May 26, 1867

The King in His Beauty   “Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.”— Isaiah 33:17.   WHEN the Assyrians had invaded Judea with an immense army, and were about to attack Jerusalem, Rab-shakeh was sent with a railing message to the king and his people. When Hezekiah …

Isaiah:33:17

May 19, 1867

More Than Conquerors   “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” — Romans 8:37.   THE distinguishing mark of a Christian is his confidence in the love of Christ, and the yielding of his affections to Christ in return. First, faith sets her seal upon the man by enabling the soul …

Romans:8:37

May 12, 1867

The Righteous Holding on His Way   “The righteous also shall hold on his way.” — Job 17:9.   WE are thrice happy in having a goodly number of young beginners in our midst. Our springtide is cheered and beautified with many blossoms of hopeful converts. They have just begun to go on pilgrimage, and would be as happy …

Job:17:9

May 5, 1867

Self-Humbling   " Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humblest thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.”— 2 Chron. 34:27.   JOSIAH was very earnestly …

2 Chronicles:34:27

April 28, 1867

Make This Valley Full of Ditches   “And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. And this …

2 Kings:3:16-18

April 21, 1867

The End of the Righteous Desired   “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!” — Numbers 23:10.   CARLYLE, in his “History of the French Revolution,” tells us of a Duke of Orleans who did not believe in death; so that when his secretary stumbled on the words, “The late …

Numbers:23:10

April 14, 1867

The Unsearchable Riches of Christ   “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.” — Ephesians 3:8.   THE apostle Paul felt it to be a great privilege to be allowed to preach the gospel. He did not look upon …

Ephesians:3:8

April 7, 1867

Jesus at Bethesda; or, Waiting Changed for Believing   “After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, …

John:5:1-9

March 31, 1867

Ephraim Bemoaning Himself   “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke. turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.” — Jeremiah 31:18.   THE heathen described their fabled deity, Jove, as sitting far aloft, regardless of …

Jeremiah:31:18

March 24, 1867

 A Sermon to Open Neglecters and Nominal Followers of Religion.   “But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second and …

Matthew:21:28-32