We cannot pray to God for a certain thing that must be done while our hearts are on something else, or are doubting whether God could hear us or not. Suppose to-morrow you intend to go out and look for a place, so you would pray to God to help you and to give you one, and you believe he will do it, and then when to-morrow comes you would lie in bed until afternoon. Then you got up, thinking that was too late, and would not go. This, indeed, would make you think that God did not hear your prayer last night. This is the whole trouble that sometimes God don’t answer our prayer; but I am very sure that God has heard all my prayers and has answered all which are for good. When we have a certain matter that we cannot manage at all, and when we would bring it to God, we must first make our hearts ready to pray and then without doubting draw out the true thoughts of our hearts and feel that God is above us and Jesus is on one side. Then comes the Holy Spirit into our hearts to teach us how to pray. After we got up from prayer I am sure we can feel that we were heard, and if we are not answered on a certain hour we must wait and pray without ceasing until it comes, for God not, like man, would fail you sometime. This is the kind of prayer that God does hear. So James says, “The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much;” that is, God does always hear and answer the true prayer. CHILDREN’S PAGE. * * * * * [Illustration] MISSIONARY MUSIC. Have you ever brought a penny to the missionary box— A penny which you might have spent like other little folks? And when it falls among the rest, have you ever heard a ring, Like a pleasant sound of welcome which the other pennies sing? This is missionary music, and it has a pleasant sound, For pennies make a shilling, and shillings make a pound; And many pounds together the gospel news will send, Which tell the distant heathen that the Saviour is their Friend. And oh! what joyous music is the missionary song, When it seems to come from every heart and sounds from every tongue— When happy Christian little ones all sing with one accord Of the time when realms of darkness shall be kingdoms of the Lord! But sweeter far than all, which Jesus loves to hear, Are children’s voices when they breathe a missionary prayer— When they bring the heart-petition to the great Redeemer’s throne, That He will choose the heathen out, and take them for His own. This is the music Jesus taught when he was here below; This is the music Jesus loves to hear in glory now; And many a one from, distant lands will reach His heavenly home, In answer to the children’s prayer, “O Lord, Thy kingdom come!”