• John Gadsby,  The Gospel Standard

    History Of The “Gospel Standard”

    Before  a man sits down to write a history of any place or thing, he should be quite satisfied on two points: 1, That he is qualified for the work; and, 2, That people in general will believe he is so qualified; otherwise his labour will be in vain. Gibbon wrote "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire;" most…

  • Benjamin Ramsbottom

    Divine Providence

    This is an immense verse. It includes everything, it embraces everything: the whole of creation, the whole of providence, the whole of redemption. And the point here is very simple: that it is all in the Lord’s hands, that everything, great or small, past, present or to come, grace or providence, is in His hands. It is a wonderful mercy…

  • William Mason

    Called By A New Name

    This is predicted of the church of God; which, according to covenant-transactions of the glorious Trinity, stands in the nearest and dearest relation to Jesus her head. She is here spoken of as a single person, ‘Thou.’ She is called ‘Christ’s body,’ and ‘the bride, the Lamb’s wife.’ (Rev. 21:9) Of whom, saith God the Father, ‘I have loved thee…

  • Gerald Buss

    The Lord Reigneth

    When King Solomon got up to pray on that momentous occasion at the dedication of the Temple, he was undoubtedly inspired by God the Holy Spirit in that prayer which he uttered before the Lord. And it is very instructive to notice that the very things that Solomon prayed for, came to pass in the history of God’s ancient people.…

  • Ann Topp (Davis)

    The Life And Testimony Of Ann Topp (Davis)

    Death. On Aug. 6th, 1868, aged 59, Ann Davis, of Easterton, near Market Lavington, Wilts. She was the eldest daughter of the late Elizabeth Topp, an account of whose experience and death appeared in the "Gospel Standard" in 1854. She was a woman of good experience, and for many years a consistent member of the Baptist church of Lavington. The…