The Nevada County picayune., 1919-10-02
BAPT|STS CALLED
 ID UNITED PRAYER
DR. WALLER SAYS WHEN SOUTH. ERN sAPTISTS ARE CRUSHED TO THEIR KNEES VICTORY
 Is ASSURED.
By Dr. Calvin B Waller, Second Bap
 list Church, Little Rock, Ark.

The 3.000,C00 Baptists of the South have undertaken the most colossal task in their history In the next i've years they propose the winning of 2.500,000 souls to Christ, or 500,000 year, the incre. sing Of the number of the Southern Baptist hosts from 3,000,000 to $500 900; the enlistmeIr of every Southern Baptist in this greatest forward movement in the centuries; the securing of 5000 neV ministers and missionaries; and the raising of 75 million dollars to finance this great Baptist forward movement, Included In this move ment are all the great interests of Christ's cause as represented by Bap- tjsts-foreign missions, home mis- sitns, state missions, associational rissions, orphans home, hospitals, Christian and ministerial educatio old ministers relief etc, etc.
 Arkansas Baptists' share of this task is ss,2oo, 900. Colossal as 1t seems. In the spirit of Caleb I've be well able to do it." But our people need to learn as never before that ur strength Is in the Lord.
 Prayer Is Vital.
 The vital matter for supreme em- phasis today is microscopy prayer.
 Prayer is a mighty spiritual dyna- mica powerful world force
 Back of every great movement for God and righteousness in all the ages is the voice of prayer-individ- ual or united. The modern Foreign Mission Movement was born in the Haystack Prayer Meeting at Williams College. with Mills and Judson as the first missionaries. The great revival under Jonathan Edwards in the Eigh- teenth century began with his famous call to prayer David Brainerd plant cd colonies of splendid Christian men and women among wild savages. be- cause he prayed with passion known by few men; and William Ca rey. Henry Martin and Robert Murry McCheyne apostles of modern mis- sions. learned the secret of prayer from this flaming soul. II was the tyrant queen, Mary, and saved Scot land
 Prayer wins; prayer gives victory because prayer links man with God and the Holy Spirits power,
 This "75 Million Campaign" is of God, as we believe the plan was given to faithful men on their knees, God Is 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 1t, to re- new conservation and give enlarge ment of heart and vision, all our en- thusiasm and organization will be but so much empty, breaking machinery.
 When Southern Baptists are crush to their knees by the weight of this stupendous task. victory in this cam- paign is assured Mans limit Is Gods opport unity,
 could venture one thing moro, that because of the prayers of our people beneath this commanding task there will come an awakening of spir- itual life. deepening of spirituality such as these uncertain times demand that a great revival wave will sweep this Southland, such as has not been in a century past.
 Prayer Is Reasonable.
 But, we need to go further and aoarch for the deeper meaning 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 .o pray and not to faint" Luke 1s:D. If man ought to pray" thea prayer is right If "to pray" is right then why is it right? We are after fundamentals now-we are searching for the ethics and philosophy of prayer
 Dr. A. C. Dixon observes that pray rr Is right. because (a) God is King and fl is right for king to hear and answer the prayer of plaintiff duke 1S:1-S). (b) God is Friend and it ia right for one friend to hear and answer the appeal of another. GLuke