Regular family worship provides an opportunity to testify to the truth and power of the gospel to guests in your home. When showing hospitality neighbors, friends or family, the regular rhythms of family worship should not be abandoned. If it is … Continued
Grandpa was sick, and little Fannie loved to be with him, and to read to him. She would sit down by his bedside and say—” Shall I read my story, grandpa?” And the story to which she referred was that … 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
Some years ago an English merchant was engaged in business in the island of Java. He got very rich there. He married a lady of that country, and returned to England. This lady could not get used to the customs … Continued
When the celebrated Whitefield was preaching in England, a gentleman who heard him was thrown into great distress of mind. He felt as if his sins were so great that they could not be forgiven. He couldn’t eat. He couldn’t … Continued
That good man, the late John B. Gough, used to tell this story: “One day I was going to meet an engagement to lecture at a town in England. I had six miles to ride so as to reach the … Continued
In another land lived a skilled engineer, able to command a fine salary, but morally a waster. Christians tried to help him but failed miserably. He went down and out in his own profession and became a street car conductor. … Continued
Perhaps the strongest love of a Christian friend is that which impels him to speak to another of his Saviour. Gypsy Smith says that when he was converted he immediately became anxious for the conversion of his uncle. Among gypsies … Continued
Recently, I read of a certain evangelical pastor of a fashionable city church who started a work among slum boys. He succeeded in getting a lot of them into the church parlors for meetings, and taught them the way of … Continued