1. A moment in a morning,
Ere the cares of day begin,
Ere the heart's wide door is open,
For the world to enter in,
Oh, then alone with Jesus,
In the silence of the morn,
In heavenly, sweet communion,
Let your joyful day be born,
In the quietude that blesses,
With a prelude of repose,
Let your soul be soothed & softened,
As the dew revives the rose!

2. The missionaries at a certain Chinese mission were ordered by the British legation to leave Sanyuan because of the dangers from conflicting soldiery. "Carts were ordered, & all was ready to start the next day. Then it came over the missionaries that it would be dishonoring God to go to a place of safety, leaving their flock exposed. So a prayer meeting was held, with the result that carts were sent away & they stayed. They were kept in peace of mind, although a robber band, a thousand strong, was marching on the city & was within 12 miles. Then came a terrific downpour of rain, such as had not been known for years, scattering the robbers & making the roads impassable." It was a small scale representation of the story of Sennacherib's host.

3. A British soldier was one night caught creeping stealthily back to his quarters from the nearby woods. He was taken before his commanding officer & charged with holding communications with the enemy. The man pleaded that he had gone into the woods to pray by himself. That was his only defense.
"Have you been in the habit of spending hours in private prayer?" the officer growled. "Yes, Sir!" "Then down on your knees & pray now!" he roared. "You never needed it so much." Expecting immediate death, the soldier knelt & poured out his soul in prayer, that for eloquence could have been inspired only by the power of the Holy Spirit. "You may go," said the officer simply when he had finished. "I believe your story. If you hadn't been often at drill, you couldn't have done so well at review."

4. The Bible is a book of prayers. Out of 667 recorded prayers, there are 454 recorded answers.

5. A small boy said to his best friend, "It may be unconstitutional, but I always pray before an exam."

6. No one can live in doubt when he has prayed in faith.

7. A real friend warms you by his presence, trusts you with his secrets, & remembers you in his prayers.

8. God honours no drafts where there are no deposits.

9. To grow tall spiritually, a man must first learn to kneel.

10. Dr. Alexis Carrel is a medical doctor who won a Nobel Prize in physiology. He wrote: "Prayer is the most powerful form of energy that one can generate. The influence of prayer on the human mind & body is as demonstrable as that of secreting glands. Its results can be measured in terms of increased buoyancy, greater intellectual vigour, moral stamina & a deeper understanding of human relationships.
"Prayer is indispensable to the fullest development of personality. Only in prayer do we achieve that complete harmonious assembly of mind, body & spirit which gives the frail human need its unshakable strength. When we pray we link ourselves with the inexhaustible motive that spins the Universe."

11. "Stonewall Jackson," says E.M. Bounds in Purpose in Prayer, "was a man of prayer." Said he, "I have so fixed the habit of prayer in my mind that I never raise a glass of water to my lips without asking God's blessing, never seal a letter without putting a word of prayer under the seal, never take a letter from the post without a brief sending of my thoughts Heavenward, never change my classes in the lecture-room without a minute's petition for the cadets who go out & for those who come in."

12. An officer once complained to General Stonewall Jackson that some soldiers were making a noise in their tent. "What are they doing?" asked the General. "They are praying now, but they have been singing," was the reply. "And is that a crime?" the General demanded. "The articles of war orders punishment for an unusual noise," was the reply. "God forbid that praying should be an unusual noise in the camp," replied General Jackson.

13. Sweet hour of prayer,
Sweet hour of prayer,
That calls me from a world of care
And bids me at my Father's Throne
Make all my wants & wishes known.
In seasons of distress & grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the Tempter's snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

14. When you get the daily bread you've been praying for, don't grumble because it's not cake.

15. Some people talk about Heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance of those who belong there.

16. A hypocrite prays on his knees on Sunday--& on his neighbours the rest of the week.

17. Throughout the ages no nation has ever had a better friend than the mother who taught her children to pray.

18. Prayers can't be answered unless they are prayed.

19. I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
I didn't have time to pray.

Troubles just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task.
Why doesn't God help me, I wondered,
He answered, "You didn't ask."

I tried to come into God's presence,
I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently & lovingly chided,
"Why child, you didn't knock."

I wanted to see joy & beauty,
But the day toiled on grey & bleak,
I called on the Lord for the reason--
He said, "You didn't seek."

I woke up early this morning
And paused before entering the day.
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray.

20. Last night I took a journey
To a land across the seas;
I did not go by boat or plane,
I travelled on my knees.

I saw so many people there
In deepest depths of sin,
But Jesus told me I should go,
That there were souls to win.

But I said, "Jesus, I cannot go
And work with such as thee."
He answered quickly, "Yes, you can
By travelling on your knees."

He said, "You pray; I'll meet the need,
You call & I will hear;
Be concerned about lost souls,
Of those both far & near."

And so I tried it, knelt in prayer,
Gave up some hours of ease;
I felt the Lord right by my side
While travelling on my knees.

As I prayed on & saw souls saved
And twisted bodies healed,
And saw God's workers' strength renewed
While labouring on the field.

I said, "Yes, Lord, I have a job,
My desire Thy Will to please;
I can go & heed Thy call
By travelling on my knees."--Sandra Goodwin

21. Most of us would be in more trouble than we are if all our prayers had been answered.

22. Most of us pray for more things than we are willing to work for.

23. People who do a lot of kneeling don't do much lying.

24. Sign in a Nebraska high school building: "In the event of an earthquake or tornado, the Supreme Court ruling against prayer in school will be temporarily suspended."

25. Strength in prayer is better than length in prayer.

26. Dr. Torrey in illustrating the definiteness of prayer, tells the following: "Up in a little town in Maine, things were pretty dead some years ago. The churches were not accomplishing anything. There were a few godly men in the churches, & they said, `Here we are, only uneducated lawmen, but something must be done in this town. Let us form a praying band. We will all center our prayers on one man; who shall it be!'"
They picked out one of hardest men in town, a hopeless drunkard, & all centered their prayers on him. In a week he was converted. They centered their prayers on the next hardest man in town, & soon he was converted. Then they took up another & another, until within a year, two or three hundred were brought to Christ, & the fire spread out into the surrounding country. Definite prayer for those in the prison house of sin is the need of the day.

27. Newman Hall stood early one morning on the summit of Snowdown, in Wales, with a hundred & twenty others who had been attracted by the prospect of an unusually grand sunrise. They were not disappointed. As they stood watching the sun tinge the mountain peaks with glory, & sparkle in the lakes, Dr. Hall was invited to preach. He was so overpowered with emotion that he could not preach, but felt moved to pour out his soul in prayer.
As he supplicated, the tears rolled down the faces of the people. A superhuman stillness possessed them. Quietly, with solemn awe, they descended the mountain & scattered. Afterwards visiting this region, Newman Hall was informed that 40 people were converted that morning & had joined the church in the neighbourhood. "But," said he, "I did not say a word to them; I only prayed." "Yes," they replied, "and more wonderful still, they did not know a word you said, for none of them could speak English, only Welsh."

28. Moses prayed, his prayer did save,
A nation from death & from the grave.
Joshua prayed. The sun stood still
His enemies fell in vale & hill.
Hannah prayed, God gave her a son;
A nation back to the Lord he won.
Solomon prayed for wisdom.
Then God made him the wisest of mortal men.
Elijah prayed with great desire,
God gave him rain, & sent the fire.
Jonah prayed, God heard his wail;
He quickly delivered him from the whale.
Three Hebrews prayed, through flames they trod;
They had as a comrade the "Son of God."
Elisha prayed with strong emotion;
He got the mantle & a "double portion."
Daniel prayed. The lion's claws
Were held by the Angel who locked their jaws.
Ten lepers prayed, to the priests were sent;
Glory to God! they were healed as they went.
Peter prayed, & Dorcas arose
To life again, from death's repose.
The thief who prayed--for mercy cried,
He went with Christ to Paradise.
The Church, she prayed, then got a shock;
When Peter answered her prayer with a knock!
Abram stopped praying, cities fell,
With all their sins, into Hell!
The disciples kept praying, the Spirit came,
With "cloven tongue", & revival flame!
Conviction filled the hearts of men;
Three thousand souls were "born again"!
When Christians pray, as they prayed of yore,
With living faith, for souls implore,
In one accord, united stand--
Revival fires shall sweep the land!
And sinners shall converted be,
And all the was God's glory see!

29. The prayers a man lives on his feet are just as important as those he says on his knees.

30. Prayer is a little bit like eating salted peanuts; the more you do it, the more you want to do it.

31. It is good to pray for the repair of mistakes, but praying earlier would likely keep us from making so many.

32. After we bow our heads seeking divine guidance, we often bow our necks in resistance to His divine Will.

33. Do not expect a thousand-dollar answer to a ten-cent prayer.

34. Before a fulltime chaplain was engaged, individual Congressmen took turns opening sessions of Congress with prayers. Finally a permanent chaplain was appointed.
One day he was late in arriving, & when time came for the session to begin, he was not there to pray. An older congressman stepped to the front & prepared to pray.
The Speaker of the House hit the desk with his gavel & asked, "By what right does the gentleman pray?"
The volunteer answered the Speaker, "The right of any sinner, sir."
He was permitted to pray.

35. A lot of little prayers as we go along through life would save a lot of long ones in case of emergencies.

36. Too many of us are like the old deacon who prayed, "Use me, O Lord, in Thy Work--especially in an advisory capacity."

37. Prayer must mean something to us if it is to mean anything to God.

38. A short prayer will reach the throne of grace--if you don't live too far away.

39. Prayer does not need proof, it needs practice.

40. Christian, seek not yet repose;
Cast thy dreams of ease away;
Thou art in the midst of foes:
Watch & pray.--Charlotte Elliott

41. When the great seething mass
of others' need
Overwhelms me,
I will pray.
When the great scalding blow
of others wrath
falls round me,
I will pray.

When the blind indifference
of this world
dismays me,
I will pray.

When selfish greed & lack of faith hold sway,
appall me,
I will pray.

When the loved beauty of
our Father's World
enchants me,
I will pray.

When God's mercy, His pardon
and His grace
challenge me,
I will pray.
Then His good gift to us
His children here--
that we may pray.--Mary C. Rider

42. You cannot stumble if you are on your knees.

43. For two years or more Haydn toiled on his grand oratorio. When friends urged him to bring his task to a close he replied: "I cannot make haste; I am writing for all time." Each day before beginning he knelt & prayed for divine guidance as he wrote.

44. When we were in France we met a couple whom Sara knew before & who got saved then. This couple tried for five years to have a baby but couldn't. We prayed with them that the Lord would give them a baby. We just received a letter a few days ago announcing to us that she is pregnant.--Michael & Sara

45. Prayer by people in the pew will give preachers power in the pulpit.

46. The person who gets down on his knees is better able to stand up to the problems of life when he has to face them.

47. Prevailing prayer brings perpetual power.

48. God visits us, but often we are not at home.

49. Probably everyone of us has at some time or another wondered how our prayers are being answered, but I recall ones about which there is no doubt.
Once in the middle of the night I awoke in the most terrible moment of a very realistic dream. I was driving a car & I had just struck a child. The effect upon me was so real & terrible that I climbed out of bed, got down on my knees & asked my Father in Heaven not to let that thing happen to me. Then it was as though the burden was taken from me, sleep was restored, & not another thought was given to the matter until noon next day.
Now five of us were in a car. I was at the wheel, & we were moving out Worth Street at around 25 miles per hour. Suddenly an urge to immediately stop came upon me with no apparent reason, & this we did quite abruptly.
When the other four passengers picked themselves off the dashboard & the back of the front seat, & all five of us tried to figure out why this abrupt stop was necessary, we were amazed to see a child dressed only in a diaper emerge between parked automobiles & waddle out into the street immediately in front of us. God had intervened because I had prayed!--Orville Mitchell, Sr.

50. The secret of prayer is prayer in secret.

51. Rowland Hill, the famous preacher, was once driven by a storm of rain into a village inn, & compelled to spend the night there. When it grew late, the landlord said: "Sir, I wish you would go to bed. I must see all the lights out: I am so afraid of fire." "So am I," was the reply; but I have been expecting to be called for family prayer." "All very good, sir; but it cannot be done at the inn." "Indeed! Then pray, get me my horse. I cannot go to sleep in a house where there is no family prayer."
The host preferred to dismiss his prejudice than his guest, & said, "I have no objection to have prayer, but I don't know how." "Well, then call in the family servants, & let us see what can be done." The landlord obeyed & in a few minutes the astonished domestics were on their knees, & the landlord called upon to pray. "Sir, I never prayed in my life. I don't know how." "Ask God to teach you," was the gentle reply. The landlord, folding his hands, said, "God teach us how to pray." "That is prayer, my friend." cried Mr. Hill, joyfully, "go on." "I am sure I don't know what to say now, sir." "Yes, you do; God has taught you how to pray; now thank Him for it." "Thank You, God Almighty, for letting us pray to You." "Amen! Amen!" exclaimed Rowland Hill, & then offered prayer himself.
Two years afterward, Mr. Hill found in that same village a chapel & a school, as a result of the first effort of family prayer at the "Black Lion."

52. The Lord totally changed the hearts of the Immigration officials here towards us after desperate prayer! At the beginning of the month they almost wanted to deport Angela & make problems for us all, but now at the end of the month, they love us, & even paid for our visa extension stamps! TYJ!--Anthony & Joy

53. If your prayer isn't of sufficient importance for you to try to pray it, why expect the Lord to answer it?

54. Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.

55. I met a poor soul in the depths of despair,
Who climbed to the heights in answer to prayer.

56. Life gets scorched & lumpy when we forget to stir it up with prayer.

57. A faithful pastor, in the dead of the night, was overwhelmed with a burden of prayer for a missionary in Africa. He arose & gave himself to earnest intercession for the safety of his friend. At that very time this was happening in the heart of Africa: The missionary, accompanied by a native, had started out to hunt. As they journeyed they ran upon two lions & a lioness. The missionary fired, killing one of the lions & wounding the other. The lioness seemingly fled. In fact she had only hidden in the jungle. The missionary now advanced & fired again upon the wounded lion. The rifle had scarcely cracked when the great brute lioness leaped upon him from her ambush. With one blow she struck him to the ground. In an instant her teeth were sunk in his arm, & her claws tore fiercely at his shoulder. He cried out to native to shoot, but the latter could not, as the missionary was between him & the lioness. In his panic, however, the native fired his rifle in the air. At once the lioness looked up. She dropped the missionary from her jaws. He rolled over into the bottom of a shallow ditch. And then instead of leaping upon him & finishing her work, the lioness turned & trotted into the jungle. The bleeding missionary was helped into camp.
There, after six weeks, he recovered completely from an experience which it is given to but few men to pass through. God had indeed "stopped the mouths of lions" for him. The tidings of his wonderful escape went back home to his faithful pastor. And he who had PRAYED now SAW. He saw the miraculous deliverance which had come to pass. Because he prayed, & prayed in faith, he saw the glory of God in wondrous answer. And so may you--if you pray likewise.

58. John got his motorbike stolen in front of the post office. We had united prayer & shortly after we prayed we saw someone driving by with it. We prayed again, & the thief stopped next to us & parked it, so we got it back. This happened far away from the Post office & 30 minutes later. A complete miracle! This bike is the main key for us to raise our fee to India!--Jean

59. We had our car stolen, but after asking the Lord to protect & everything it, it was found 10 days later in good order with all contents still intact, including guitar & case!--John & Ruth

60. A lad who had not been reared in a Christian home, knew nothing about prayer, & cared less, had been on a torpedoed ship, when all on board were thrust out into the water to swim for their lives. Twelve of the boys kept together. Suddenly, horrified, they saw a lake of burning oil coming toward them. It was impossible to escape. What could they do? Just then a Lutheran, the only Christian in the group, began to pray aloud. It was the heart cry of one in dire need to the God of mercy whom he knew: "O God, save us! O God, save us! O God, save us!" And with that, every one of the eleven, who had never known or thought about our God of Love, followed aloud with, "Please, God! Please, God!" Immediately the flaming oil parted, leaving a clear, wide path directly in front of them. And what do you think our gracious Lord had placed in this path? A raft! The lad who told the story ended with, "And no one can persuade these boys that God does not hear prayer."

61. A young, delicate, sweet-faced woman, a Salvation Army officer, was appointed to the charge of an Indian village, where the dominance of a certain caste made any sort of missionary effort almost hopelessly difficult. On the face of it no good had been accomplished. But the pale-faced captain set herself to pray. Every morning before the people were astir she crept through the slumbering village to the jungle beyond, with no other companion than her Bible, & on the same spot morning after morning she prostrated herself on her face before God--the God of India, she said in her petitions--to intercede for the souls which sat in darkness around her. And her prayers were answered, though not as she had asked or expected. She died & never saw the fulfilment.
One day, a long time afterward, a tall, powerful, handsome Hindu, with luminous eyes & regal bearing, called at the little mud hut which served as the officers' quarters & told to that faithful captain's successor the story, unknown as it was supposed, of the dead woman's prayers. He had followed her to the jungle, & peering through the heavy undergrowth, had seen her throw herself upon her face & cry to the God of India--his country--& shed overflowing tears for the people of his village--her people, she called them. "Then," he said, "I believed that the God of that woman was a real God, & I made up my mind to worship Him.' This was the beginning of a great wave of soul-saving in the village.

62. One day as I was eating, a violent storm fell in our area & a violent wind shook the house. I was afraid & said real loud, "Lord, stop the storm!" Ten seconds later the wind completely stopped! I immediately thanked the Lord!--Albert

63. Waiting for an answer to prayer is often part of the answer.

64. To spend an hour worrying on our knees is not prayer. Indeed, there are times when it is our duty, having committed a problem to God in prayer, to stop praying & to trust & to do the necessary work to arrive at a solution.
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65. An influential lawyer once rose in a meeting of Mr. Earle, the evangelist, & said: "I have often heard of the power of prayer, but I don't believe a word of it: If you want to test it, take me." The evangelist invited him to come to the front. He replied, "I will do nothing of the kind; but, if you have 'power in prayer', try it on me." In closing the meeting, Mr. Earle invited all present to pray for the lawyer at an hour he named, & asked the lawyer to note the fact. On the third day that man was crying to God for mercy; & selling his law books, he became a minister of Christ.

66. In some parts of Africa, where the natives live in small crowded mud huts, with little chance of privacy, the Christians choose each one a tree in the forest, where they may go to pray & be alone with God. If one becomes unfaithful & neglects his place of prayer, another says, "Brother, the grass grows on your path."

67. Dr. J.H. Jowett used to tell of a little servant girl who applied for membership in his church. He asked her what she was doing for her Lord. She explained that she had very little time off & could seldom attend services or meetings, but, she said, she always took the daily paper up to her bedroom with her at night. Dr. Jowett asked what good that did. "Well," she explain, "I always turn to the Births & Marriages & Deaths. I read over each of these births & pray that these little babies may be early led to the Saviour & made a great blessing to their parents; I read of each wedding & pray that these bridges & bridegrooms may be very happy & may always be true to each other; &, reading each of the death notices, I pray, one by one, for all the bereaved that they may turn in their sorrow to the only source of lasting comfort."

68. As long as there are final examinations, there will be at least SECRET prayers in our schools.

69. Bending our knees in prayer keeps us from breaking under the load of cares.

70. Prayer gives strength to the weak, faith to the fainthearted, & courage to the fearful.

71. Wonderful things happen to us when we live expectantly, believe confidently, & pray affirmatively.

72. Satan hinders prayer but prayer also hinders Satan.

73. A Chinese Christian had been asked to give to a fund to be expended in sacrifice to idols as an insurance of his house against fire. He declined, on the ground that he trusted in the living God, & idols could not save from fire. When the idolatrous ceremony was over, fire broke out in the street where his home was & burned over 120 houses. When the flames were coming nearer & nearer to his house they tried to persuade him to remove his furniture, but he refused, & in their presence prayed to God to show that He was indeed the Lord of hosts Who could send legions of Angels to deliver him, if need be, from so great a calamity. Nearer & nearer came the fire, until only one house stood between his own house & the flames. Suddenly there were a change of wind & his house was saved.

74. There was once a little cripple who lay upon her deathbed. She had given herself to God & was distressed because she could not labour for Him actively among the lost. Her pastor visited her, & hearing her complaint, told her that from her sick bed she could pray earnestly. He went away & thought of the subject no more. Soon a feeling of religious interest sprung up in the village & the churches were crowded nightly. The little cripple heard of the progress of the revival & inquired anxiously for the names of the saved. A few weeks later she died & among a roll of papers that was found under her pillow was one bearing the names of 56 persons, every one of whom had been converted in the revival. By each name was a little cross, by which the poor crippled saint had checked off the names of the converts as they had been reported to her.

75. One Sunday night in April, 1912, an American woman was very weary, yet could not sleep because of an oppression of fear. At last she felt a burden of prayer, & with tremendous earnestness began to pray for her husband then in mid-Atlantic, homeward bound on the Titanic. As the hours went by she could get no assurance, & kept on praying in agony, until about five o'clock in the morning when a great peace possessed her, & she slept.
Meanwhile her husband, Colonel Gracie, was among the doomed hundreds who were trying frantically to launch the lifeboats from the great ship whose vitals had been torn out by an iceberg. He had given up all hope of being saved himself, & was doing his best to help the women & children. He wished that he could get a last message through to his wife, & cried from his heart, "Good-by, my darling." Then as the ship plunged to her watery grave, he was sucked down in the giant whirlpool. Instinctively he began to swim under water, ice cold as it was, crying in his heart, "Good-by, my darling, until we meet again." Suddenly he came to the surface & found himself near an overturned lifeboat. Along with several others he climbed aboard, & was picked up by another lifeboat, about five in the morning, the very time that peace came to his praying wife! Supplication! The prayer that will not take "No" for an answer; that storms the battlements of Heaven, & brings confusion & defeat to all the powers of Hell, even death itself!

76. All my discoveries have been made in answer to prayer.--Isaac Newton

77. We should believe that nothing is too small to be named before God.What should we think of the patient who told his doctor he was ill, but never went into particulars?

78. When we shoot an arrow, we look to the fall of it; when we send a ship to sea, we look for the return of it; & when we sow seed, we look for a harvest; & so when we sow our prayers into God's bosom, shall we not look for an answer?

79. F.W. Boreham, the writer, tells the story of an old Scotchman who lay very ill. His minister came to see him. As the minister sat down on a chair near the bedside he noticed on the other side of the bed another chair placed at such an angle as to suggest that another visitor had just left it. "Well, Donald," said the minister, "I see I am not your first visitor." The Scotchman looked up in surprise; so the minister pointed to the chair. "Ah," said the sufferer. "I'll tell you about that chair. Years ago I found it impossible to pray. I often fell asleep on my knees; I was so tired. And if I kept awake, I could not control my thoughts from wandering. One day I was so worried I spoke to my minister about it. He told me not to worry about kneeling down. `Just sit down,' he told me, `and put a chair opposite you, & imagine Jesus is in it, & talk to Him as you would to a friend.'" The Scotchman added, "I have been doing that ever since. And so, now you know why the chair is standing like that."
A week later the daughter of the old Scot drove up to the minister's house & knocked at the door. She was shown into the study, & when the minister came in she could hardly restrain herself. "Father died in the night," she sobbed, "I had no idea death could be so near. I had just gone to lie down for an hour o two, for he seemed to be sleeping so comfortably. And when I went back he was dead. He had not moved since I saw him before, except that his hand was on the empty chair at the side of the bed. Do you understand?" said the daughter. "Yes," said the minister, "I understand."

80. It is impossible to be prayerful & pessimistic at the same time.

81. The soul without prayer is like lungs without air.

82. A suggested prayer for all preachers: "O Lord, fill my heart with worthwhile stuff & nudge me when I've said enough."

83. A problem not worth praying about is not worth worrying about.

84. It is strange that in our prayers we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.

85. George Whitefield, the famous English evangelist, said, "O Lord give me souls, or take my soul!"
Henry Martyn, missionary, kneeling on India's coral strands, cried out, "Here let me burn out for God."
"Praying Hyde," a missionary in India: "Father, give me these souls, or I die."
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86. The men who have accomplished most for God have been men of prayer. John Wesley was wont to spend at least two hours each day in prayer. Samuel Rutherford rose at three o'clock each morning to wait upon God. John Fletcher was said to have stained the walls of his chamber by the breath of his prayers. The greatest missionaries have been uniformly men of prayer. Think of David Brainerd dying at the age of 29, & Henry Martyn at the age of 31, & yet their names stand out as among the brightest stars in the missionary firmament. These young men exerted a profound influence not only upon their own generation, but upon all succeeding generations as well. It was not by their actual labours, which were soon cut off, so much as by their prayer life & their resultant saintly characters.

87. Adoniram Judson, perhaps the greatest missionary ever sent out from American shores, was emphatic in his insistence upon prayer. Make any sacrifice to maintain it. Consider that time is short & that business & company must not be allowed to rob thee of thy God." That was the man who impressed a mighty empire for God.

88. The weary ones had rest, the sad had joy
That day, & wondered "how?"
A plowman singing at his work had prayed,
"Lord, help them now."

Away in foreign lands, they wondered "how"
Their simple word had power.
At home, the gleaners, two or three had met
To pray an hour.

Yes, we are always wondering "how?"
Because we do not see
Someone, unknown perhaps, & far away
On bended knee.

89. "Kneeology" will do more for the World than theology.

90. A sermon should never be preached until it is soaked in prayer.

91. Most of modern man's troubles come from the fact that he has too much time on his hands & not enough on his knees.

92. When leading a public prayer, speak loudly enough to be heard of men & sincerely enough to be heard of God.

93. After saying our prayers we ought to do something to make them come true.

94. Sir Walter Raleigh once made a request of the Queen & she petulantly answered, "Raleigh, when will you leave off begging?" Sir Walter replied, "When your Majesty leaves off giving," & his requested was granted. But the God of all grace never grows weary of our asking & never rebukes us for coming.

95. The quickest way to get a church on its feet is to get it on its knees.

96. I was awakened one night while my husband was overseas, with an urgent need to pray. My heart was frantic, for something told me he was in grave danger. And through the long hours of the night I was on my knees beseeching God for the safety of my loved one.
The next day the radio blared the news of the "Belgian Bulge" & somehow I was sure my fears had been in this connection. I marked the date & time of the night & resolved to compare notes with my husband when & if I should ever see him again.
He came home a year later & one of the first things I wanted to know was his situation the night when I had prayed. We even took into consideration the changes in time zones & according to his diary those very hours when I was on my knees, his whole battalion was surrounded by the Germans. Many of his friends were massacred in the much written up "observation" battalion which met such a sad fate, but God "Preserved him alive."

97. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, says: "The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb. The force of prayer is greater than any possible combination of man-made or man-controlled powers, because prayer is man's greatest means of tapping the infinite resources of God. Invoking by prayer the mercy & might of God is our most efficacious means of guaranteeing peace & security for the harassed & helpless peoples of the Earth."

98. Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayers & worn with thanks.

99. Our prayer & God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends, the other descends.

100. If it were the case that whatever we ask God was pledged to give, then I for one would never pray again, because I would not have sufficient confidence in my own wisdom to ask God for anything.