Lies are Forever A little girl came to her mother, before breakfast one morning, saying, “Mamma, tell me what you think ; which is the worst, lying or stealing? “Indeed, I hardly know, my dear. They are both very bad. … Continued
The Way of the Transgressor is Hard A young man was once sent to prison for stealing $20,000 from the merchant whose clerk he had been. As he sat in the loneliness of his miserable cell, the first evening of … Continued
Three men, who were once travelling together, found a large sum of money on the road. To avoid being seen, they went into the woods near by, to count out the money, and divide it among themselves. They were not … Continued
A man called on a clergyman one day to converse with him. “Sir,” said he, “I have been a professor of religion for several years, and yet I have never enjoyed that peace and happiness which I know a Christian … Continued