5. A Practical Directory For Young Christian Females by Harvey Newcomb. Letter 5 : Prayer and Fasting

The Edified Ear

A Practical Directory For Young Christian Females ; Being a Series of Letters From a Brother to a Younger Sister. By Harvey Newcomb.

Boston : Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1851.

Letter 5 : Prayer and Fasting.

Read by Kathy Harris.

A weekly prayer schedule with Scriptures from Letter 5:

Sabbath. Sabbath duties and privileges;—as preaching, Sabbath-schools, family instruction, &c. Eph. 6:18-20. 2 Th. 3:1.

Monday. Conversion of the world;—the prevalence of peace, knowledge, freedom, and salvation. Ps. 2:8. Isa. 11:6-10; 62:1-7; 66:8, 12.

Tuesday. Our country;—our rulers, our free institutions, our benevolent societies; deliverance from slavery, Romanism, infidelity, Sabbath-breaking, intemperance, profaneness, &c. Ez. 9:6-15. Dan. 9:4-19

Wednesday. The rising generation:—colleges, seminaries, and schools of every description; the children of the church, the children of the ungodly, and orphan children.

Thursday. Professing Christians;—that they may much more abound in all the fruits of the Spirit, presenting their bodies a living sacrifice, and offering gladly of their substance to the Lord, to the extent of his requirement; that afflicted saints may be comforted, backsliders reclaimed, and hypocrites converted; that Zion, being purified, may arise and shine. Isa. 62:1. Rom. 1:8. Col. 4:12.

Friday. The ministry, including all who are looking forward to that office, and also the Education Society. 1 Thess. 5:25. Luke 10:2.

Saturday. The Jews. Isa. 54:8. 59:20. Ezek. 36:27. Rom. 11:11-31. Also, our friends.