If a church is to be what it ought to be for the purposes of God, we must train it in the holy art of prayer. Churches without prayer-meetings are grievously common. Even if there were only one such, it would be one to weep over. In many churches the prayer-meeting is only the skeleton of a gathering: the form is kept up, but the people do not come. There is no interest, no power, in connection with the meeting. Oh, my brothers, let it not be so with you! Do train the people to continually meet together for prayer. Rouse them to incessant supplication. There is a holy art in it. Study to show yourselves approved by the prayerfulness of your people. If you pray yourself, you will want them to pray with you; and when they begin to pray with you, and for you, and for the work of the Lord, they will want more prayer themselves, and the appetite will grow. Believe me, if a church does not pray, it is dead. Instead of putting united prayer last, put it first. Everything will hinge upon the power of prayer in the church.

C.H. Spurgeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Relishes	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Coarsley shredded cooked
		Beets
2	tb	Chopped red onion
2	tb	Red wine vinegar
1	ts	Sugar
2	tb	Dijon mustard
3	tb	Vegetable oil
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and blend well. Chill thoroughly.
Yield: About 2 cups.
NOTE: Relish keeps well stored in the refrigertor for up to 1 week.
SOURCE: *Evelyn Kenney, Trenton, NJ, Reminisce Magazine Mar./April 93
POSTED BY: Jim Bodle 2/93
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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