No Treasure in Heaven
Two Christian friends called on a wealthy farmer in Hlinois, one day, to try and get some money for a charitable work in which they were engaged. He took them up to the cupola, on the top of his house, … Continued
Honesty Rewarded
Mrs. Morton was a widow woman who had an only son, named Abel, about seventeen years old. They lived in a small hut, in the outskirts of the village, and were very poor. Abel had never learned a trade, but … Continued
A Kind-hearted Helper
A poor, crippled beggar in a street of a large city was trying to pick up some old clothes that had been thrown to him from a window, when a crowd of rude boys gathered round him. They mocked his … Continued
Generosity’s Eternal Reward
A missionary lady was telling the story of her work in China. When she finished, a little girl came forward and gave her twelve pennies. “Please,” she said, “I have been saving these pennies and now I want them to … Continued
A Cup of Cold Water
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