The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
LETTERS TO EDITOR
The Monday Prayer Meetings

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Will you kindly allow space in your columns in regard to the monday prayer meetings, which, as yet, have not met with the sympathy and encouragement that might have been expected for themf
 When held in the large, comfortable room of the Civic association, near the top of the Jefferson County Bank build ing, they were well attended, consider ing the inconvenience of approach, and time consumed in going up and down on the crowded elevators, to and from the top of the tall building.
 After a time it was deemed advisable to secure place nearer to the ground, | more accessible to those who wished to attend, and to passersby whoS seeing the notice, might be induced to stop in for few moments, to join in prayer for Gods help and blessing upon the cause 1 for which our country is fighting, and for those who are doing the fighting against the monstrous trampler upon hu- man rights and human lives that is fill 1 ing the world with such horrors and i woe.
 And, through the zealous efforts of
 MT. Lawrence Hill, of the Ensley En- terprise, an empty storehouse was se- cured on Third avenue, next to Jacobs l Furniture store, where, with kindly loan of chairs and table from Messrs Jacobs.
 he has fitted up the front of the store suitably, providing Bible, hymn books, fans and vase of flowers. placed mo- l tice of the meeting in the windows and i over the entrance and is promptly on hand before F o'clock to open the door and give welcome to those who come. A little band gathers there, day by l day, varying in numbers from half a dozen to more than a score. They feel 1 that, according to Gods promise, He is l there with them,' their only regret be- I ing that there are not more to gather around the little altar, raised there for prayer, praise and thanksgiving to God for His help to us in our time of need | When Gods temple was dedicated ir Jerusalem, the King of Israel prayed | If thy people go out to battle against
 their enemy, whithersoever thou shal | send them and shall pray toward the
 city which thou hast chosen, toward the
 house that have built in Thy name,
 'Then hear thou in heaven their prayer
 and supplication and maintain theil
 cause"
 And in the many victories that cam.
 to Gods people, it was in answer tt
 prayer, and because they trusted in Goo
 and relied upon Him for help.
 In one great battle, when Judah, witt
 an army of 100000 chosen men, wa
 confronted by an enemy with 500, 600 men mighty of valor," and Judah cried t, . God for help, He delivered the enem, iinto Judah's hand and 5O000O of them wer , slain in one day. (See II Chronicles , 18th chapter)
 As a nation we are looking to God and fUbf firey Jic hot,p To ho
 helped us in many marvellous ways sine
 the war began He helped us in ou l preparedness" for war; in the secur ing of means to carry it on; in the Saf 2 transportation of our immense armie
 across the ocean, amid the many hid den dangers, placed there by the enemy : and, in giving ''victory" to the "allies q as soon as our nation fell upon it's knee f in prayer; and the enemy began the e to retreat, and is retreating still. Is nc e this encouragement for continued prayer
 Complete victory has not come to U
 yet. We do not know when it will nc : what may be before us Victory rest with God more than in our armies, an our ammunition. There is constant nee for divine guidance and help. All ove the land our people are praying, in the homes, in their offices and in the churches, and in many places of bus ! ness there is stoppage of work, at mic
 day, to send up a prayer to God Il = loves for His people to look to Hi v for help. His ear is lever open to the = cry" And He loves for them to assemb | before Him for thanksgiving and praise " as well as for prayer.
 There has been a call for noonda
 prayer meetings throughout our countr 5. They begin promptly at F o'clock, las a ing but 20 minutes, taking but lit time of those who can spare it to com
 now and then, to pray together for tho 'e who are giving their lives for the we W fare of humanity. in the fiercest ar ,e most awful warfare that the world hi j. ever known. Respectfully,
 d MRS. w. c. SHELBY. g Birmingham, September 1S, 1918. 2l n Highland avenue