[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1
Sin,—When Mr. F. D. Ellis asserts that a clergyman's chief occupation is the work of almoner he entirely misunderstands the office of the parish priest. Our chief work is prayer. Prayer is the greatest power put into the hands of men, and because it is fraught with so much power it is the highest duty and greatest privilege of the clergy. Our best work is done on our knees. Man does not live by bread alone, and if the clergy are to be removed from before the Throne of God where they intercede daily and lead the endless intercessions at this time of stress, the most powerful weapon will lie neglected, and the whole cause will suffer. It was not the call of Britain giving of her best to save the world, nor the agony of Belgium, nor the piercing cry of France that has brought America to our side; but the men of faith in every land who have never ceased to pray, because they know that no true prayer is without effect in the spiritual Kingdom.—I am, Sir, &c.,
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