May 19, 1878

Great Difference   “Where is the God of judgment?” — Malachi ii. 17. “Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.” – Malachi iii. 18.   You were not here, I am thankful to say, last Sabbath evening, for it was your duty and privilege …

Malachi:3:18

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

January 13, 1867

Cheering Words and Solemn Warnings   “Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.” — Isa.  3:10-11.   THERE are two classes mentioned here, the righteous …

Isaiah:3:10-11

January 21, 1866

The Reward of the Righteous   “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him. then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the …

Matthew:25:31-36