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DELEGATES OF THE LUCKNOW CONFERENCE.
hundreds present in spirit and in prayer. Word came by cable from
London that special prayer-meetings were being held there in con­
nection with the Conference, the Archbishop of Canterbury signified
by letter his profound interest in all that was being done, and thou­
sands of others in their quiet way daily brought the deliberations of
the Conference before the throne of grace. And further, those who
were present can testify that the gracious influence of the Spirit of
God was evident at every session, and moved and directed the thoughts
and prayers by His Sovereign will.
The chairman might well have been called the prayer-man. as
from the first he laid the utmost stress on the importance of using
this means of grace, and every report was raised on high on the wings
of prayer, and every urgent need was prayed for in particular. At
noon of each day the Conference suspended all business and devoted
itself to prayer, while a special room was set aside that there the
delegates might wrestle with God to vouchsafe His guidance and to
pour out His blessing.
The main theme of the Conference proved to be the urgency of
immediate and efficient action in checking Moslem propaganda, both
by winning the Moslem himself and also by evangelizing adjacent
Pagan nations. This theme forced itself to the front at every ses-
sion and was the burden of nearly every prayer. This kevnote was