A Chain of Prayer Across the Ages: Forty Centuries of Prayer, 2000 B. C. A. D. 1912; Compiled and Arranged for Daily Use (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Chain of Prayer Across the Ages: Forty Centuries of Prayer, 2000 B. C. A. D. 1912; Compiled and Arranged for Daily UseThis collection of prayers was originally made with no thought further, than that of meeting a difficulty experienced in finding a book suited to the particular needs of morning and evening prayers in our own household. In consequence, however, of frequent requests to make the compilation more generally known, the idea of publication gradually developed.The prayers have been gathered from widely different sources, and were often met with in the course of everyday reading or contributed by friends. They have consequently been, in some cases, most difficult to retrace, and in several instances it has proved impossible to determine their origin, though every effort has been made to give author and date to every one in the collection.It has been no easy task to select the prayers from the large number at one's disposal, and were it not for the size of the book, they could well have been arranged for a year instead of for only six months. The primary object, that of making the book really useful in the home, has above all been kept in view; for this reason many old prayers, though of great interest and quaint in their language, have been omitted, and others retained which seemed more appropriate to the needs of our modern life. In this way numbers of different authors have of necessity been excluded, so that the book can in no way be called - nor indeed does it aim at being - a comprehensive anthology from all the available writers throughout the centuries.The work of finding and verifying the source, together with the more difficult task of selection, has been lightened by the ever-ready and untiring help and sympathy of my friend, Mrs. William Graham, who throughout has done so much not only to guide my endeavours, but to facilitate the labour of research.I wish to express my sincere thanks to all who have in so many ways assisted me; my special thanks are due to the authors and publishers, who have so readily given me, not only their permission to use copyright material, but have also suggested possible sources from whence other prayers could be gleaned. The following is an alphabetical list of those who have so kindly helped me: -Messrs. George Allen and Co., for prayers from "Before the Throne," by Rev. William Bellars. Messrs. H. R. Allenson, Ltd., for a prayer by Rev. J. R. Miller, from "Great Souls at Prayer," by Mrs. Mary Tileston. The Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Dublin, for prayers from "Family Prayers of the Church of Ireland." Messrs. Bell and Sons, for prayers from "A! Book of Family Prayer," by Rev. Ernest Hawkins.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.