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teach him that as he (Jonah), who had bestowed no labor on the gourd .vine, was very much concerned about its hav ing been killed, thus God, who had be stowed untold energy and care over the Ninevites, had a right to be greatly con cerned for those people. God was very much concerned about those heathen, There were more than 120,000 infants who could not tell the difference between their right hand and their left. Besides there was a great number of cattle. God is concerned for the dumb brutes. 3. True Patriotism and World Out- ■ look. Vs. 10-11. Only from God’s standpoint can one have the proper outlook upon life; God is not the God of Israël only but of the entire world. When God called Abraham He had His eye upon every individual throughout the world who has ever lived or will live. May God hasten the day when every Christian shall have a world outlook and desire to give the blessings of the Gospel to every creature. P ith and P oint “There is a fool, not uncommon, whose mouth is always full of universal brother hood but whose heart has no room for an actual brother close at hand.” “Comprehension must be the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.” “Human rights, national integrity and opportunity against material interests— that is the issue which we now have to face.” Christianity, with its world outlook, is cosmopolitan patriotism. It is not merely natural to be patriotic; it is reasonable and right. “There have been heroes in peace as well as in w ar: men who have conquered the wilderness, who have upheld justice, and have helped on whatever was good and noble.” One Day At a Time Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year to a great bundle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He merci fully unties the bundles, and gives us first one stick, which we are able to carry today, and then another, which we are able to carry tomorrow, and so on. This we might easily manage, if we would only take the burden appointed for each day; but we choose to increase our trouble by carrying yesterday’s stick over again to day, and adding tomorrow’s burden to our load before we are required to bear it.— lohn Newton. Bibles in Mexico Bible Institutes are becoming an in tegral part of Mexican church activity, and are of real value to colporteurs who gather annually for study and prayer. The American Bible Society in Mexico, es tablished fifty years ago, has had a mem orable year, having distributed 47;507 copies, and 1,652,850 volumes in its fifty years’ history. The appointment of a Mexican as agency secretary is a fore cast of the day when all this work will be in the hands of Mexicans themselves .—'■ The Missionary Review of the World.
wonder if he could use this kind of wireless also. He tried, and received such wonderful answers that his whole attitude toward religion changed. Today he is one of the keenest curates in the east of London. Was the king uttering unconsciously what Esther’s God met her with when she entered with her people into a religious fast and waiting upon God, when the king asked: “What wilt thou, Queen Esther? and what is thy request?” The Rev. John Oxtoby, “Praying Johnny,” as he was called, one of the early Wesleyan preachers, once preached from the text, “Whatsoever things ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye re ceive them, and ye shall have them." Among other things he said: “Some peo ple, in praying, go round and round the throne, and never come up to it; but I go right up, and reach out my hand, and take what I want.” Hearing a man pray in a roundabout fashion, Oxtoby said, “Man, thou art a mile off God.” Once upon a time sickness came to the family of a poorly paid pastor of a country church in West Virginia. It was winter and the pastor was in financial straits. A number of his flock decided to meet at his house and offer prayers for the speedy recovery of the sick ones and for material blessings upon the pas tor’s family. While one of the 'deacons was offering a fervent prayer for bless ings upon the pastor’s household, there was a loud knock at the door. When the door was opened a stout farmer’s boy was seen, wrapped up comfortably. “What do you want?” asked one of the elders. “I’ve brought pa’s prayers,” replied the boy. “Brought pa’s prayers? What do you mean ?” “Yep, brought his prayers, and they are out in the wagon. Just help me and we’ll get ’em in.” Investigation disclosed the fact that pa’s prayers consisted of potatoes, flour, bacon, corn-meal, turnips, apples, warm clothing and jellies for the sick ones. The prayer meeting adjourned in short order. “Prayer,” says Dr. A. F. Schauffler, “is either a prodigious force or a disgrace ful farce. If a farce, you may pray much and get little; if a force, you may pray little and get niuch.” “The f ervent prayer of a righteous man availeth m u c h” (James 5:16). Peter Mackenzie, the famous Methodist preacher, was noted for the replies he often made to those who favored him with remarks on spiritual matters. “My prayers are not answered,” complained a Christian to him one day. “Oh,” replied Peter, “possibly that’s because your prayers are like some promissory .notes— presented before they are due.” “Do not cease to pray” (Col. 1:9). When Edward Payson was a student at college, he found he had so much to do to attend his classes and prepare exami nations, that he could not spend as much time as he should in private prayer; but,
What a window is to a room, ofttimes an illustration is to a message. It sheds light. In the field of helps for the leader o f a C. E. meeting, there appears to be an ample supply of good suggestions on how to conduct the meeting, but a great dearth of pointed illustrations on the topic for the evening. The editor o f this department there fore seeks in these pages from month to month to give the leader carefully selected illustrations on the topic and daily read ings. These may be used by the leader in his talk, or cut out, numbered and handed to different members to read when called for. October 13, 1929 Jesus Teaching Us To Pray Matt. 6:5-13 D aily R eadings 7. Pray Humbly. Luke 18:9-14. 8 . Pray without Ceasing. Luke 18: 1-9. 9. Pray in Faith. Mark 11:22-24. Oct. 10. Pray Forgivingly. Mark 11:25,26. Oct. 11. Pray for the Kingdom. Matt. 9:38. Oct. 12. Pray in Jesus’ Name. John 16:23. Oct. Oct. Oct. Teach me to pray; Not only when the morning breaks Into a glad new day, Or when the night with sable pall Shuts out the light. Not only when, attuned to praise By some sweet mercy Which has crowned my days, My joyful heart mounts up To thank the Giver for the gift, And rests, apart from earth, ’Mid heaven’s uplift. Not only when around my soul The tempests rage and billows roll, My heart cries out, “O Master, save; The winds rebuke and still the wave.’ C hoice N uggets
But in the quiet hours of life, When neither joys supreme Nor sorrows great are rife; At such a time - Teach me to pray For all the little needs That fill each day.
—Betty Bryson Titus.
A schoolboy, keen on wireless telegra phy, saw a book advertised called “Wire less Messages,” and sent for it. To his disgust he found it was a book on prayer. But he read it, and began to
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