where is the power that makes those spindles move? In that little shed outside, where there is a man, with black hands, stirring the fire, and keeping up the pressure of steam. That is where the power is; and that is a picture of the prayer-meeting. It is the source of the Church’s energy; and if public prayer be neglected, or if private prayer be slackened, or if family prayer be held back in any degree, we lose the power which brings the blessing; and this will be acknowledged when we come truly