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“When the house of Jacob’s sons Their Canaan repossessj Shall not all thy chosen ones Abide in perfect peace? Trusting in the literal word, Come, our everlasting Lord, With all thy saints to reign.” “Lord, as taught by thee, we pray That sin and death may end, In the great millennial day, With all thy saints descend. Happy with those that first arise Might I my lot obtain When Christ descending from the skies, Begins his glorious reign.” “Mightier joys ordained to know When thou com’st to reign below, We shall at thy side sit down, Partners of thy great white throne, Kings a thousand years with thee, Kings through all eternity.” We look for Christ on earth again,
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Once more,
Will our modern Methodist brethren please tell us what they think of the attitude of their fathers upon this matter? Are they prepared to take issue with them and denounce them as altogether in error? Have they learned the Scriptures so much better than those who taught them the way to heaven? Will they pardon us for suggesting the admonition of Jeremiah for their consideration? “ Stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls.” 6:16. —F. W. F. HAT Is Prayer An^waj)? The general ignorance of the laws of prayer comes out clearly from another newspaper editorial (See editorial on prayer, last issue) pub lished in Los Angeles. It follows i One of the most interesting and comforting thoughts in life is that the prayers of sincere believers are inevitably answered- This is not theory, it is a psychological and scientific fact. Regardless of the form of one’s faith—and every intelligent being has some sort of faith— the demonstration in the material and mental worlds of answered prayers can no longer be denied. Whatever be the inspiration of prayer, and regardless of the source from, or the manner by, which it is answered, the truth remains that earnest desire is certain, sooner or later, to be realized. It is probable that the forces within man that cause him to worship and pray are the same forces that build for him a path to any point, object or condition in the universe with which he wishes to get in touch. While one editor thinks there never was such a thing as an answer to prayer, another thanks God that prayer is inevitably answered, whatever be its inspiration and regardless of thei means by which it is answered- | Doubtless there are many uncovenanted mercies of God that are be stowed upon people in spite of their prayers, but the one teaching of the Bible is that prayer is a power, that so far as God’s covenants are con-
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