Christianity - Biographies
Life of Luther
A short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis.Martin Luther (1483-1546)…
The Story of a Soul
She is also known as St. Thérèse of Child Jesus. She was born at Alençon, France, 2 January 1873; died at Lisieux 30 Se…
A Story of One Short Life
This is a brief biography of Samuel J. Mills who was instrumental in establishing the first missionary society in the United States, and als…
The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St.…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During …
Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians
J. GIlchrist Lawson was an American Baptist evangelist and prohibitionist who was also active as an author and editor. This book has been o…
Charles Simeon
Charles Simeon had come up to King’s college from Eton, a wild undergraduate, famous for his love of horses and extravagance in dress; but o…
Some Passages of the Life and Death of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Roche…
I believe that the good Bishop of Salisbury's account of the last days of poor young Rochester would, if carefully read, make more impressio…
A Breviate of the Life of Margaret Baxter
A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton, of apply in Shropshire, esq. and wife of Richard Baxter. For the use o…
Rev. William P. Gale
Archive of the works by Rev. William P. Gale brought to you by Covenant People's Ministry Founder of the Ministry of Christ Church in Maripo…
Brother Francis
Or, Less than the LeastThe following pages have been written by my request with a view to making the Soldiers of The Salvation Army somewhat…
Lectures on Female Scripture Characters
I began to look over sundry of my old manuscripts... [and] among them I found a number of lectures which I had delivered more than forty-eig…
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints
Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints : with reflections for every day in the year : compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other appro…
One of China's Scholars
The first of two volumes telling the life story of Pastor Hsi, a Confucian scholar from Shanxi province in Northern China who became a Chris…
Jabez
The Old Testament of the Bible contains many mysterious passages. In 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, we find a short prayer uttered by an obscure man:
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The King's Son
Billy Bray, was an unconventional Cornish preacher. He was born in 1794 in the village of Twelveheads, Cornwall, England. After leaving sch…
A Token for Children
Some of you have had the privilege to carry in your bosoms some of those . . . unfledged angels sent here but for a little while and then ca…
Jerry McAuley
Jerry McAuley was a missionary and founder of the Water Street Mission (later the New York City Rescue Mission), the first rescue mission in…
Down In Water Street
Written by the Superintendent of the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mission, "Down in Water Street" is intended to share some of the e…