Without prayer the Christian life, robbed of its sweetness and its beauty, becomes cold and formal and dead; but rooted in the secret place where God meets and walks and talks with His own, it grows into such a testimony of Divine power that all men will feel its influence and be touched by the warmth of its love. Thus, resembling our Lord and Master, we shall be used for the glory of God and the salvation of our fellow men. And that, surely, is the purpose of all real prayer and the end of all true service. Transcriber’s Notes Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. Added original cover and spine images for free and unlimited use with this eBook. In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. Corrected these typos: ERRATA LINE Printed Text Correction 580 success in the human adminisstration administration 1002 Such an attiude attitude 1932 exhausted themslves themselves 2396 floods of wordliness worldliness 2876 six miles to a minster’s minister’s 3220 Let us come boldy boldly