September 22, 1861

Not Now, But Hereafter!   “Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, that the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he …

Job:21:29-31

September 16, 1861

Fellowship with God   “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”— 1 John 1:3   FELLOWSHIP with God was one of the richest privileges of unfallen man. The Lord God walked in the …

1 John:1:3

September 8, 1861

Accidents, Not Punishments   "There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall …

Luke:13:1-5

September 8, 1861

The Lord’s Supper   “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.” — 1 Cor. xi. 26.   THIS solemn ordinance has been instituted and perpetuated to commemorate the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, but there is no ordinance to commemorate his life. One reason …

1 Corinthians:11:26

September 1, 1861

Natural or Spiritual!   “But the natural man reeeiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” — 1 Cor. 2:14.        THE Apostle Paul knows of only two classes of men — natural and spiritual. Before his eye all other distinctions are extinguished. Barbarian or Scythian, …

1 Corinthians:2:14

August 26, 1861

The Infallibility of God's Purpose   “But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.” Job 23:13.        IT is very advantageous to the Christian mind frequently to consider the deep and unsearchable attributes of God. The beneficial effect is palpable in two ways, exerting a sacred …

Job:23:13

August 18, 1861

The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem   “Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.” — Matthew 21:5.        WE have read the chapter from which our text is taken; let me now rehearse the incident in your hearing. There …

Matthew:21:5

August 11, 1861

To Die or Not to Die!   “Willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.” — 2 Cor. 5:8.        I ONCE heard two good men holding a dialogue with one another. I should not like to have the task of saying which I thought the better man of the two. …

2 Corinthians:5:8

August 11, 1861

Intercessory Prayer   “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job. when he prayed for his friends.” — Job 42:10.   “THE Lord turned the captivity of Job.” So, then, our longest sorrows have a close, and there is a bottom to the profoundest depths of our misery. Our winters shall not frown for ever; summer shall soon smile. …

Job:42:10

August 4, 1861

The Broken Column   “And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee: but—” — Luke 9:61.        WHEN you have walked through a cemetery, you have frequently seen over a grave a broken column, intended to memorialize the death of some one who was taken away in the prime of manhood, before as yet his life had …

Luke:9:61