THE KING’S BUSINESS 849 musical ear) felt that he must hold his hands over his ears to shut out the discordant din, but the Holy Spirit fell that very day in such power that the Power from on high came down upon them in such a torrent that they fell from their seats in every direction. In less than a minute nearly all persons in the. congregation were either, down on their knees, or on their faces, or in some position before God. Every one was crying or groaning for mercy upon his own soul,” The whole community was revolutionized. The same God and the same Holy Spirit live today. It is true, .-“thè Spirit bloweth when He willeth,” but He willeth to blow when professed Christians get right with God and pray through (Luke 11 :13; Acts 4:31-35). Finney took men mighty in prayer along' with him to pray, but no men rnighty in song to sing, or mighty as press agents to \vork the papers and-the community. by the World’s Evangelical Alliance. The week set apart will be Sunday, January 2, to Saturday; January 8, 1916. For seventy, years the Alliance has been calling believers together to exercise this highest privilege of Chris tians, the privilege of intercessory prayer. This year the call is worded as follows : “To all who, everywhere, are in,:fellowship with the Father and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, through the Eternal Spirit. Beloved'Brethren : " < We greet you in days of mourning. Never in the history of the Evangeli cal Alliance have we sent forth our usual invitation for United Prayer in cir cumstances, so sad and so solemn as those which have involved many Nations in mortal strife, and grieved and shocked others not directfy implicated. Silence on such a matter would be affectation, and worse would be any word that might wound. "; ■■ " ' ■ Whatever may be deemed to be the causes of the conflict, every servant of | Him who “maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth” will be drawn to united and earnest intercession for thè healing of breaches, for restored brother- liness of the peoples, and for the blessings of a just and lasting peace. Once in the World’s darkest days saints of God, remembering the last promise of their sacred Scriptures that a “Sun of Righteousness” Should “arise with healing in His wings;” were waiting for “the consolation ;of Israel.” So, in these latter times, may His servants, who are calling upon and wit nessing unto their coming Lord, experience the fulfillment of a like promise which closes a later revelation. May every Christian ear be waiting to hear the Bridegroom’s voice, “Behpld, I come quickly;” and may every Christian conscience, cleansed from all Sin, be ready to reply, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” Will not the ministers and Christian leaders who read this article write at once for the list of topics, to the World’s Evangelical Alliance, 19 Russell Sq., London, W. C., arid begin to make arrangement for the observance of the Week of Prayer in their churches. Again and again where this week has been faithfully observed as a Week of Prayer, it has been the beginning of an outpouring of the Spirit of God upon the church which has led tò the holding of :special evangelistic services in which hundreds of mèri and women have been won to Christ. Why should that not be triie this year? y . LG» Surely if there ever was a time when believers the world over should unite in prayer it is now. We desire thus early to call the attention of our readers, especially our ministerial friends, to the ‘Week of Prayer call, sent out Topics for Week of Prayer
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