Getting Nearer God
In driving piles, a machine is used by which a high weight is lifted up and then made to fall upon the head of the pile. Of course the higher the weight is lifted, the
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The Test of Godliness
The test of Godliness is power. The man who is like God in holiness, in love, in goodness, will have some of God’s power. He will be a sun, around which, like celestial bodies around
Power of Deep Piety
A man of deep religious experiences is always effective. I care not how poor his voice is, or how uncomely his countenance, or how awkward his gestures, or how shabby his clothes, or how lame
Powerless And Useless
Of what use would be the machinery which is to be moved, without a force adequate to move it? Without a main-spring within the clock, however complete all its wheels, pinions, pivots, and axles, these
The Poor in Heaven
In Christ’s conception of the blessed life, I find mentioned many persons that I did not expect to find referred to, and I find many persons omitted that I expected would have been first referred
Danger of Great Riches
Crossing the Col D’Obbia, the mule laden with our luggage sank in the snow, nor could it be recovered until its load was removed, then, but not till then, it scrambled out of the hole
Poverty And Happiness
It sometimes happens that poverty brings to a man what all his wealth had failed to give—happiness. A man too rich to be industrious is a prey to the thousand frets of unoccupied leisure. The
Mercy For The Poor
Thank God there is mercy for the poor! The great Dr. Mason preached over a hundred times the same sermon, and the text was, “To the poor the gospel is preached.” Lazarus went up, while
Plea For Kindness to The Poor
Let a man invite the poor to dinner, and how people would stop, and stare, and gaze with wonder at the stream of poverty creeping along and pouring in at his open door—the lame hobbling
Near The Skies
When men go up in balloons they take with them bags of sand for ballast, and when they want to rise higher they throw out some of the sand. Now there are some Christians who,