The Detroit times., 1916-10-05
God Won't Hear the Prayers of Stngy Mar" Billy

something in that, he muttered as
he walked away That man didn't
know either Of Us. and he didn't
know what We had been talking
about
We haven't had a genuine revival
in this country since 1857. That re
yiyal started with three men on
their knees in New York II spread
quickly. and II spread everywhere
Transfers would jump from drays,
printers would leave the shops with
ink on their hands. merchants would
leave their counters, and every
where men would quit work for the
noon meetings That revival spread
10 Boston and Chicago and Cincin--
matt and Pittsburgh and ST Louis
and San Francisco and it jumped the
oceans 20 Europe and Australia, and
millions were converted We have
had little revivals--local REVEALS
since then. but not a religious land
slide What the church needs is not
q larger membership. a new carpet.
a bigger pipe organ. but more men
who know how to pray.
Every man who has helped 20
light up the dark places OF the world
has been praying man never
preach a sermon until I've soaked IL
In prayer Never Then | never for
get To thank God for helping me
when ! preach ! don't care wheth-
er YOU read your prayers out of a
book or whether you Just say them.
so long as you mean them. = man
can read his prayers and go to
heaven. or he may just say his
prayers and go 10 he'll. We've got
20 face conditions. When | read |
find that all the sanity men who
have done things, from Peutecost
until TODAY have known how 90 pray.
n was 4 master stroke Of the devil
when he got The church 10 give up
prayer ON" OF the biggest farces
today is the average prayer meeting.
some pray Thy will be done,
then 20 out and Go something To
block Gods VII and keep His king
dom from coming.
Matthew says But when thou
prayest. enter into thy closet, and
when thou hast shut the door. pray
10 thy Father. which is in secret.
and thy Father. which secst in Sc
cret. shall reward thee openl" They
AaNtAat the Feet=-e the f--e.-- r-.f.t4lt
out for many yards around the So
cret source OF their outward
strength II YOU have no secret re
liEion you'll have no public religion.
So many people never pray They DO
no personal work and they don't
teach in the Sunday school When
The revival services come along
they're Of no use At tho Chicago
Y VI q. A. ! used TO have 20 got
ministers for tho noon meetings. and
got 10 know Doctor Armstrong one
day he told me ~ call he had
made When he rang NJ the door
II was opened hy a little girl No
asked for her mother. and she
asked. Are you sick1' re said 'hot
he wasn't, and she asked Are yol
hurt -
Again no said no: hen she asked
II no know Of any one sick or In.
Jured When he said no. she said.
Then Won can't see mamma. FOR she
prays from 10 10 O'Clock. II was
'hcr 40, but he sat down and wait
Cd 40 minutes 10 sec her At 10
O'Clock she came in with the light
OF glory on her face. and : knew
why that homo was so bright k1cr
why her two sons were in The theo.
logical seminary and her girl was
a missionary All hell can't tear n
boy or girl away from mother like
that
"A friend told ne ~ meetings In
which, when people were asked 10
name persons 70: whom thev wished
prayers made, an old lady jumped
up and asked prayers for John She
Was asked why she was 30 anxious
about him and she said that all Of
the other membcrs az her family
were saved. and that from the time
she frst took John In her arms and
kissed him she had prayed every
day that he might be saved too
She said she was sure that God
would save him some day. Go home
and pray for your husbands, or
wives, or sons, or daughters. and
we shall have great revival
And whatsoever We shall ask the
Father In my name. that will do.
that the Father may he glorihed In
the Son No man can ever be saved
without Jesus Christ There's no
way 10 God unless you come through