II. A RECLAIMING FORCE

III. AN EDUCATIVE FORCE

IV. A HEALING FORCE

V. AN INTEGRATING FORCE

VI. SOURCES OF POWER





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A NATIONAL FORCE PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH


O God, we pray for thy Church, which is set to-day amid the
perplexities of a changing order, and face to face with a great
new task. We remember with love the nurture she gave to our
spiritual life in its infancy, the tasks she set for our growing
strength, the influence of the devoted hearts she gathers, the
steadfast power for good she has exerted. When we compare her with
all other human institutions, we rejoice, for there is none like
her. But when we judge her by the mind of her Master, we bow in
pity and contrition. Oh, baptize her afresh in the life-giving
spirit of Jesus! Grant her a new birth, though it be with the