unavoidably detained from many of the sessions of the Conference. I honestly believe that there has been no more significant gathering of Christians in a generation.

With all my heart I find myself saying, "Lord Jesus, come quickly." I cannot help but think that our Lord is soon to return. There are unmistakable signs of some great crisis not far removed, and I like to think that they are but the signs of His coming.

The angels said to the wondering disciples gazing heavenward: "In like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven," He shall return. He said Himself that He was coming back.

St. Paul, St. Peter, St. John and hosts of others in Biblical times believe it. Why should not I have this blessed hope?

Some day, I know not when, our Lord shall come;
And when He comes I know He'll take us home.
So keep us trusting, Lord, whate'er befall,
And make us ready when we hear the call.

It may be He will tarry through the night,

Or it may be He'll come with morning light;
But whether it be day or night, He'll come,
And when He comes I know He'll take us home.

But if His coming is not very near,
And if He wills that we should tarry here,
Of this one thing I'm sure-I know it well-
It will be heaven just to do His will.

Dear Lord, we long to see Thy blessed face;
Our feet are often weary in the race.
We wait Thy coming, when each day is done.
Lord, tarry not, oh, tarry not, but come.

J. W. C.

ONE OF THE CONVENTION PRAYERS

"He did it; I couldn't have done it."

Rev. Dr. D. M. Stearns, pastor of the Church of the Atonement at Germantown, was speaking. One of the managers of the Conference was congratulating him upon his appearance on the platform, as it had been feared that the infirmities of age and his recent illness would prevent his attendance. The old veteran soldier of the Cross gave God all the glory in his reply, and that the Holy Ghost was upon him in remarkable power was evident from his prayer. Every heart was thrilled with the conviction that God was giving him the words he should speak as he offered this petition:

"Our Heavenly Father, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, we do thank Thee for Thy Word, which is 'forever settled in heaven,' written by the Holy Spirit, and we thank Thee, O God, for telling us in Thy Word of Thine eternal purpose, of Thy plan to fill the earth with Thy glory. We thank Thee for telling us there is just one thing to do if we are redeemed, and that is, to live to make Thee known as quickly as possible, and to make known this great salvation, so that Thy church, Thy body, shall be completed and the marriage of the Lamb come. We cannot help thinking, although we do not know really, but we cannot help thinking that the redeemed in glory

have just one great topic. It does seem so to us. If we are wrong, forgive us, but it seems that there must be just one topic to the redeemed in heaven-the approaching marriage of the Lamb. May it be our great privilege to live wholly for Him who loved us and gave Himself for us, and to make known this great salvation everywhere, so that in all the world, all the 'whosoevers' may come, who shall form Thy bride! We thank Thee for the redeemed in glory, some of whom we have known, who have lived to tell these things, and have passed over and are waiting there while we are waiting here. We thank Thee for the redeemed on earth. We thank Thee that we have the forgiveness of sin, that our names are written in heaven, that we are joint heirs with Jesus Christ, that He is longing to show us the glory which the Father gave Him. Blessed Lord, we thank Thee for those words in His prayer on the last night on earth: "The glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them,' and 'Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am,' to behold Thy glory. Oh, we thank Thee for the love of Thy heart, revealed to us on that last night ere Thou wast crucified. We know Thou canst not fail; we know Thou art not discouraged; we know the church will be builded: Thou hast said it, every member of Thy body shall be gathered in and Thou wilt come in Thy glory with Thy redeemed to set up Thy kingdom, to bind the devil, to shut him up for a thousand years, to convert Israel, to make Israel a righteous nation, the first

on earth, and through them Thou wilt fill the earth with Thy glory. We thank Thee for telling us; we never could have thought it out. Thou hast made it so plain. And we thank Thee with all our hearts for this time, when so many people are hearing these truths right here, and in other Conferences that shall be held in our land. We thank Thee for the testimonies of yesterday. May there be a special anointing upon all that shall speak today! May they lose sight of every one but Thee! We thank Thee for a special anointing upon all who speak today and upon all who have had any hand in bringing about this Conference. We pray Thee, grant unto each one of us, that we may go out as missionary Christians, seeing nothing worth while but to know Thee better, and to live to have others know Thee, and thus hasten the completion of Thy church. We pray Thy blessing upon the millions of Gospels and Testaments being scattered among our soldiers. O Lord, make bare Thy holy arm in the eyes of the nations, that the ends of the earth may see Thy salvation. Thou hast told us, 'See that ye be not troubled.' May we not be troubled, but be strong in the Lord!— every moment, every hour, every day, in Thy hand for Thy pleasure. May the Spirit have full control in these services and Thy will be accomplished! We ask it in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”