RELIGIOUS WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 149, 23 June 1906, Page 10

RELIGIOUS WORLD.

WHAT PBAYEK CAN DO. \ <3v the Eev. R. A. Torrej, DJ>.) * -3re sot bec2C=2 ye as£ «>t-" — \ :1 [Concluded-: 'I c Ah. y:>. if there is anything \ tbaclctclv- eertiin, it is thit Gjd answers ■ prayer, i there ar; arTuroerts— icitsuic, philosophic and even theologies. —cat forward to show thit Ocd do-js E.:t ansvrcr prayer. Well, vre cannot stop to mstver them all. if they were \rcr:l: it: \,\ii, beiiere n!<=. they are all • rsilac-e-. V. c the plain teaching of the Word of God. we havo the inrontro- t v.'rtil'rf proofs of Liitory. end we have th-: indisputable rrid^n"- 0 ■"■! our owts pxpirifDce totell us that Col and will insurer prsysr. a x .'o-f. wnat can prarrr do? First, it s v-i'l pr:n■'■!•: cv.v p-m t?..lt.chs lif .-« Bo:h:rj- el«f, the ?tuiv of oe Vv'ord c: God— sed the ? r -adv c: the of God ari true pnjer ;7o J-?.;- Hjks:. *."ai i € ■ (. ONI OF THE MOST FAITHTUL, MEN'!OF PRAYER. '] this ~ond ev?r s.ttt. He counted that ica- i:I-rw"nt in wbicb seTen or eight f hour : \iT~ nv->t used clone with God in .' prayer sxd ".he study of Hi? Word. An l oid -z-CiP.. of him aft°r his death. ' said. '"He xii ,i of Cnnst.*' '• Acaic: Pray r brings power into cur v. rV. If we T.i-h r.....-:r f..r any wi>rk to i •^li' , " O'd c3:I? i=. .be it preachin? s :>"-;-ir- l >irc. pTS'TAI '•■ i.rk. or the rearing o; a cv» :hilJ;en, can get It by earaesi i A vnn;aa —; -j a Hrle r-oy who wa? i perfectly ;r'X'rri^;hU ,> . <-,nee came to mc in dwpci-ation. and -aid. "I an. discouragei] } ..:■•-..: U2y Vy: he i- a rc-ry bsd bo-." I i had t" a.lirir ir. I re<-kr.ned he ': «as t:,» v."T%t boy 1 karw. r;nd I had a ■ bie '-■]?.-- of city tin'.lins under my • r.-ir*-. - r I bsd exjwrience of hcr~. I ; ?aid. "HaTe you rrieri graver , '" She said ' eh- - "' i, .. i ; 1 1 sh* Lad. but admitted that s he ! Y■■•<.] r ' rr.sd" hi? conversion a rr , ".leer ct « tt"r.i;\ expectant pray-r. I .c.d bcr to :■ , -.-T-- •-•-. «.. Sh<> <v.&. -.-.nd at ' !'■>••-- -seas a cbcE«p. T'io lad wa= c<_-n- ■' v-r-r- 3 pn.i "jo t? .1 irinh>">->'i nf , ■ i:." ",ii i?- ; ili work: i : Furil-r: Tray-- nrail- f-r THE CONTZRSION" OF OTHER.-. I \ T..-'-re ar» few eoavertM in this world s unless in ."-"naecticn with someone's pray- j t... I formerly thought no haman - I>oia2 had ar.jT-'aing to do v. ;:L my oven ( c:avtrMon. f-jr I T,is not in . chiirch or Stmday-schix;!.. ct hi personal ; < conversation tvith anyo _ .c, j; I was awakened in the middle of the ] right aad converted. A3 far a? 1 can i*metr.t>er I had not t :e slightest thoiig-hi i of bein°: convened, or of anrtfaing of that : efaaracwr. when I went to bed. and fell < asleep: but I was awakened in tiis rr.id- i die ni The nicrht an.i fonv-;-rTed. proSabiv ia*ide cf five minutes. A fi?w minutes i l«?l"ore I Tsras abo'ax as D?sr etenrai per- ' diuon as on-? nets. I had one foot over : T-p brink and tvas :rying to get the ether < ene over. . i 1 ?ay I tbocsbt no human beins hs.d' • enythißg to do with it. fro: I had for- ; i rn:-?n mv mother's p.rayer?. and I after- i xrani? tha r one of my college ! clas?ynates had eboson mc as one t-c- pray ■for until I was saved. Prayer often' Evail? _„ I' WHEN EVZRYTHES'G ELSE FAILS, ' • Ho— utterly all of Morics's and ftttreaties failed ■frith h<r son. but her ; prevailed with God. and the dis- < '■.te youth became S"-. Augustine, tho misrhtv rcaa of God. Do you know what I think i? the grr-it, ■ difficulty in the way of a great ' tic Mission? Well, the great difficulty in ' the way i« that the Christian people will ! ' Bot si'6nd enough time in real. eam?st. ' prayer to God —prayer that ] . ■will not take i "'Xo" for an anstrer. I t'aank Gol for any preliminary prayrr! Tii'-etinir s . but T ts-ish that evei-y Christian j mnn ar.d woman would give therosflves. ! up to o-->nstant prayer to God. Look to God, don't look to men. I'