June 17, 1880

Two Good Things    “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”— Psalm cxix. 71. “It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.”— Psalm lxxiii. 28. THERE is an old proverb which says, …

Psalms:119:71

October 5, 1862

GOOD NEWS FOR YOU   “But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was.”— Luke 10:33        THE good Samaritan is a masterly picture of true benevolence. The Samaritan had no kinship with the Jew, he was purely of foreign origin, yet he pities his poor neighbour. The Jews cursed the Cuthites, and would have …

Luke:10:33