| Show peiying IN PUBLIC A few Sab bathe ao ago a pro preacher seher la in one of the a ister a churches evide evidently oily otly being anxious to please his hi ilon of one of the leading members bembera of big flek fl ok it be b could suggest any improvement improTe la in tr abe weekly religious religion service tea tae gentleman beatle addressed frankly replied yak yea ir it if you could give gite more attention to your prayers and less ie to your bec aw mons I 1 in a view of the fact act that ali germoni were not long loag but bat at tha the nia liter prayers often were In suffer ably no 0 o she he foroe force of the suggestion could not bearol ded in noting the he incident then mare will be b people in abis part of the country abo he will feel that some oine who are called to a in public religious carea might profit by the advice given to the ha eastern divine and their heir conformity tie reto would do be appreciated by theft hau ollow the sermon ot of a reff idous teacher hould have bestowed bellowed upon it all the he care necessary neo eary to its ita statements soeur accurate at clear and forcible and be oy the spirit that buts bean witness so 41 true religious instruction and ur a bestowal beo towal of this gore are does doe not aoi ae of ready made alibi JB worse bourk to be delivered to the be exclusion of the inspiration of the be moment which should hould be b given free rein with one who de claret clarea religious truths and speaks as a moved upon by the th holy ghost 19 1 9 but it d does ow involve abe acquisition oi of knowledge and of principle the systematic and intelligent presentation of the some ame and a lull full for the proprieties of the occasion occa elou irom from the standpoint of one who mho seeks to promulgate the divine word void and naught else and the same general rules rulea apply in the matter of praying the savior gave to his hie disciples a colb ted illustration of the role anle to be observed obBer ved in prayer in uon to the custom of many in that day who loved to be iteen ceen praying in the be synagogues aind on the street corners and aboy would be heard bt bc cause ot of their much speaking certainly wey they secured from mop men for the of ef their prayers pray erp tor for in that mat they had bad their reward and not in the bles hi 1091 called from heaven but the lord told his hie theoples thel ples in what manner they should hould troy pry and this was wa that they should hould avoid vain repetition make their broyers baited to the occasion and pat ioto into them the desire delre sincere inhere of their boarts abib lewon la t ally cor keyed in the text given of the lora loras s prayer it is not an OBO uvo idea among some ome that when it Is falls fall to their lot for instance Inet anoe to offer we he opening prayer in a re lawous meeting they must make it impressive at least by its if length and aad the range of subjects covered ed many of which have bare a special fitness for other occasions but bat snob an a idea carries with it the implication that it Is the speaker fl who Is praying and not dot the congregation for no of people exhibits the PAU patience to follow devoutly through aeh much long pray on era as an are sometimes offered the truth troth to it that in an assemblage eiD blae for religious worship the entire congregation should unite in uie the devotional exercise ezer clief they may not once the words audibly to each other but in ID order to units unite in the prayer sole a their religious loua obliga obligation tl on under snob circumstances they follow fellow mentally tery every sentiment sen ea tence and word siad aad give gl re the sincere support appert of their desire dedire in behalf of the praise arid and the bl eringi aided lor to enable them to do abir the prayer must be interest Inte reet inget mut must be of the to we occasion oo cailoa olear clear to the eat ear and to the mind and not tiresome by its if multi malti tude ol of words bordi or introduction of on necessary eoe Biary de deflor defalle talle it should be a prayer tot tor the be time and for all 11 II that thai the congregation mj may units unite in it if they will whether it lasts ito a minute or three mi alnuten alnut nutell ee it way may be said ald of many prayers offered in public that it if they were out in bait or quarter they would be proportionately more of er le glive both at the open log and of meetings meeting in giving more attention in this direction than oie have done the goe boid d effect that would follow fellow la is apparent such buob attention is 1 not e to he be applied to reducing to the smallest compass a prayer as a matter 1 of I tori form in and a nothing more that would be highly improper the th lewon lesson given by the savior to Is that tho prayer should ito brief and to the tb point yet expressing all the full ves of desire that is in the soul of those who engage in it and to accomplish this thi he forbade too unnecessary multiplying ti of words worde while terseness and earnestness are features that bold a prominent place in the inspired instructions on prayer especially in public it doea not follow that all to la limited to the briefest space pace of time there are times Iper perhaps bapa when boors boora of prayer particularly ticul arly in secret are needful in pour log ing out the soul to god in pr praising alsing him hii and in beetling the divine arace 2 I 1 and sometimes adem blogos of people are occasions for prolonged devotions devo tiona of this kind such as aa prayer meeting ana services vicea where all loin join willingly in the exercise exer ore the lords prayer in the garden of is ia an illustration when more time was waa taken in ID that form of devotion than would have been allowed by him on some other thus the rule abono the fitness of timet time and place and dc sire elre oil oa the part of those concerned and it serves elvaa to impress more deeply the feet fact that ordinary prayer in pub llo ito often are robbed of their vitality i by being too attenuated when a little attention would make them a force to avail greatly with the powers howera of heaven |
