The time has come that they are in the habit of going by themselves for prayer, in the morning, or at noon, or at whatever time of day it may be. And instead of having any thing to say, any definite object before their mind, they fall down on their knees, and pray for just what comes into their minds, for every thing that floats in their imagination at the time, and when they have done, they could not tell hardly a word of what they had been praying for. This is not effectual prayer. What should
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