Honesty Rewarded
Mrs. Morton was a widow woman who had an only son, named Abel, about seventeen years old. They lived in a small hut, in the outskirts of the village, and were very poor. Abel had never learned a trade, but … Continued
Don’t Pick It Back Up Again
Resisting Sin is Key I knew of a young man who was a carpenter. He was an excellent workman, and could get the highest wages. But he became a drunkard. His wages were spent for drink, while his family was … Continued
The Real Resistance
Resisting Temptation to Sin There is an old Greek book called The Odyssey. It was written by an old blind poet whose name was Homer. It is one of the oldest books in the world, next to the Bible. It … Continued
Take Heed What You Hear
A single leak will sometimes sink a ship. A single spark of fire may cause a whole magazine of gunpowder to explode. And so a single word or sentence has often brought a man to the gallows. “I don’t want … Continued
From Cruelty to Conversion
The Story of a Persecuting Husband In that town of Bridgenorth, England there was a baker, who was a very wicked man. He never went to church and hated religion and religious people very much indeed. Now it happened that … Continued
God is Never Late
There was a family once in great affliction. The father had been sick all winter. The mother, who was an earnest Christian, had labored hard with her needle to get money’ enough to buy food and fuel for the family. … Continued
Strength to Suffer Well
I was reading lately of a poor, sick Christian woman, who was in what is called the infirmary, or sick ward, of a hospital, in England. A friend who was visiting her, asked if she found her trust in Jesus … Continued
Affected by Another’s Prayer
A man was travelling once in Ireland. Night overtook him before he reached the place to which he was going. He knocked at the door of a cabin by the roadside, and asked shelter for the night. They invited him … Continued
The Lightning Strike
Some years ago there was a small congregation of Wesleyan Methodists in a village in the County of Essex, in England. They used to worship m a little cottage. But after a while their number increased till that cottage was … Continued
A Hand Healed through Prayer
There was once a young boy who had a very bad sore on his right hand. It got worse and worse, in spite of all that was done for it. At last it began to mortify, and the doctor said … Continued