Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-03

J, corner, his coat was standing at q
angle of about forty-five degrees
Brown sent a farewell shot at hin
/" Except you repent, you will perish
v Do you hear. it? / never val, fol
! get that defeated, chagrinned, humi
|. led and Inundated man shoutin
back through the winter wind, Yes
He was never seen at the institut
any more. "Bonehead' Brown too
just one verse of the scripture an,
! dynamited him with ii.
BY taking heed to Gods Word yo,
/. will be able to live clean life. ]
is voice from the central heavens
, a message from the omnipoten
throne. 1t reaveals the way of life
1t leads up to God and all that j.
good. To know it is the height O
human knowledge; to teach it, the
summit of human service; to circu
late it, the work of true philan
thropy., It is safe book to live by
sweet book to die by, a sufficient
book for this world where we know
in part and prophesy in part, and
a primer for that vaster and eternal
world, where we shall know even
as also we are known"
| Not only do you want to study the
Bible, but cultivate the habit OF
| prayer, Praying is talking to God.
Talk to him about everything, your
perplexities, your joys and sorrows,
| talk to him about your sins and
/ mistakes, your friends and enemies.
Be careful for nothing, but by pray
!, er and supplication with thanksgiv-
/, ing let your requests be made
known unto the Lord. Get into the
/ habit of talking to God as you
would your dearest and closest
earthly friend. When you come in.
! to Gods presence, do not let your
mind be taken up wondering
whether your rhetoric is smooth or
your language is correct, but think
of the great omnipotent God, bend
ing down over the battlements of
heaven, hearing your petition. Too
many of our prayers are not unto
God, but unto the people. Sometime
ago heard af an evangelist who
went to a certain community to con-
duct revival meeting, The first
Sunday morning the pastor called
on young fellow in the audience.
to pray. He prayed loud and long,
when the evangelist walked down
the aisle, and passing the young
man, he reached out his hand and
said, Charley, that was a fine
prayer you made this morning"
He replied, Yes, but you should
have heard me before l lost my two
front teeth"
Now, you can talk with God all
the time lin the store, in the office,
in the schoolroom, the bank, the
kitchen, and the factory and on the
farm wherever you arc, God is
there. Dc not be discouraged be
cause you can not make long-wind- |
ed prayers; the most effectual pray !
ers | ever heard were short; all the
prayers recorded in the Bible are
brief. When the father brought his
little epileptic son, who was possess !
cd with devil, to Jesus, at that
very time the devil was exercising
his power over the child, and he
was wallowing on the ground,
crashing his teeth and foaming al
the mouth. The father was in great
he did not have time to
make any long-drawn out prayer,
but cried, Have compassion, Lord
That night, yonder ON the sea OF
the waves dashing and
;plashing, and the old ship wallow
ng like q monster in distress, thu
disciples looked. out on the water
md saw Jesus coming. Peter asked !
permission to come to him. can
see Peter now as he walked tho
waves, and as he was Acaring Jesus,
think he looked back over his |
TO the other disciples to
zee if they were taking notice OF
lis 'cuteness and slnartness. Just
bout that time he began to sink,
lie had not time for a long prayer,
10 time TO roll his eyes, whereas
md whyforcs, or give God a lot OF
about what was going
N down here on this planet, but
le cried, Help, Lord | read where ,
80 false prophets, who were draw !
ng their breath and salary, prayed !
ust about all day but no fire fell; !
ut when Gods man, Elijah, drop )
ed on his knees. on Mt. Carmel his
rayer consisted Of just sixty-three ,
lords and the fire fell +
Remember, you can not always ! !,
e on your knees, nor docs God want I
on to be; there are duties which, !
hen done faithfully, are prayers; :
,hen the heart and eye are single !
very act may be a prayer. All :
'ork well done and done unto the ;
ord may be obedient to the words: !
Pray without ceasing." Time may !
hange, weather may change, people !
nay change, politics may changes; :
ut God is tie same yesterday, to. !