Cleveland County herald., 1920-02-12
RAPTI5TS CALLED ''
 U UNITED PRAYER
DR. WALLER SAYS WHEN eOUTa ERIN BAPTl5TS ARE CRUSHED TO THEIR KNEES VICTORY
 IS ASSURED.
By pr. Calvin B. Waller. Second Zap
 list Church, Little Rock, Ark.

l By UT. CalVin B wafer, second B2p
 list Church, Little Rock. Ark.
 The 3,O00,G00 Baptists of the South have undertaken the most colossal task in their history. In the nex five years they propose the winning Of 2.500, 900 souls to Christ, or 500,000 year, the increasing Of the number of the Southern Baptist hosts from 3,000.o00 to 5,500.000; the enlistment of every Southern Baptist in this greatest forward movement in the centuries; the securing of 5000 neR' ministers and missionaries; and the 1 raising of 75 million dollars te finance this great Baptist forward nl6Tement! Included in this move ment are all the great interests 3f Cbrists cause as represented by Bap- tJsts--foreign missions, home mis- sions, state missions, associational rissions, orphans home, hospitals, Christian and ministerial education old ministers relief. etc, etc.
 Arkansas Baptists' share of this task is $3,200,0 900. Colossal as fl seems, in the spirit of Caleb I've be well able to do it." But our people need to learn as never before that cur strength is in the Lord
 Prayer Is Vital. vii o1 n.S1. l phasis today Is microscopy prayer. Prayer is a mighty spiritual dyna. mica powerful world force.
 Back of every great movement for l God and righteousness in all the ages Is the voice of prayer-individ, nal or united The modern Foreign | Mission Movement was born in the 1 Haystack Prayer Meeting at Williams l College, with Mills and Judson as the first missionaries. The great revival -nder Jonathan Edwards in the Eigh- eenth century began with his famous l call to prayer David Brainerd plant ad colonies of splendid Christian men and women among wild sav&ges, be- cause he prayed with a passion known by few mon; and William Ca roy, Henry Martin and Robert Murry McCheyno, apostles of modern mis- .ions, learned the secret of prayer rom this flaming soul. It was the rrayer of John Knox that terrified the fyrant queen, Mary, and saved Scot iand.
 Prayer wins; prayer gives victory because prayer links man with God ard the Holy Sririts power.
 This "75 Million Campaign" is of God, as We believe the plan was given to faithful mon on their knees. God is with us already. He waits for a host consecrated in pray, CT through whom He can give "yic, tory.''
 Without Gods power with us to prepare the way and lead in it. to TO. new consccration and give enlarge. mert of heart and vision all our en thusiasm and organization will be but SO much empty, creaking machinery.
 When Southern Baptists are crush to their knees by the weight Of this stupendous task, victory in this cam paign is. assured. Mans lil1it is Gods opportunity.
 I could venture one thing mora that because of the prayers of our people beneath this commanding task there will come an awakening of s0ir. itual life, a deepening of spirituality such as these uncertain times demand that great revival wave wi sweep this Southland. such as has not been in century past.
 Prayer Is Reasonable.
 But, we need tC % 'U~tae- a~. search for the doeCer maa2'nq prayer Why pray? Why dfd God CT dain prayer? Of our Messed Masto' it is said: And he spakc q parah into them to t4ts end. that mn o'i -o pray and not to faint" Gu. 1S:N. If man ought to pray" the prayer is right f "to pray" is right then why is 1t right? We aro at'"r fundamentals now-ve are seareh!ns for the ethics and philosophy of prayer
 Dr. A. C. Dixon observes that p-ov ar is rieht. because #6aA. God is K.ns and it is right f0r a king 10 hear "~ answer the nraver of G.uke 18:1-Sl nbl God 'e a7 ea t is right for ono ertoa6 n
 answer the annoa' os 9no-'.ar TF~ 11:5Sl. (c) God is F'a.hor al a- 5s right for Father 10 anewer the CT of his child Tu'-c 11:2).
 Herein lies Co., rc~~0n e
 cry to His child~on to csn u7e-f herein is found tl'o ~ieh1 o'
 .lren to prav-it is petition Of
 feet to his king; inc nrovar oi l ;,,+;ee 4o tho ir6ro. tha ac9ool