Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-12
.|NCESSANT PRAYER
IS DOUBLE DEFENSE
Rev. w. Russell Bowie, ID. d.,
breaches Strong Sermon at st.
Paui's Episcopal Church.
CITES INSTANCES FROM LIFE
Great Leaders Of Israel Were Men in
Close Touch With God, Says Min
ister--POints to Lives of Cromwell
and Nelson.

In very forceful sermon last night
at 81. Paurs Episcopal Church. Rev.
w. Russell Bowie, D. D.. said that the
! double defense" against the danger.
Gus tendencies OF materialism. so pre-
valent in his day and time, was earnest.
ineessant prayer for guidance and
strength so that the vision might be
"hened and power he given to follow
without FEAR the path Of duty. A set
ing OF the watch. he said on the citadel
OF our spiritual life, keeping eternai
Vigilance. lest the enemy break through
ana despoi that life that should be
i"shloneu In the symmetry and beauty
hef;ting the temple OF the living God
vas the one thing needed for the real.
i%a'ion OF high ideals and the perform
2nce Of Il high mission in life.
Ihe minister drew his lesson from
me !fe OF Nehemiah. who with "a hand.
iui OF men, set out to rebuild the broken
Walls or Jerusalem. Enemies beset the
captive race Of despised Jews on every
size ana watch had TO he set day and
night TO hold in check the treacherous
foes that the builders might work I'm.
noIested and be prepared in case OF
emergency. So. he said. II waSwi,h The
building OF spiritual lives. the working
out OF mans true mission In life rho
fortress must be strong, the watch
eternally vigilant, or the enemy would
break In easily and the attack be sue
ccsstui before the spiritual forces we're
marshaled.
GREAT LEADERS OF ISRAEL.
~ CLOSE TOUCH WITH GOD
pi. Bowie pointed out that eyerv
Sreat leader OF Israel was a man who
kept in close touch with God. WIN haJ
a wide vision of service. and throms,,
earnest prayer. had gathered strength
20 ATTAIN realization OF his ideals
'hcoo' ne SAID was n great sinner.
man who actually stole his brothers
hirthrlsht, yet, because OF PRAYER uax
hphhnan'iy blessed Of God in that he
was proScnitor of the twelve tribes or
.sraei. Moses. the greatest of the He
ore" race. was given strength to tarn
away from tho voluptuous lifeof pha
'"oh court and he became the law
siNcr OF the nations. Joseph. the un
p'etehhlhs son OF Jacob. through com
'n"h'oh vim God. saw vision Of SER
wee strength WAS granted him, and he
necafne the miGhtiest man az ,he
EGYPTIAN court. mightier than pha
raoh himself ~"
Or Bowie said that the man who
had taken the downward path had done
90 because he had not the light OF
God TO guide him.
prayerful man never Zoos far,h.
IMAM ne haH the power to retrace his
steps. God is with him always. ready
10 brighten the pathway OF life and
give MIN strength to perform a mission
or true service to those with whom
ne Is associated. He is made TO under.
stand that his body is really and truly
the temple OF the Holy Ghost. and that
Gods tabernacle should not be dese
Grated.
CITES INSTANCES OF
EFFICACY OF PRAYER
As an instance of the efficacy of
PRAYER. DR.. Bowie said Admiral Mahan.
IN ms NE OF Nelson. the hero Of IRA
ialsar. states that. on the eve OF that
terrible conflict. when ENGLAND cr
pccted every man 10 do his duty" the