Prompted to Pray
A Christian mother had a sailor boy thousands of miles away from her. She woke one night thinking about her absent boy. Something seemed to whisper to her, “Get up and pray for your son.” Being prompted to pray she … Continued
African Village Surrounded
Prayer for Defense The King of Dahomey, in Africa, is one of the cruelest monsters alive. A few years ago he sent a large army to destroy the city of Abbeokuta, where the English missionaries were laboring. He was making … Continued
God Sends a Wave
A vessel bound from Glasgow, Scotland, to New York, was overtaken by a terrific hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. The captain tried everything in his power to weather the storm. At last he gave up and said, … Continued
Who Needs a Security System?
A man who had once been a thief, and was afterwards converted, wrote an account of his life. Among other stories he told this: “Three of us, one winter’s evening, were marking the house of a man, in which we … Continued
Prayer for Deliverance
A good minister whose name was Flavel, was once going round by sea from Dartmouth to London. On the way a violent storm arose, and threatened the destruction of the vessel. Night came on and the storm continued to increase. … Continued
The Brave Miner
Two miners in Cornwall, England, were working down in a deep mine. They were blasting rocks. This is done, you know, by drilling a hole in the rock. Then the powder is put in and pieces of the rock are … Continued
Following in His Footsteps
Howie Malcolm was a little boy about six years old. He lived in the country. Once, in the middle of winter, he went to spend the day with his cousin Robby Darwin. Toward the close of the afternoon Howie’s father … Continued
Unknown Preservation
Let me show you how Jesus put this same armor round one of our brave generals during the American Revolution, and protected him. This story is told of General Schuyler. He had a great deal to do along the Hudson … Continued
Jesus is our Protector
Many years ago there was a celebrated minister in Scotland, whose name was John Knox. He had a great many enemies on account of his faithful preaching. Some of these tried in many ways to kill him. When taking his … Continued
Pulled Safely to Shore
A gentleman connected with the Newfoundland fishery had a dog of remarkable intelligence and faithfulness. On one occasion a boat’s crew in his employ were seen to be in circumstances of great danger. They were near a line of breakers … Continued