Excerpt from Prayer as a Theory and a Fact Two gentlemen were strolling leisurely by a lighted chapel into which people were passing, evidently for their weekly prayer-service. Nod ding toward the Open door, one of them said to the other DO you believe in this matter of prayer? Yes, was the somewhat reluctant answer, I suppose I do, in a certain way. I think it a good thing for those who really believe in it. But, he continued, Whether there is any one at the other end Of the line who does act ually listen and respond, is a thing about Which I am not certain. It seems to me, replied the first speaker, that your position is that of a man Who believes in the prayer but not in the answer. It will be the contention of this volume that all true prayer is answered. It will be claimed that this exercise of prayer involves the personal existence Of two beings, God and man - one of whom ohci's petition, confession, worship, and thanksgiving, and the other of whom answers the petition in affirmation or in denial, receives the worship, listens to the confession, and accepts the thanksgiving. 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.