The Detroit times., 1916-10-05

10 the cries OF the poor You drag
along here for eight weeks and raise
a paltry sum that q circus would
take ou' OF town in TWO hours When
some people give things TO the poo
they rip on the buttons and the fine
braid Some people pick out clothes
that the moths have made into
sleeves and give them 10 the poor
and think they are charitable. That
Isn't charity. no sir! It's charity
when you'll give something you'll
miss. It's charity when you feel It
TO give.
And when You stand praying. for
give IL you have aught against any.
one. It's no use TO pray II you have
mean, miserable disposition. n YOU
home or with your neighbors
IFS no use 70 pray for blessing
when you have n fuss on with your
neiEhbors II doesn't do you any
good. You go 10 a sewing society
meeting 10 make mosquito netting
FOR the EsquimauN and blankets for
the Houentots. and instead you sit
and chew the rag and rip some We
man up the back The spirit OF God
flies from strife and discord
People say. She Is a good NO
man. bat worldly Christian
What Might rs well speak OF
heavenly devil Might IA well expect
a mummy TO speak and bear chit
Godvard Prayer draws you nearer
20 God
Teach us 20 pray implies
that 7 want 20 be- taught rs great
privilege 10 De taught by Jesus =
friend OF mine VAS preaching ouf in
Cedar Rapids. la, and had 10 60 20
hospital I'm CHcago for am opera.
ton, and ! was asked 20 go and
preach IN his place. Alexander was
leading the singing. and one night
Charles called little girl ont OF
the audience 10 sing She didn't look
over four or Ave years OF age.
though she might have been q little
older. | thought. What's the use
Her little voice can never be- heard
over this crowd But Charles stood
her up in a chair by the pulpit and
she threw back her head and out
rolled some Of the sweetest music
have ever heard II was wonderful
| sat there and the tears strcampd
down my checks. That iittie girl was
the daughter Of a Northwestern on.
gineer and he took her 10 Chicago
when her mother was away Some
one took her 10 Patti. who was In
the city Patti took the little girl
10 one Of her suite OF rooms and told
her 10 stand there and sing Then
she went 10 the other end of the
suite and Sat down on divan and
listened The song moved her TO
tears. She ran and Rugged and kiss
I'd the little girl and sat her down
on the divan and said TO her. Now
YOU sit here and III 20 over there
and sing She took up her position
where the child had stood, and she
lifted her magnificent voice and she
sang Home. Sweet Home, and The
Last Rose of summer Sang them
for that little girl. And Patti used 20
get a thousand dollars for song.
too. She always knew how many
songs she was 10 sing. for che had
r check before she went on the plat
W. ~ ~ war ~ EiFh' " NliF
little daughter OF that North western
engineer had. but It's a greater priv.
ilege 10 learn from Jesus Christ
how 90 pray.
"A friend OF mine told me he went
TO hear Paganini. and the great VIC
linist broke one OF the strings OF his
instrument, then another. then
another, until he had only one left.
and on that one he played so won
derfully that his audience burst into
terrific applause II was greater
privilege to have Jesus teach you TO
pray.
Let Ms take a few examples from
the life Of Christ. In Mark We learn
that He rose mp early in the morn
Ing and went out 10 solitary place
and prayed. He began every day
with prayer. You never get up with
out dressing. You mover forget 10
wash your face and comb your hair.
You always think OF breakfast You
feed your physical body. why do you
starve your spiritual body? II nine.
tenths OF you were as weak physl.
cally IA you are spiritually. you
couldn't walk.
When | was assistant secretary
of the Young Mems Christian asso.
citation az Chicago, John @. Patton
came home from the New Hebrides