From the PREFACE. The following pages are a reproduction, somewhat extended here and there but otherwise little altered, of a series of addresses delivered at the weekly Devotional Service of the Cambridge University Church Society, in the Lent Term of 1888. The Subject needs no introduction, and truly no apology. If the writer reads some characteristics of our time at all aright it is a subject not only of permanent but of special and pressing importance, of the highest order, if the spiritual life of the Christian man ...
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From the PREFACE. The following pages are a reproduction, somewhat extended here and there but otherwise little altered, of a series of addresses delivered at the weekly Devotional Service of the Cambridge University Church Society, in the Lent Term of 1888. The Subject needs no introduction, and truly no apology. If the writer reads some characteristics of our time at all aright it is a subject not only of permanent but of special and pressing importance, of the highest order, if the spiritual life of the Christian man and the Christian Church is to be maintained indeed under the conditions of the modern world. As he has endeavoured to point out in the first chapter, the practice of Secret Prayer suffers peculiar risks at present from even religious quarters, such as those of multiplied work, and highly developed public worship, and the abundant use of social devotion. Under this last head indeed one exception must be made, and made with sorrow. Is it not true that in the hurry of modern religious life the practice of FAMILY WORSHIP is on the decline? But if it be so, it is time that every thoughtful Christian who can in the least use action or influence in the matter should withstand that decline in his own person. Nothing, as the writer has attempted to show, can take the place of Secret Prayer. But likewise nothing, where there is a family in any sense, can take the place of Family Prayer, in which the head of the family takes his God-intended position as its pastor and teacher; instructing it from the Word, leading it in praise and prayer, and pledging himself and his circle by that solemn act to a family life in which the Lord shall be honoured. To the spiritual health of the Parish, of the Church, of the Land, Family Worship is of incalculable value. These remarks are by the way, and offered only under the pressure of a deep conviction. But they have a true connexion with the subject of these chapters. Secret Prayer and Family Prayer are in many respects beset by like risks, and carry with them like blessings....
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Fair. SCARCE/1891 hardcover/significant wear to cover/edges, corners, and spine worn and fraying/removed label glue stain on spine and cover/hinges cracked but holding/owner name and church stamp on half title page/owner stamp on title page/some pencil marks on outside page margins and a few underlines/VERY SCARCE.
