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How to Pray
Pastor and evangelist R. A. Torrey considers the place and manner of constant, persistent, sleepless, overcoming prayer in the life of Chris…
The Sick Man's Comfort Book
Amongst the many wonderful truths which are spoken of God in the Bible, one of the most wonderful and beautiful is that He is a "God of…
Chinese Poetry in English Verse
Dear Land of Flowers, forgive me! -- that I tookThese snatches from thy glittering wealth of song, And twisted to the uses of a book Strains…
Mimosa, Who Was Charmed
“This story is true. It tells the eternally new tale of the matchless charm of our Lord Jesus Christ. One look at that loveliness, and, th…
Devotional Hours with the Bible
One way of studying the Bible is to get from it practical lessons from our daily life. This is the purpose that is in mind in this book. I…
Companionable Books
Many books are dry and dusty, there is no juice in them; and many are soon exhausted, you would no more go back to them than to a squeezed o…
The Angels' Song
All of the earthly trappings of a royal birth were absent from the birth of Jesus, yet the angels filled the heavens with the song "Glo…
Israel
An old-world story this! In its strange Eastern dress, it appears to be as remote from us as the garb of an Arab, or the barter of an Orien…
The Valley of Vision
”Why do you choose such a title as The Valley of Vision for your book” said my friend; “do you mean that one can see farther from the valley…
Only a Ghost!
Baring-Gould's humorous observations on the various Christian sects to be found in "the most learned church in the most religious count…
Over Here and Over There
In publishing this book I have no intention whatsoever to offer a work of great literary value. As such it would undoubtedly be a failure, …
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…
Devotional Hours with the Bible
One way of studying the Bible is to get from it practical lessons from our daily life. This is the purpose that is in mind in this book. It …
A Day at a Time
This book [was] written in war-time to minister comfort and, if it may be, to reinforce hope and faith. (from the Dedication)
The Sacrifice of Praise
This book is of an intensely practical nature. The subject, as the headings of the twelve chapters indicate, is "Confession." We…
Lyrics from the Chinese
Lyrics from the Chinese presents a collection of thirty-six exquisite Chinese poems, translated into English by the renowned Irish poet Hele…
Collection of Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord
A collection of poems reflecting on Christmas and the New Year, written by the founder of the Methodist denomination.
The Bells of Is
"It has always seemed to me, amid submerged masses, deep down at the bottom of the ocean of human life, there are yearnings and desires…
A Plea for Ragged Schools
The Reverend Thomas Guthrie was first introduced to the idea of ragged schools in 1841, while acting as the Parish Minister of St. John's Ch…
An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army
Flora Sandes was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in World War I. Initially a St. John Ambulance volunteer, she trave…