Complete edition of The Necessity of Prayer by Edward M. Bounds. This is a short and impactful classic on prayer, published for the layman. In it, Bounds answers deeply, "Why pray?" Read with an open heart, this book is helpful to read again and again at various stages of life. "The more we pray, the better we are, the purer and better our lives." No student of thought should be without this historic book. This edition is provided in a slim volume with full text at an affordable price. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 3 1. PRAYER AND FAITH 3 2. PRAYER AND FAITH (CONTINUED) 6 3. PRAYER AND TRUST 10 4. PRAYER AND DESIRE 13 5. PRAYER AND FERVENCY 16 6. PRAYER AND IMPORTUNITY 18 7. PRAYER AND IMPORTUNITY (CONTINUED) 21 8. PRAYER AND CHARACTER AND CONDUCT 23 9. PRAYER AND OBEDIENCE 26 10. PRAYER AND OBEDIENCE (CONTINUED) 30 11. PRAYER AND VIGILANCE 31 12. PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD 34 13. PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD (CONTINUED) 37 14. PRAYER AND THE HOUSE OF GOD 40