day. Have a prayer list. In a little memorandum-book write the names of
those whom you are anxious to see saved. Spread these names before the
Lord daily until your prayers are answered.

One of the greatest Christian movements of modern times started with a
prayer-list carried in the vest-pocket of a commercial traveler, Mr.
E.R. Graves, traveling for a paper-house in New York City. He secured
permission from a merchant to allow his name to be entered on his
prayer-list. The merchant wrote his name in the traveler's book, and
then proceeded to inform Mr. Graves that he had determined not to be a
Christian, and that he had taken too big a contract if he expected to
pray him into the kingdom. But the traveler simply said, "I confidently
expect my prayer to be answered." When they met again the merchant had
been converted, and, amid tears of rejoicing, another name was checked
off the list. The merchant's name was Samuel M. Sayford. Mr. Sayford
became a secretary in the Young Men's Christian Association, and shortly
after met C.K. Ober, then a student at Williams College, and pushed him
out into Association work. Mr. Ober, in turn, found John E. Mott in
Cornell University, persuaded him to enter Association work among
students; and Mr. Mott, in the course of time, started on his journey
around the world, organizing the World's Christian Student Federation.




STUDY XXVI.

WORK AMONG STUDENTS.

Memory Verse: "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did