The Detroit times., 1916-10-05

and was lecturing and collecting
money He was raising money 20
buy a seagoing steam yacht, for his
work took him from island 20 island,
and he had 20 use a rowboat. and
sometimes Il was dangerous when
the weather was bad so he wanted
the yacht II was my privilege to
20 70 lunch with him We would 20
out 20 restaurant al noon and he
would talk 20 us Sometimes there
would be az many as IL or 20
preachers IN the crowd, and now
and then some Of us were so inter
ested in what he told us Of the
work for Jesus in those far-away is
lands that we forgot to eat. re
member that ne said one day: All
that | am I owe 10 my Christian
father and mother My father was
one OF the most prayerful men !
ever knew often in the daytime he
would slip into his closet, and he
would drop a handkerchief outside
the door, and when we children saw
the white sentinel We knew that
father was talking with his God and
would 20 quietly away II Is largely
because OF the life and influence Of
that same sairtly father that | am
preaching 10 the cannibals In the
south Seas
"1t is an insult 10 God and a dis
grace 10 allow children 70 grow mp
without throwing Christian inhu
enc, around them Seven-tenths Of
processing Christians have TO family
PRAYER and do not read the Bible. II
,- no wonder boys and girls are go.
ing 10 hell 1t g. no wonder tho
damnablc bathrooms are wreck'nE
the virtue OF our girls
IN the fourteenth chapter OF Mark
II f. told that when Jesus had sent
the mUllitndes away He went ny
into the mountain and was Their,
alone with God Jesus Christ never
forgot TO thank God for answering
Ills PRAYERS Jesus asked Him to
help Him feed the multitude, and
lie didn't neglect 20 thank Him FOR
answering His prayers Jesus ask
ed Him 10 help Him feed The multi.
tude. and lie didn't neglect 20 hank
Him for g. Next time YOU pray
don't ask God for anything Just try
10 think OF all tho things Won have
TO BE- thankful for, and tell Him
about them.
Pride Keeps us from proper pray
or. Being chesty and big headed Is
responsible for moro failures than
anything else In this world n has
spoiled many an employe Some fel
lows get n Job and In about two
weeks they think they know more
about the business than the boss
does They think he f. all wrong
II never occurs 10 them that u took
some brains and some knowledge &C.
build that business up and keep II
running till they got there.
Here's two things 20 guard
against Don't get chesty over sue.
cess or discouraged over seeming
defeat
And when He prayed lie said.
Lazarus, come forth and he that
was dead came forth II We prayed
right we would raise men from sin
and bring them forth into the light
OF righteousness
And ms ne prayed the fashion ~
his countenauce was altered Ladies'.
wv gbu want ~ lOOk pretty II rNlll''
OF you women would spend less on
dope, pazaza and cold cream and
get down on your knees and pray.
God would make you prcttier Why.
! can look into your faces and tell
what sort of lives YOU live II you
are devotlng your time and thoughts
10 society, your countenances will
show n. II YOU pray. ! can soc that
Two famous men walked the
streets 81 london one day one wa
William PennyfGther. the great phil
Gnthropist and devout Christian Of
England and the other was Rad
cliffe. the famous inddel and attor
ney. Pcnnyfather said 10 Radcliffe
that religion could be seen in q
mans face. and Radcliffe jeered the
idea Pennyfather was too modest
70 offer himself "a an example. but
just then poor mendicant. a street
beggar approached and Radcliffe
said, Well try IL on that fellow As
the mendicant reached them he
looked into the hard face Of the In.
fidel lawyer with the sneers az relig
ion. and turned away. Then he
looked into the mild and gentle face
Of Pennyfather, and he said oh
man with God and heaven in your
face. please give me a penny Rad
ellie was staggered. There 7-lust be