A Form Of Prayer For Opening A School PDF Download

Excerpt from Prayers for the Use of Schools There are many teachers who desire to Open their schools with prayer, who, in the solitudes of their chambers, do not fail to ask of God help in the performance of their daily duties, and who know how beautiful is the influence through out the day of a sincere act of morning worship, and yet who, from various causes, do not feel willing to trust themselves to give utterance, in the presence of others, to their religious feelings. It not unfrequently happens, also, that those who are accustomed to lead in public prayer, find themselves in such a frame of mind, at the opening of their schools, that either the thought or the expression does not come freely to them, and they want some assistance in performing a service which cannot either be well omitted or postponed. It is in the h0pe of aiding such teachers that this collection of prayers is now published. And the author may be allowed to present another reason for the publication; he has re ad these prayers for more than ten years in his own school, leading, he trusts, the devotion of many hundreds of pupils; and he cannot but believe that this volume will bring to many minds a pleasant and grateful remembrance of those seasons, when we together communed with the Father of our spirits. May His favor be with this publication, and may He grant that it shall prosper in the cause for which it is sent into the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.