A Voice from China

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...of God, and hence the pre-eminent place which the Bible Societies hold to-day among the religious organisations of the world. Hitherto this book has been to us no other than the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. Let it be so still; and, with this sword in our hands, let us continue to fight the battles of our Lord until His Kingdom comes. The difficulties are many; but they shall be overcome. We are weak, but God is mighty. Error is strong, hut God's truth is stronger. The conflict may be fierce, and the foe may be strong; but the battle is the Lord's, and the final result cannot be doubtful. He is leading us on from victory to victory; and He will lead us on till every foe is vanquished and Christ is Lord indeed. " The Word Of The Lord Abideth For Ever." IX THE SOURCE OF POWER "And He spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint."--Luke xvin. 1. This parable is called the Parable of the Importunate Widow. The duty enforced in the parable is that of persevering prayer. The subject to which I wish to invite your attention on this occasion is prayer, and importunity in prayer. We all believe in work. Do we all believe in prayer? Or rather, do we all believe in prayer as we do in work? We have had a very helpful convention. But what is to be the value of the convention to us in the coming months. That will greatly depend, I think, on the place which prayer is to have in our daily work, and that again will depend on the value we attach to prayer in its bearing on our spiritual life and work. If I can say anything here this morning that shall deepen our sense of the reality and importance of prayer in this respect, the time devoted to our morning meditation will not be misspent. Prayer may be...