I remember hearing of two boys who were brothers. The elder was named George, the younger Charles. “Hello, George,” said one of his schoolmates to him one day, “I hear your Charley has become a Christian; is that so?” “I … Continued
Some years ago a man, who lived in Brazil, wrote to the emperor telling him that he had found an enormous diamond, — the largest that had ever been seen ; and he asked the privilege of being allowed to … Continued
There was a miser in Russia, some time ago, who was so rich that he sometimes lent to the Emperor a million of money at a time. He would barely allow himself food enough to live upon. He used to … Continued
Some time ago there was an old miser who lived in England, by the name of Dancer. His income was fifteen thousand dollars a year. Besides this he had immense sums of gold and silver stowed away in different places … Continued
Some years ago there was an excellent minister in France, by the name of Oberlin. One day he was reading in the Old Testament where God told the Jews that he expected them to give a tithe, that is a … Continued
John Wesley, the celebrated Methodist minister, was one of the most generous and liberal Christians that ever lived. When he first began to preach, his salary was thirty pounds a year, in English money, or about a hundred and fifty … Continued
More than anything in the world, Rick prized time with his children. His work sometimes took him away for extended periods of time, but he always managed to create ways to bridge the gap created by the time and distance. … Continued
Lady Huntingdon was a noble Christian woman who lived in England some years ago. She was not very rich, considering that she belonged to the nobility. Her income was about six thousand dollars a year. She lived in a very … Continued
Some years ago, a missionary in India, in going through a village, left a copy of the New Testament in the shop of one of the natives, that any persons coming in there might read it. A great many read … Continued
One day the superintendent of a Sunday school in this city was going along near Third and Dock street. Ho saw one of the large boys belonging to his school coming out of a drinking saloon. The boy’s name was … Continued