The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-06

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|S3z 3aSl1a nS:fe--rhe efrec.uaa tervens
ysf OF righteous man availeth
S 49, Il pay to pray? Wen ind
NM Mn. Browning asked Charles
nEmley one time the secret of his
npttful and attractive life. He re-
~ By saying. II have friend"
2Ss hi man or woman who can look
- tia face OF all people on earth
aay everyone is my friend" and
10M look UP into the face of God and
$500 Tie is not my friend" you are to
II p1tjed.
S NMx II you can look into the face of
4 o0 and say 'He is my friend" every
peent man or woman on this earth ts
Dor friend. So IL is a great thing TO
= a6ae to say tina; the devil has MOTH
- u do with you. 10 use fer you.
~ 0od has, He has lots OF use for
& 1Se9e arc two benefits derived from
Ayer. First. upon yourself II re-
retD . blessing. Second, in the dt-
- answers to prayer and the bless
- which come from them.
Is 8os1<y DrumxnonA tells of young
~ sh& beauty Of whose life was an
s1rtion, and everybody that came
contact with her was astonished.
- one Of them asked her for the
koG But she refused to reveal 1t;
IA gcnstantly replied: Wait until l
- hid then open the locket which
1u1 around nay neck"
@ Ard when at last she died they
1880 open the iocket and found this
SDtuo of scripture, Whom having not
eoon, I love"
A06 there In such transforming
D4~f In medittng on God and
bUoQer that II will make your life
- magnet 10 to steel: ii will draw
- vop will be "A power for Jesus
GAf1nk Ia the world.
u c. Of the old guard at Waterloo,
y1oa the English surgeons operated
- him. said: You cut one inch
eDsr, and you will and the image
" emperor engraved upon my
Qeeea Mary. wien entering a fool
war with France, said: when 7
- dad. II you win look into my
110nGG you will find Calais written
- NY heart"
VI 11Uw first there is The reflected
10nmlnG. / am going to speak 10
- 1nkGeiy this afternoon from expe-
1noA Ffrst. prayer helps us TO- real
~. Tn presence of God. Not that
- eh0nld realize IL all the time. but
J think II there Is q time In anybody
experience when you do. IT is when
i vii b. with thee whittier thou
[oo1e, 0nd ! will 20 unto the land OF
Sop1 father"
III reaA the other day a beautiful
&enA Of st. Bridget One time she
a1 approached by blind nun. who
1oDomgAt her to open her eyes. and
~ leeend says that st. Bridget
HEqyod that her eyes should be
QDo0o4, and the eyes OF the blind
IN were opened. and she looked
Mpoa the bubb.ing springs and the
E1hln9 streams. and the shaded
Dwaa and the flowers, and az the
- went down she turned to st
M<11e& md said:
- resp them closed as long as | am
63tNe. for when they were shut ! had
~ tAomeht about anybody but God.
- atnco they have been open j have
eoaGA ~ everybody but God. and
SaNe had no thought OF God. since
ooald look upon the beauties OF the
WorA- Pray quick that my eyes
I'M ~ closed again"
Ehuts Out tine World.
Sayer Seems TO shut out the world
- the thoughts of the world and
TDvas God . chance to move through
1bnF heart and mind, So take for
kAnted that we want experiences OF
Gh04s4ln6. and 80 prayer helps use re-
1a110 The presence of God.
Ise mayer helps ua realize our depend
10y upon God. ! pity anybody that
0ll1y19kg he can get along without God.
H0s1 can't take one breath without
0o4 You are In debt 10 God for The
EGQath you draw, for the food you eat,
~ To water you drink. Yet lot of
Da0pls reach out their hands and
G1eo these things and ali they do is
- tnFn around and damn God.
wonder at Gods patience with
1oDsnl You can't even draw n
Daxh without the viii of God.
eayar helps Us to realize our depend
- uDon God.
3essss spent the night In PRAYER, and
- merit day three very I'm portant
0f1nG8 In his ministry occurred. The
1T ne chose twelve disciples. which
kMe1 the nucleus Of the church of
10y. Whether or not nc talked with
- about these men and their char
16G19 ] do not know. But the very
n431 day he ssked twelve men to be
e1nted with him az his d!scipies
second. the people pressed upon
- for the healing virtue that went
&mt from him.
4hird, he sat on the mountain-side
nmA Taught his disciples the sermon
- Sermon on the Mount" or the
|o4t1tudcs:" those matchiess thu En-
q, ond In the fifth. sixth and seventh
S6btarn OF Mathew
A4T right. you let thu church Of
I'D spend night In prayer and see
Ant VIII happen tor the cause of