One morning a wealthy farmer was kneeling down with his family at prayers. Among other things he seemed to pray with great earnestness that God would clothe the naked, feed the hungry, relieve the distressed, and comfort all who were … 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
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
A missionary to the mountain people of the South was once laid aside temporarily from teaching on account of illness, and she wrote the following account of one of the children of her charge: “I must tell you of the … Continued