Show SHOULD PRAY IN INNERMOST ROOM I II I Rev F. F Burgette Short Lays Stress on Secret Communion Communion Com Corn munion With Almighty FACE TO FACE WITH GOD Only Thus Says Preacher is Christian Imbued With Power for Service A Prayer In Secret was tho the theme of or the Rev Francis Shorts Short's sermon at the tho First Methodist church Sunday Sunda morning Tho The text was Matthew Mat Mat- at- at thew vl vI 6 6 But t thou ou when thou pray- pray est eat enter Into thy Innermost chamber Some Sorno of tho the excerpts from tho the sermon were as follows Prayer is as old as the tho human race and as natural to man as ns is fI lying flying lotho to lo tho the birds or swimming swimming- to the tho fish He Ho that does not pray is out of or his lils natural realm and has bias brol broken en away from an nn harmonious relationship to God Th Tiu soul naturally hun hungers for th the eternal and anti tailing falling to find Him seeks Reeks satisfaction elsewhere But prayer Is not a mental menta wish It is th the souls soul's Importunate cry after tho souls soul's God according to Its conception of or Him Prayer Is tho the Individual personality seeking God The UTh Greek Roman and tho American each cacti and all nil may differ titter In their conception and therefore differ in their approach to God and yet yot allmay all nil allmay may know Him Prayer Is la the exercise or means by which the soul grows row and by which exploits art are wrought Why vh h I I i. i Jesus taught hl his hin disciples both hoth by nod and example that secret prayer was an factor actor In the tho development de development development de- de of hf Christian character He lIe had his huts anti and places for tor or secret prayer Why hy should you not have yours ours This is important because of the following Collo reasons Matters of or great rent Importance demand the most careful consideration The Christians Christian's life Ufe has three grave grava matters with which to deal deal lira life death cleath and the tue hereafter These find their fullest explanation explanation ex ex- cx- cx In Christ and by hy communion I with Him Ills ibis answer to their significance sig JIg Is obtained Men mu must t come como face to face with God Their Thel- faith and their secret place of prayer Is II most conducive e to this necessary y r relationship On Only then nn and there thera does docs God realty really and md fully reveal himself Moses must climb Sinai Gordon Gorbon Gor Gor- t don bon the great rent English general must have his hour alone In his tent God Jed Secret prayer decides quality of oC heart life and Is tho the place of preparation preparation tion and power for service The PharIsee Pharisee Phar Phar- Pharisee isee prayed on the street corner The prays the tho fervent prayer er nn and the effectual 11 prayer in public because he hp has learned d in private ho how to touch God Gl Gh Gives et Pinter to fo Serve er e. The speak speaker closed his s sermon rmon with the tho My 1 Christian friend and brother away to your OUr innermost chamber and there talk with God Gorf until you are nrc en endued endued en- en dued with power for tor service Both BoLh morning and evening services were well attended in fact the S Sunday were larger than 1 usual In his evening address the Rex Rev Mr lr Short spoke of or or to too great haste in modern life bib Oat of his I telling Illustrations was the application application application tion of or the recent record breaking ocean o of or the tho Subjects Subjects Sub Sub- of tills kind will bo hA discussed If cussed In Ina a n. series of or evening addresses at nt the S First Methodist church for tor the next four or live five Sundays |