The spectator., 1919-11-14
BAPT|S1S CALLED
 ID UNITED PRAYER
00. WALLER SAYS WREN SOUTH. ERN DAPTisTs ARE CRUSHED TO THEIR KNEES VICTORY
 Is ASSURED.
Dy DT. Calvin B, Waller, Second Bap-
 tist Church. Little Rock. Ark.

by Or. Calvin E. Waller, Second Bap-
 tIst Church. Little Rock Ark
 The 5000 coo Baptists Of the South have undertaken the most colossal task in thsir history. In the next Avs years they propose the winning of 3,500. coo souls to Christ or 300, 900 year, the increasing Of the number 0 the Southern Baptist hosts from 3,0o0,00o to s.60e, 300; tho enlis mert k every Southern Baptist in this greatest forward movement in the centuries: the securing of 5000 new ministers and missionaries; and the raising of 75 million dollars 70 finance this great Baptist forward movement, Included in this move nent are all the great interests of Christ's cause as represented by Bap t,sts--foreign missions. home mis- siens, state missions. associational r,issions. orDhans' home, hospitals, Christian and ministerial education. old ministers relief etc. etc
 Arkansas Baptists' share of this task is $500 coo Colossal as 't seems. tn the spirit of Caleb we be we'll abie to do it." But our people Deed to learn as never before that cur strength ia Tn the Lord
 Prayse Is Vital.
 The vital matter for supreme em- phssis today ie intsrcsssory prayer.
 Prayer is . mighty spiritual dyna. mic--a powerful world force.
 Back of every great movement for God and righteousness Tn all the sRes ls the voice of praysr-individ- ual or united. The modern Foreign Mission Movement wNs born in the Haystack Prayer Meeting at William. first missionaries Tho great revival under Jonathaa Edwards in the Eign- teenth cestury began with hts famous caN to prayer David Brainerd plant ed colonies of splendid Christian men
 
 and women aTong wild savagee. be- eAsse he prayed with passion known by few men: and William Ca rey. Henry Martin and Robes7 Nurty NcCheyne apostles of modern mis- sion.. learned the secret of prayer from this flaming soul IL was the prayer of John Knox that terrified the tyrant queen, Mary, and saved Scot Ia nl
 Prayer wins; prayer gives victory because prayer links man with God and tho Holy Spirits power
 rhis "1b Million Campaign" ia e' God. as W believe the plan vas given to faithful men on their knses. Cod h with us already He waits for . host consecrated in pray CT through whom He can give vic tory"
 Without Gods power with us to prepare the way and lead in fl, 10 re- now coneecration and give enlarea- Dent of heart and vision. all our en thusiasm and organization will be but so much empty, creaking machinery
 When Southern Baptists are crush te their knees by the weight Of this stupendOAs task. victory in this cain paisn is assured Mans limit is God , opportunity.
 could venture one thing mor>. that because of the prayers of our people beneath this commanding task there will come an awakening of spjr- itual life. . deFYeninE of spirituality ouch as these uncertain times demand that great revival wave will sweep this Southland, such as has not been Tn a century past.
 prsyer Ia Reasonable.
 But. we need tc go further and search for the deeper nearing of prayer. Why pray? Why did God or dain prayer of our blessed Master it is said: And he spake a parable. unto them to this end, that men ought Q pray and not to faint" (Lulle 1s:1) If man ought to pray" then prayer ia right. If 'to pray" is right, then why is IL right' We arc after vundaInentsls now-ve are searching for the ethics and philosophy of prayer
 Dr. A. C. Dixon observes that pray CT is right. because (s) God is King and It is right for king to hear and snswer the prayer of a plaintiff. UMke 1s.f-s). tb) God is Friend and I.t is right for one friend to hear and snswer the appeal of another. Luke I11:SS> N(cp God is Father and 1t is right for 2 Father to answer the cry of his child tLuke l1:2) < Herein lies Gods reason for His cry to His children to call upon Him; Mersin is found the right of His chil- drsn te pray--it Is petition of sub ject to hs king; the prayer of \ plaintiff to the judge: the appeal oe . frisnd to a Friend; the cry of . sAild ,ts his Father.
 li Lst us search further for the deep