjects for SER
vices have been selected
Sunday, Jan. >. Sermons on Recon-
ciliation. lisa. $40 Acts 1926. Rom.
5:n. II Cor. 5:lS-ls.
Monday. January 3-Peace; Interna-
tional and National. lisa. II. Acts
17:222-31. Rom. IL. Tim. 2:1-S.
Tuesday. January Peace through
Christian service for Jews and Gen.
tiles. abroad and at home. For all
| missionary societies. Ps. g.. lisa.
4s:3-lS. Mark 5:1-2O; Gilt.
Wednesday, January 5-unity in the
church throughout the world. Ps. 1919.
ESQ. 26:3. 57-1s. John II. Eph. title.
Cor. 12:12-27.
Thursday. January 6-Peace by edu-
cation in schools, colleges and univer-
stiles. Ps. lls:s-16. Prov. 3:1-26:
I s:22-36. lisa. 32:16-17.
\ Friday. January THE Family and
! Youth; Spiritual Training Deut. 6:4-9.
Ps. 81: Ps. 122. Matt. 1914. ii Tim
3:l4-17.
Saturday. January s-Peace through
brotherhood: reform and social SER
vice. To promote health, labor condi-
tions purity and temperance. Ps.
ss:s-13. Ps. 81. lisa. 33:20-24. Luke
f0:25-3I. Rom. 1914.
Sunday. January 9-Sermons; The
Prince Of Peace and Glory. Ps. 1l0:1.
lisa. s:6-7. Eph- 2:14. l Cor. l5:25.
| Tim. G:15. Heb. 10:12-13. Rev.
1916.
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