They Make Others Feel Who Feel Themselves
An obscure man rose up to address the French Convention. At close of his oration Mirabeau, the giant genius of the Revolution, turned round to his neighbor, and eagerly asked, “Who is that”? The other,
Thoghts
Preaching The Gospel
I have spoken a great many times in New York city, but I believe that I never preached the gospel here but once. That was twelve or fifteen years ago down at the Tombs. I
Ignorant Prayers Answered in Love
Look at the case of your own family to-day, and your child shall come and say to you, “Give me your most precious possession.” What would be your answer to the little child? Would it
A Pulpit Prayer in City Temple, London
Almighty God, hear the hearts that are full of prayer, that cannot utter their desires on account of the vehemency of their secret emotion. Hear the parent who wonders where the wanderer is, and would
Prayer Omnipotent
The direct power of prayer is, in a sense, omnipotent. Prayer moves the hand that moves the world. It secures for the believer the resources of divinity. What battles has it not fought! What victories
An Example of Faith in Prayer
I remember hearing of a boy brought up in an English almshouse. He had never learned to read or write. He only knew the letters of the alphabet. One day a man of God came
The Bell-Rope of Heaven
Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly; others give an occasional pluck at the rope; but
The Wealth of Prayer
“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly, above all that we can ask or think,” what a vision the apostle must have had! How much can a man ask or think? When
Consistency in Prayer
It is an outrage to ask God to do a thing while we sit indolent. The prayer to be acceptable, must come not only from the heart, but from the hands. Luther came to Melancthon’s
Anointing With Power
I have in my mind a minister who said, “I have heart disease, I can’t preach more than once a week,” so he had a colleague to preach for him once a week and do