In the far East there is a bird called the Huma, about which is the beautiful superstition that upon whatever head the shadow of that bird...
Some one asked a minister if he had ever received a second blessing since he was converted. “What do you mean?” was the reply. “I have...
As courtiers are more polite in their manners than ordinary subjects, because they are more in their prince’s company, so may the society of the Lord’s...
Holiness is beauty. There is no beauty like that of a pure character. The grandest sight on this earth is not the march of the all-conquering...
Holiness is gained only by the application of Christ’s blood. A heathen got worried about his sins, and came to a priest and asked how he...
Abraham was a holy man. Each important transaction of life was entered on in a pious spirit, and hallowed by religious exercises. His tent was a...
When Abraham went from Ur of the Chaldees at the command of God, on his way he received a renewal of the promise. Very beautiful was...
Julius Caesar, going towards Rome with his army, and hearing that the senate and people had fled from it, said, “They that will not fight for...
In his best hours, home, his own sinless home—a home with his Father above that starry sky—will be the wish of every Christian man. He looks...
To a Christian who has lived all his lifelong in bondage unto fear, not daring to believe himself a child of God, how sweet will be...