Adversity a Blessing Sometimes
I don’t believe we would have had such a blessing in New York during these meetings, if it had not been for these hard times. When men get their millions, and hoard them up, I
Thoghts
Heaven a Place of Reward
Heaven is the place of victory and triumph. This is the battle-field; there is the triumphal procession. This is the land of the sword and the spear; that is the land of the wreath and
Reward of Goodness Sometimes Immediate
Occasionally a benevolent action wrought in faith brings with it an instantaneous recompense in kind; therein Providence is seen as smiling upon the deed. The late John Andrew Jones, a poor Baptist minister, whilst walking
The Brightest Honors of Heaven
Others may have filled the world with the breath of their name; he has helped to fill Heaven; others may have won an earthly renown; but he who, a Christian himself, has sought to make
The Christian’s Reward
Am I poor? He cannot be poor to whom God’s angels come every day and every night Have I no riches here? I have all that every man owns on this earth, and all that
The Light Will Soon Break
Last night I saw a faint yellow light struggling with feeble timidity against some angry clouds; they gathered against the light as if determined to shut it out; and the pale moon seemed too languid
Reward For Unappreciated Labor
Cheer up men and women of unappreciated services. You will get your reward, if not here, hereafter. When Charles Wesley comes up to judgment, and the thousands of souls which were wafted into glory through
A Matchless Change
Who saw the rolling waves stand up a rocky wall; who saw the water of Cana flow out rich purple wine; who saw Lazarus’s festering corpse, with health glowing on its cheek, and its arms
A Wrong View of Death
We ought not to look upon death as we do. Bishop Heber has written of a dead friend! “Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrow and darkness encompass
A Joyful Doctrine
The doctrine of the resurrection is full of joy to the bereaved. It clothes the grave with flowers and wreathes the tomb with unfading laurel. The sepulchre shines with a light brighter than the sun,