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DEVOTIONAL LIFE "That was a great lack in my schoo l Ii fe.'' said one who is grow ing o ld in Christian se rvi ce. when the devoti ona l life o f the In sti tute was under di scuss io n. Tt wa s a joy to be ab le to give th e assu rance of ample at tenti on to it here. It beg in s with the awakening of the day. On e ho ur is all owed between the ri s in g be ll and th e br eakfas t be ll fo r dr ess in g a nd the quiet hom peri od- a n opportunity to look to God before loo king Ui)O n men. During the superintendent s' half ho ur immediately fo ll owing th e morning mea l. the men a nd women gath er together in the two rooms respect ively ass ign ed for morn ing devoti on, for a season of praye r and devot iona l s tudy of the \\' o re!. T he supe rint ende nts pr es ide a t thi s sess ion. bringi ng whatever message fo r the day God may have given th em. The s tudents .assemble agai n a t the close of th e evening mea l, fo r a season o f praye r and tes timony. Th e s tudents th emse lves have charge of this ser vice, being assigned in turn by th e sup erintend ents. Another dai ly feature of g r eat helpfu ln ess is the co rrido r prayer mee tin g. Th e student s o n each co rridor gather in a student' s room at whate,·er hou r is ;1, ost convenient, to d iscuss th eir perplexing personal problems and to present them to God for so luti on. It is here that defi niteness in praye r is learned, as perhap s at no other ga th ering.
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