• Septimus Sears

    The Saviour’s Intercession And The Stranger’s Prayer

    These words form a part of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple, which he built according to God's promise to David, and by divine direction. Solomon was a lively type of the Lord Jesus. His very name is blessedly applicable to Christ—the word "Solomon” signifying peaceable, perfect, or who recompenses. And truly Jesus is peaceable; His errand to…

  • John Shaw

    The Life And Testimony Of John Shaw

    He was better known in the North by the familiar name of Johnnie Shaw. The late Mr. Gadsby and Mr. M'Kenzie both esteemed him highly for his work's sake. As stated in the Obituary, he was a plain country farmer, altogether unlettered, but well taught by the Spirit. In the beginning of his religious life he was a strenuous advocate…

  • John Morris

    The Life And Ministry Of John Morris

    John Morris was born at Syston, Lincolnshire, October 25, 1773, of poor but honest parents. Soon after his birth, his parents removed to Harrowby, a small hamlet about two miles from Grantham, where they continued for some years. The family having increased, the parents were not able to give John much schooling; but he went for a time to a…

  • Gerald Buss

    But He Giveth More Grace

    Martin Luther said that the Epistle of James was the ‘Epistle of Straw.’ In other words, it was not very comfortable to lay down upon. This is true. If you read this epistle from beginning to end, it has some very sharp and pointed things to say about man’s fallen nature, and about those dispositions that fallen nature displays. And,…