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 rayer 
 
 AND 
 
 Covenanted Intercession 
 
 IN FAVOR OF THE 
 
 CONGRESS ON CHRISTIAN WORK 
 IN SOUTH AMERICA 
 
 (MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, APRIL, 1925) 
 
 RECOMMENDED FOR USE 
 OF CHRISTIAN LEADERS 
 
 The selfsame Jesus who commanded *‘Go ye’* 
 likewise said; 
 
 “Pray ye, therefore” and, “I have prayed for thee” 
 “Neither pray 1 for these alone, but for them also 
 which shall believe on me through their word” 
 “When ye pray, say. . . “Thy kingdom come. . . 
 “If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye 
 shall ask what ye will and it shall be done 
 unto you”. 
 
 “O Heavenly Father, Lord of the harvest, have 
 respect, we beseech thee, to the prayers of thy 
 people, and send forth more laborers into thine 
 harvest. Fit and prepare them by thy grace for 
 the work of thy ministry; give them the spirit 
 of power, and of love, and of a sound mind; 
 strengthen them to endure hardness; and grant 
 that the Holy Spirit may prosper their work, and 
 that by their life and doctrine they may set forth 
 thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all 
 men; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” 
 {Book of Common Prayer^ Canada) 
 
THE MONTEVIDEO CONGRESS 
 
 T hanksgiving. 
 
 For the abiding fruitage of the Panama Congress in 
 awakened spiritual interest, in extended Christian 
 brotherhood; 
 
 for the valued reinforcements in personnel and 
 equipment since 1916; 
 
 for aroused concern among intellectual leaders, na- 
 tional reformers, moral pilots of youth, outstanding 
 women, students and labor organizers; and for the 
 providences which have favored the Church of Christ 
 in its approaches to South America. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That we are prone to forget the Giver even when 
 we celebrate His gifts; that our motives in service 
 have been overshadowed by unworthy or inferior aims, 
 either cultural or patriotic; 
 
 that our ceasing to pray has accounted for a lessening 
 of our humility and dependence upon God; and that 
 small expectations have indicated our lack of faith in 
 Him. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 That all missionary undertakings in South America 
 may be initiated and promoted in Christ’s spirit, 
 every measure tending toward international amity, 
 every system of education, and every organized effort 
 to evangelize our sister Republics; that intercession 
 be regarded by all workers as paramount in the 
 Evangelical enterprise and indispensable, if wisdom 
 and love are to prevail in all circles. 
 
 For the men and women who have united their best 
 effort in preparation for the Montevideo Congress; 
 for the safety and blessing of all delegates who travel 
 in order to foregather there; and for a re-vitalized 
 Christian experience in every repesentative at Mon- 
 tevideo. 
 
 That deliberately and consciously, every delegate may 
 accord Jesus Christ the pre-eminence; and that every 
 advance in common endeavor may be consolidated 
 by the Spirit in the churches represented. 
 
THE DELEGATES TO THE MONTEVIDEO 
 CONGRESS 
 
 Thanksgiving, 
 
 For the blessed unity of the Spirit, focussing the 
 preferred attention of men and women, diverse in 
 temperament, gifts and training, upon the all-absorb- 
 ing program outlined in the Great Commission. 
 
 For the dedication of their redeemed manhood and 
 womanhood to its accomplishment. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That we have neglected the millions of Indians, still 
 in their primitive savagery, enthralled by their supers- 
 titions; while we have been slow to recognize our 
 moral allies and to fraternize with conscientious and 
 unselfish lovers of their fellow-men. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 That all relationships between delegates may be 
 marked by candor, justice, mutual respect and love; 
 that truth may be sought with a view to human 
 betterment; that all who differ in opinion may receive 
 such considerate treatment as befits their high calling 
 as Christian brethren; and that the end kept resolutely 
 in view may be the enthronement of Christ in human 
 life all over the Continent. 
 
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN SOUTH AMERICA 
 
 Thanksgiving, 
 
 For the thousands of believers who have developed 
 a consciousness of privilege in adorning and extend- 
 ing the doctrine of God their Saviour; for the degree 
 of self-maintenance already attained by the churches; 
 
 for the high ethic upheld in their standards; and for 
 the evangelistic fervor of their outreach toward the 
 unconverted. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That labors have not been yet more abundant among 
 women, children, students and workingmen whose 
 aloofness is due, in part at least, to lack of friendly 
 cultivation. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 For a far-reaching revival which may sweep mul- 
 titudes into the Kingdom of God and become the 
 dynamic for social reforms; and for such brotherly 
 love as may obliterate all obstacles to the solidarity 
 of discipleship from Panama to Patagonia. 
 
 That the exponents of Christianty may steadfastly and 
 victoriously contend for the supremacy of the 
 spiritual, for the preciousness of faith and for the 
 matchless glory of our Saviour Christ. 
 
 That the spontaneous expression of Christ’s free 
 Spirit through the South American Church in public 
 and private life may avert all hypocrisy and ill-will 
 toward men. 
 
 For a Church committed to the task of improving 
 the lot of all classes in full accord with the teaching 
 and example of Christianity’s Founder. 
 
THE EDUCATORS OF SOUTH AMERICA 
 
 Thanksgiving, 
 
 For the Evangelical educators who have built their 
 lives into institutions of learning; for the host of 
 youth, trained in our Christian schools; and for the 
 widespread indorsement by South Americans of the 
 motives, methods and objectives of such teachers. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That the number of winsome and capable Christians 
 graduated from our Mission schools has been com- 
 paratively small; and that class-room activities have 
 crowded out effort to win souls for Christ. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 For an increased number of teacher-evangelists, 
 aflame with enthusiasm and aglow with love for youth, 
 who cherish a profound and undiscourageable belief 
 in the divine possibilities of missionary education. 
 For true partnership with all guides of South Amer- 
 ican students in their attempts to elevate moral 
 standards and dignify public service. 
 
 For adequate financial support of all promising 
 schools. 
 
 For a system of education which exalts Jesus Christ 
 and, at the same time, fits for the highest type of 
 character and citizenship; and for teachers who can 
 make science the handmaid of religion. 
 
 For a general movement of S. American students 
 Christ-ward. 
 
 For the approaching Educational Conference in Mon- 
 tevideo and for all who travel in the interests of 
 enlightenment and uplift. 
 
OUR FELLOW-LABORERS IN SOUTH AMERICA 
 
 T hanksgiving, 
 
 F or the good confession, before many witnesses, of 
 so many pastors, evangelists, colporteurs and teachers; 
 for their work of faith and labor of love, their patient 
 continuance in well-doing, their heroic and sacrificial 
 devotion; and for the companies of disciples unde, 
 their pastoral oversight. 
 
 For the loyalty, gratitude and hospitality of national 
 churches, and their notable contribution to the cause 
 of our Master. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That there have been occasions when we have but 
 imperfectly fulfilled the obligation to prefer one 
 another in honor; and that we have failed to evoke 
 the best in each other because we have missed the 
 best to be derived from our great Captain. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 That we may regard all South Americans as potential 
 brethren in Christ Jesus, all comrades as yoke-fellows 
 in the Gospel. 
 
 That the coming years may bring such an outpouring 
 of the Spirit upon South American churches that their 
 old men may see visions and their young men may 
 dream dreams, that their sons and daughters may rise 
 to supreme heights in their heavenly calling. 
 
 That there may be a competent, well-educated, sanely- 
 disciplined ministry of valiant mould, prophetic 
 temper and missionary outlook. 
 
Thanksgiving, 
 
 For the ennobling traditions of the Independence 
 period when all political states were unified by the 
 common passion for freedom. 
 
 For the sacred principles proclaimed by South Amer- 
 ican liberators. 
 
 For the autonomy of ten South American Republics 
 and their passionate espousal of the rights of mankind. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That, for long intervals, we have ignored the co- 
 citizenship of all Americans. 
 
 That our duty to evangelize has not always been as 
 eagerly fulfilled as our right to trade. 
 
 That we have evaded the information which might 
 have vitalized our interest and aroused our sense of 
 moral responsibility. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 For Christian statesmen in posts of solemn trust, fo.-' 
 diplomatic agents with a world-vision, for leaders in 
 finance and foreign trade who may make commerce a 
 means of international concord, for merchants with 
 an assertive conviction of human values and residents 
 abroad that their torch may burn undimmed amid their 
 new neighbors in a needy land. 
 
A CONSTRUCTIVE CHRISTIAN PROGRAM FOR 
 
 SOUTH AMERICA 
 
 Thanksgiving, 
 
 For the valuable contribution of our Committee on 
 Cooperation in Latin America; for the union institu- 
 tions successfully launched and administered to general 
 advantage; for a growing friendliness among Evan- 
 gelical bodies; and for the spiritual stature of South 
 American pastors, teachers and authors. 
 
 Confession, 
 
 That our thinking and planning have been national 
 and denominational rather than continental and evan- 
 gelical; and that we have been slow to perceive how 
 large a share will be assumed by South American 
 leaders. 
 
 Petition, 
 
 For clear-eyed humility to recognize God’s choice and 
 ordination of South Americans for the purpose of 
 furthering the gospel in their own lands. 
 
 For the joyous desire to link our lives in unsparing 
 toil with the men and women who labor while they 
 wait for the Kingdom. 
 
 For a persistent belief that One is our Master, even 
 Christ and that we all are brethren in Him. 
 
 Additional copies of this leaflet may be obtained 
 from the Committee on Cooperation in Latin Amer- 
 ica, 25 Madison Avenue, New York City.