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THE CHRIStlAN NATION.<br />
Vol. 39.<br />
Prayer Meeting Topic.<br />
PRAYER MEETING TOPIC FOR<br />
JULY 30, 1913.<br />
By the Rev. J. G. McElhinney.<br />
Subject: Prayer for More Workers.<br />
Matt. 9:38.<br />
Psalms<br />
No.<br />
178 205<br />
128 357<br />
119 319<br />
148 399<br />
132 368<br />
Comment.<br />
This topic was chosen with a view<br />
to considering the need of more workers<br />
in the Covenanter Church and<br />
united prayer that God would lay hold<br />
upon and sanctify and prosper the efforts<br />
ol the three agencies which must<br />
be depended upon to supply these<br />
workers. Let the meeting on July<br />
SOth be lor prayer. Let the prayers<br />
be lor more workers lor the Covenanter<br />
Church. To this end, let us pray<br />
that Covenanter parents may devote<br />
their children to the work ol the Covenanter<br />
Church. Let us pray that the<br />
Covenanter College may prepare young<br />
men and women to do the work ol the<br />
Covenanter Church. Let us pray that<br />
the • Covenanter Seminary may train<br />
Covenanter young men for the ministry<br />
of the Covenanter Church.<br />
I. Prayer that parents devote them-.<br />
The men and women who have<br />
done the work of the Covenanter<br />
Church in the past have for the most<br />
part, been brought up in Covenanter<br />
homes. The same is likely to be the<br />
case in the future. This being true<br />
and the need l)elng great and the<br />
supply of workers being small, much<br />
earnest prayer should be offered that<br />
parents may be led to devote their<br />
sons and daughters to the work of the<br />
church.<br />
The word "devote" includes surrender<br />
and consecration. In devoting our<br />
children to God it should be remembered<br />
that they belong to Him and<br />
that we merely express our willingness<br />
that He use them as He sees<br />
best. Devotion, however, means a<br />
great deal more than surrendering<br />
something to God. It includes consecration.<br />
Of course we are not to<br />
"dictate" to God what use He shall<br />
m:,ke of our sons or daughters, but<br />
In His providence He leaves it very<br />
largely with parents to determine lor<br />
their children, the course they are to<br />
lollow In lile. Parents are expected<br />
to keep before the minds ol their<br />
children the claims ol the Lord's work,<br />
to prepare them lor that work by religious<br />
instruction and adequate education,<br />
and to pray that the Spirit<br />
shall guide them Into the fieldwhere<br />
He wants them to labor. In this sense<br />
devotion is a "work," not merely an-<br />
"act."<br />
Some people say "give the boy an<br />
education and the thing lor which he<br />
shows special aptitude, or talent. Is<br />
the thing he should decide upon as<br />
his vocation." This statement Is true<br />
only under certain conditions. He<br />
might develop a great capacity for<br />
rascality, but should not be permitted<br />
to follow his own Inclinations. The<br />
"aptitudes" and the "talents" depend<br />
in many cases at least upon the conditions<br />
with which the boy has been<br />
surrounded In childhood, and upon the<br />
purposes and ideals which have been<br />
kept belore his mind during the lormative<br />
period of his lile.<br />
Another person says: "I want my<br />
boy to choose Ior himseli what he<br />
shall do, I do not want to Influence<br />
him one way or the other." This<br />
leaves out of sight parental responsibility<br />
and also the undeniable lact<br />
that young people seldom choose a<br />
vocation without that choice being influenced<br />
either by his parents or some<br />
one outside of his home. II the parents<br />
are what they ought to be they<br />
will do their utmost by prayer and<br />
wise counsel to direct their children<br />
in the choice of a noble vocation and<br />
help them to make the highest possible<br />
attainments in their chosen calling.<br />
II. Prayer that our college prepare<br />
them.<br />
The college was founded as a Covenanter<br />
college, to prepare Covenanter<br />
young people for the work of the<br />
Wbich comes first, beginning or<br />
per;severing ? Suppose you have<br />
never begun.<br />
Covenanter Church. This is not to say How can- we revive (the enthusiasm<br />
of our beginnings?<br />
that it cannot do much more, that it<br />
does not extend an influence much Have societies and congregations<br />
wider than the Covenanter Church,<br />
need of perseverance? Rev. 2:4,<br />
and the work she has undertaken.<br />
But this is the primary purpose for S-<br />
which our college was founded. That Give examples of things in<br />
this purpose may be carried out at v/hich we should exercise perseverance.<br />
least three things are essentials:<br />
First, the college should guarantee<br />
that the young people will receive distinctly<br />
Covenanter instruction and<br />
that Covenanter customs and practices<br />
shall be held up lor the respect and<br />
loyalty of the students, and that tue<br />
Covenanter ideal of morality and spiritual<br />
life, with which parents have<br />
sought to impress their children, shall<br />
be maintained and even exalted. It<br />
would not do to have one standard for<br />
the Covenanter home and another for<br />
the Covenanter college. A parent<br />
would not be satisfied to have his boy<br />
return from college and report that<br />
pleasures or .practices which were allowed<br />
at home were permitted at<br />
Geneva and nothing was said about it.<br />
Secondly, Covenanter parents should<br />
try to fillsuch a Covenanter college<br />
with their sons and daughters. The<br />
college could not possibly prepare<br />
young people in sufficient numbers to<br />
do the work of the Covenanter<br />
Church, unless the parents send in<br />
the material lor the college to prepare<br />
for such work. This should be<br />
done even at more expense, with longei'<br />
separations, and greater sacrifices.<br />
If a college is to maintain Covenanter<br />
customs and practices and ideals<br />
she must have a sufficient number of<br />
Covenanter pupils, who come from<br />
homes where respect lor and devotion<br />
to these customs, practices and<br />
ideals, have been carelully and consistently<br />
taught, to constitute a dominant<br />
element in the student body, upon<br />
which the management can depend<br />
in lulfilling the aim of the church In<br />
(Continued on page 10)<br />
Young<br />
PeopIe^s Topic<br />
For the week beginning Aug.<br />
3, 1913-<br />
By the (I'iev. Geo. S. Coleman-.<br />
Subject: The Ideal Cbristian.<br />
His Perseverance. Text. Heb. 6:<br />
10-20.<br />
Suggested Psalms. 18:27-129,<br />
C. M. 25:8-12 S. M.; 37:21-24;<br />
121:1-4; 27:15-16; 31:18-23; 62:<br />
4-6; 73:17-20; 138:5-6 L. M.<br />
Bible References. Heb. 3:6; 6 :i i;<br />
the issue of whether we will persevere.<br />
Are we keeping up oui<br />
Prov. 4:18; I. Chron. 16:11; Hos. efiforts for progress?<br />
12:6; Rom. 12:12; Eph. 6:18; Doubtless, you think whoeveris<br />
Rom. 2:7; II. Thess. 3;i3; Phil.<br />
1:6; John 10:28; Luke 22:31-32;<br />
(Concluded on Page 11) ;<br />
John 17:11; 8:31, 32; Jer. 32:40;<br />
L Pet. 1:5; Job.i7:9; L Cor. 15;<br />
58: Gal. 6:9; Jas. 1:25; Luke 8:15;<br />
Lam. 3:26, 27.<br />
Subjects for talks:<br />
Dbes perseverance in religion<br />
pay simple or compound interest? strong, and medicine did no apparent<br />
good in the way of relief.'<br />
Does duty , ever become easier ?<br />
Discuss the power of habit foi "Mv brain was clouded and dull,<br />
good. What was the origin of the<br />
1<br />
name "Methodist"?<br />
and I ^vas suffering from a caseof<br />
constipation th-at defied all i;em-:<br />
Discuss active work as a means<br />
edies used.<br />
'x<br />
of no interest in old things.<br />
"The 'Road to Wellville,' in ><br />
Let the chairman of the prayermeeting<br />
committee itell of bis need my hands, and may Heaven's,;<br />
some providential way, fell into'<br />
of perseverance.<br />
richest blessings fall on the man,<br />
A month ago the subject was who was inspired to write it ^<br />
"Courage." If the meetings in<br />
which the subject was discussed<br />
bore fruit, many new attempts in<br />
right living and service must have<br />
been begun. Are they still being<br />
continued? If they art not, we are<br />
in a poor way for becoming ideal<br />
Christians. • , y;<br />
The first subject in this series<br />
was "The Ideal Christian's Consecration."<br />
Consecration means<br />
for a Christian',a complete submitting<br />
of ones's self to the will of<br />
God. Two months later came the<br />
subject, inevitable after submission<br />
to God's will, "The, Ideal Christian's<br />
Practical Service." Did we<br />
plan any service? Or did God's<br />
will in our case call for no service<br />
?<br />
As if to meet objections on our<br />
part the nesat ,point m the study<br />
along this line was humilit<br />
That struck at ^t: main reaso<br />
for our unwillingness to attemj<br />
work, the fear that we could nc<br />
stand as well in the eyes of oth<br />
ers in doing the work as w<br />
might desire to stand. But th<br />
subjects of prayer and of cour<br />
age followed, so th&t surely bj<br />
this time attempts at better thing<br />
have been begun. Now comes<br />
CLOUDED BRAIN.<br />
Clears Up On Change to Proper<br />
Food.<br />
The brain cannot work with<br />
clearness and accuracy, if the<br />
food taken is not fully digested,<br />
but is retained in the stomach to<br />
ferment and form poisonous gases,<br />
etc. .A dull, clouded brain is<br />
likely to be the result. .<br />
A Mich, lady relates her exped-,<br />
nee in changing her food ha'bits,<br />
and.results are very interesting':,<br />
"A steady diet of rich, greasy<br />
foods such as sausage, buckwheat<br />
cakes and so on, finally brokedown<br />
a stomach and. nerves that,"<br />
by inheritance, were sound and<br />
"I followed directions carefully,*<br />
the physical culture and all, using;<br />
Grape-ATuts with sugar and cream, ^<br />
leaving meat, pastry and hot bis-^<br />
cuit entirely out of my bill of fare, j<br />
The result—I am in perfect health '•.<br />
once more.<br />
^<br />
"I never realize I have nerves,'<br />
and my stomach and bowels are;,<br />
in fine condition. My brain is^<br />
perfectly clear and I am enjoying<br />
that .state of health which God in-l<br />
tended his creatures should w]of\<br />
and which all might have, by giv- \<br />
ing proper attention to their food: ;^<br />
Name given by Postum Co-, Bat-,<br />
tie Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road^<br />
to- Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a ,<br />
reason." *^<br />
Ever read the above letter? A new<br />
one appears from time to time. T"*/ ;<br />
are genuine, true, and full of human j<br />
interest.<br />
, •.