Edward McKendree Bounds
Edward McKendree Bounds
Edward McKendree Boundsprominently known as E.M. Bounds, was an American author, attorney, and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South clergy. He is known for writing 11 books, nine of which focused on the subject of prayer. Only two of Bounds' books were published before he died. After his death, Rev. ClaudiusLysias Chilton, Jr., grandson of William Parish Chilton and admirer of Bounds, worked on preserving and preparing Bounds' collection of manuscripts for publication. By 1921, more editorial work was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 August 1835
CountryUnited States of America
Straight praying is never born of crooked conduct.
The conditions of praying are the conditions of righteousness, holiness, and salvation.
He who would pray, must obey.
If we would have God in the closet, God must have us out of the closet. There is no way of praying to God, but by living to God.
The first and last stages of holy living are crowned with praying.
No learning can make up for the failure to pray. No earnestness, no diligence, no study, no gifts will supply its lack.
He only can truly pray who is all aglow for holiness, for God, and for heaven.
In doing God's work, there is no substitute for praying. The men of prayer cannot be displaced with other kinds of men.
A severe apprenticeship in the trade of praying must be served in order to become a journeyman in it.
The character of our praying will determine the character of our preaching. Light praying makes light preaching.
Prayer concerns God, whose purposes and plans are conditioned on prayer. His will and His glory are bound up in praying.
The stream of praying cannot rise higher than the fountain of living.
Public prayers are of little worth unless they are founded on or followed up by private praying.
We can learn more in an hour praying, when praying indeed, than from many hours of rigorous study.