This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... his match one day, when a stingy friend came to visit him. They were sitting in a room talking, when No. I blew out the candle. No. 2 asked why he did it. He replied: "We were just sitting here talking. I did not think it was necessary to have a light to talk by." After sitting for a little while in extrenie darkness, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ... his match one day, when a stingy friend came to visit him. They were sitting in a room talking, when No. I blew out the candle. No. 2 asked why he did it. He replied: "We were just sitting here talking. I did not think it was necessary to have a light to talk by." After sitting for a little while in extrenie darkness, No. 1 heard No. 2 moving around, and asked what he was doing. He replied: "I am taking off my clothes." No. 1 asked what for. No. 2 replied: "We are just sitting here in the dark, and I don't see any reason to be wearing out our clothes." BOYS. We cannot put too high an estimate on the salvation of a boy. Some of our greatest men were converted in childhood. I heard Bishop McCabe, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, tell his experience before an Illinois Annual Conference. He said: "I attended a revival when a little boy. An old man became very happy in the meeting and arose to exhort the people to be religious. There were five little boys sitting together on the front bench. When the grown people did not heed his exhortation, he addressed himself to the little boys, and said, 'You boys come.' Every one of the little fellows dropped on his knees at the altar. Then and there I was saved." LITTLE THINGS. When a man is faithful in little things, God will make him ruler over larger things. One of the most beautiful points in Mr. Moody's life was his extreme earnestness and f1delity in doing little things for God's work. I heard Bishop McCabe say that on one occasion Moody heard him preach Christ to the people. At the close of the sermon Moody said: "Chaplain McCabe, I want you to preach that sermon in my Illinois Street Church to the poor sinners whom I will gather there for you." Moody held this s...
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