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Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy towards one's fellowman rooted in the love of God.
Upper Room: Being a Few Truths for the Times by Ryle, John Charles (1816-1900)
This paper contains the substance of a sermon preached at St. Mary's, Oxford, before the University, in 1880. Acts 17:16-17. ATHENS. "Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry." Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons,…
Upper Room: Being a Few Truths for the Times by Ryle, John Charles (1816-1900)
The substance of this paper was originally preached as a sermon in St. Mary's Church, Cambridge, when I was select preacher, in 1879.…
Great Controversy by White, Ellen Gould (1827-1915)
Chapter 17 Heralds of the Morning One of the most solemn and yet most glorious truths revealed in the Bible is that of Christ's second coming to complete the great work of redemption.
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume I. by Bangs, Nathan (1778-1862)
Sketches of the first settlements in North America; its discovery; Florida the first settlement made on the continent, Virginia next, in 1607; landing of the Pilgrims; New Hampshire, 1623; Maryland 1634; Rhode Island, 1636; Connecticut; New York, 1615; Delaware, 1631; New Jersey, 1664; North Carolina, 1660; South Carolina, 1670; Pennsylvania, first visited by Penn in 1682; Georgia, 1733; Vermont,…
Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A. with a Memoir of the Author. Vol. VIII. by Howe, John (1630-1705)
Romans viii. 4. We are saved by hope. HAVING proposed to shew the influence that hope hath unto salvation, by shewing both what influence it hath upon conversion, that brings us into a state of salvation; and then what influence it hath upon the Christian’s per severance even to the end, by which we are continued in that state, and so finally saved.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 48: 1902 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
Faith—life (No. 2809) A SERMON INTENDED FOR READING ON LORD'S-DAY, DECEMBER 14, 1902. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1877.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 19: 1873 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink." Genesis 21:19. You know the story of Hagar—of her being sent out from Abraham's tent with her son Ishmael.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms by MacLaren, Alexander (1826-1910)
‘The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want. 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Underhill, Evelyn (1875-1941)
Far from being academic or unreal, that history, I think, is vital for the deeper understanding of the history of humanity. It shows us, upon high levels, the psychological process to which every self which desires to rise to the perception of Reality must submit: the formula under which man’s spiritual consciousness, be it strong or weak, must necessarily unfold.