Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-07

gained any distinction has known how
to pray. In our old cities and CONT
nents they all knew how to pray. 1t
was a master stroke of the devil when
he got the people to quit praying.
One of the biggest farces in the
church today is a prayer meeting. III
you have a hundred members and can
stir up fifteen or twenty, you think
you've got a big crowd Where are
the rest of them? Playing golf on
Sunday and going down to the theater
on the Sabbath and those things.
What do they care about God? 1 am
amazed at Gods patience.
Lord. teach US to pray" When L
pray | move men, when 1 pray l move
God, but l will never move men If l
don't move God There are three things.
Whatever you do, do it for the glory of
Cod do it because you believe it will
please God to do it. Everybody, l
don't give a whoop who you are, if
what | do displeases you. then it is no
credit to you! 1t shows You are not
decent!
If what / do pleases God and don't
please you, then you are off. That is
true! Row, glory in God, do every
thing you do because God wants it done
l.
glory of God. Have a surrendered Will.
The late President Garfield said.
The supreme aim and object of my
life is to discover Gods will concern
ing me, then to pray Him for grace to
live in harmony with it, and not run
contrary to it,"
Don't say with your lips, Not my
will but thine be DONE but with your
life say Not your will but mine be
done"
1t won't go! You've got to pray it
with your hearts as we'll as your lives.
Lord, teach us to pray" Then pray
in assurance that God will do what he
has promised to do. l have read, when
thou prayest, enter into the closet and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to
thy Father who seeth in secret and he
shall reward thee openly"
L remember one time in Chicago, Mr..
Armstrong, who was the superintendent
of the city work in the Congregational
church, came TO the Y. NJ. G. A. to give
an address. He told this incident. q
remember the incident but l don't know
whether ! have the names right.
He told of sending one of the as
sistants over on the west side in Chi
cago to collect a subscription that had
been made to the city missionary work.
q think ii was DR.. Leroy they sent
out | am not so sure about his name).
He reached the home at twenty minutes
past nine and rang the doorbell and a
little girl came and he said, Does Mrs.
So-and-so live here?"
She bowed and said, Yes.
as she your mother"
Yes"
us she at homer"
Yes"
''Id like to see her."
The little girl said, Are you sick,
mister?"
mo"
do you know anybody else that is
sick?"
mo"
Are you hurt?"
mo"
DO you know anybody. .else that is
hurt?"
mo"
. You can't see mama until 10 o'clock
WHY" 'r...
"She reads the Bible and prays ev-
cry morning until 10 o'clock and you
can't see mama now. | am not allow
ed to bother mama until 10 o'clock un-
less somebody is sick or hurt. At 10
o'clock mama will be down"
He said he knew then why that home
was like heaven on earth. He knew then
why she ndO Two DOyS III IuS N~iAAnSO
Theological seminary studying to be
preachers. He knew then why she had
a daughter as a missionary over in
India holding up the bleeding form OF
Jesus Christ. Pray! Pray. Pray! And
He rewarded them openly.
A friend of mine started series OF
meetings one time in his church and he
said he never made request for prayer
but that there was one woman always
Jumped up Sometimes shed say noth-
ing. Sometimes she'd say: Don't Tor
get 1 have one boy that isn't saved
Sometimes she'd say: Don't forget
john"
Evervbody knew when she got up
who she had on her mind, and one day
some women went to her and said
Don't YOU worry about John, you've got
six other boys. They are all grown
and they are in the church and they are
elders
And she said: Worry about John!
7 gave John to God before he was porn.
and" she said, from the day l kissed
him first until now, l have never lor-
gotten to pray for John"
NV friend said he wasn't surprised
when he saw John walk down the isle
and publicly avow his faith in jesus
Christ. the Son of God, and take MS
stand for the Lord. Shed prayed In
secret for the Lord rewarded her open
ly. Do it!
Lord, teach us to pray.
One more verse, John XIV: anu
whatsoever we shall ask the Father In
NV name. that will I do, that the Fath-
err NAV be glorified in the Son"
Not my name! You can cry In my
name for a month and the Lord won !
hear YOU. You can cry in the name OF
the president and the Lord won't near
Won. You can cry in the name OF the
king and the Lord won't hear you. You
can cry i'm the name of the bishop, In
the name of the pope, and the LORD
won't hear you. Whatsoever We ask
the Father in My name"
You can ask in the name OF the
banker, he won't hear you. Whatso-
ever YOU ask the Father in My name
said Jesus, that will I do. that the
Father may be glorified in the Son
If YOU don't ask it in Jesus name
Won won't be saved There has never
been a sinner that was saved that didn't
get salvation through faith in Christ
and there never will be a sinner on
earth that will be saved, who turns his
back on Jesus Christ as his Savior
Whatever you shall ask in jesus
name shall be granted. 1 went to COO
one dark, stormy night thirty years
ago in Chicago, and 1 said, 20 Lore
for Jesus sake save me-! >