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History of the Christian Church, Volume I: Apostolic Christianity. A.D. 1-100 by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
§ 33. Paul’s Missionary Labors. The public life of Paul, from the third year after his conversion to his martyrdom, a.d. 40–64, embraces a quarter of a century, three great missionary campaigns with minor expeditions, five visits to Jerusalem, and at least four years of captivity in Caesarea and Rome.
Life of William Carey, Shoemaker and Missionary by Smith, George (1833-1919)
CHAPTER XVI CAREY’S LAST DAYS 1830-1834 The college and mission stripped of all their funds--Failure of the six firms for sixteen millions--Carey’s official income reduced from £1560 to £600--His Thoughts and Appeal published in England--His vigour at seventy--Last revision of the Bengali Bible--Final edition of the Bengali New Testament--Carey rejoices in the reforms of Lord William Bentinck’s Government--In the emancipation of the slaves--Carey sketched by his younger contemporaries--H…
Life of William Carey, Shoemaker and Missionary by Smith, George (1833-1919)
CHAPTER II THE BIRTH OF ENGLAND’S FOREIGN MISSIONS 1785-1792 Moulton the Mission’s birthplace--Carey’s fever and poverty--His Moulton school--Fired with the missionary idea--His very large missionary map--Fuller’s confession of the aged and respectable ministers’ opposition--Old Mr.…
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 27: 1881 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." Ecclesiastes 7:1. IN this part of the world, we can hardly understand how much the Easterns thought of perfumes.
Great Controversy by White, Ellen Gould (1827-1915)
Chapter 7 Luther's Separation From Rome Foremost among those who were called to lead the church from the darkness of popery into the light of a purer faith, stood Martin Luther.
Great Controversy by White, Ellen Gould (1827-1915)
Chapter 16 The Pilgrim Fathers The English Reformers, while renouncing the doctrines of Romanism, had retained many of its forms. Thus though the authority and the creed of Rome were rejected,…
NPNF2-07. Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Chapter VIII.—Place of S. Cyril’s Lectures. We have seen in a passage already quoted Ch. II. § 2. that at Milan S. Ambrose expounded the Creed to Catechumens in the Baptistery.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 36: 1890 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of Your righteousness, even of Yours only." Psalm 71:16. This is a Psalm of David's old age and we will carefully notice the characteristic feature of it.
NPNF-212. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Sermon LXXIV. (On the Lord’s Ascension, II.) I. The Ascension completes our faith in Him, who was God as well as man. The mystery of our salvation, dearly-beloved, which the Creator of the universe valued at the price of His blood, has now been carried out under conditions of humiliation from the day of His bodily birth to the end of His Passion.
Passion for Souls by Jowett, John Henry (1864-1923)
V THE DISCIPLE’S COMPANION “Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Ghost was given.”—Acts 19: 1-3.