G. Campbell Morgan and Prayer
Some have questioned Morgan’s lack of emphasis on prayer. In regards to the Westminster Pulpit sermons, one person commented that “the subject of prayer seems to be slighted.” [1]
The reality is, however, that Dr Morgan relied greatly on prayer and actually taught and preached quite a bit on the subject. The fact that sermons on prayer are absent from the “Westminster Pulpit” series is actually because the present versions only contain half of the actual sermons morgan preached. The original volumes had 52 sermons…but the ones you see today contain only 26 (see our article here for more info on those missing sermons). For some reason the later publishers, likely to save on printing costs, cut out many sermons on prayer, missions, as well as various sermon series‘ that were likely to be made into separate books.
Sermons on Prayer
For example, the original Volume IV contained three sermons on prayer (no. 41-43)…one of which seems to have been the same message as had been published in his book on the topic (see below).
The original Volume 4 of the Westminster Pulpit series.
The Practice of Prayer
In 1906 the book “The Practice of Prayer” was published. This book was actually based on sermons Morgan preached at Moody’s Northfield conference in 1901 (see below). The “Practice of Prayer” is available on kindle and iTunes in the “Works of G Campbell Morgan, Vol 1”.
Morgan’s book “The Practice of Prayer”
A number of Morgan’s messages from the “Northfield” conference in 1901, later adapted into book form.
Mundesley Conference – Intercession in a Crisis
When World War I broke out in 1914 Morgan did a powerful series on the need for intercession, and what things to pray for in a crisis. This was recorded in the 1914 edition of the Mundesley Bible Conference Report in five practical talks.
Morgans series on Intercession during at the start of World War I
The five-part series contained talks on how to intercede:
- For ourselves (part 1)
- For ourselves (part 2)
- For the Church
- For our Nation
- For our World
This series has finally been published once again by our friends at www.ClassicChristianEbooks.com and can be found on Amazon here.
According to his official biography, G. Campbell Morgan stated,
If there is one thing of which experience has made me more sure than of anything else, it is that there can be no fruitful and victorious ministry of the Word, which is not conditioned from first to last, not only in the sense of dependence upon God, but also in the active expression of it, which has been made available to us in the sacred privilege of prayer. [2]
Footnotes
[1] Robert Lamb, G. Campbell Morgan: The Preacher (1960), p. 21.
[2] Jill Mogan, Ministry of the Word, p. 250.
