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The Life And Testimony Of John Jeffries
He was a good old warrior, being called to fight under Christ's banner over half a century against "the world, the flesh, and the devil," with whose delusive joys, corruptions, and devices he was not unacquainted. He was of very poor and illegitimate birth. His mother, dying while he was young, left him in charge of his grandmother who cared…
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The Life And Testimony Of Elizabeth Gadsby (Gee)
Death. On Dec. 14th, at the residence of her parents, Finchley New Road, South Hampstead, aged 35, Elizabeth Leete Gee, wife of Mr. Wright Gee, manager of the Manchester and County Bank, Wigan, and daughter of the publisher of this magazine. She had for some time been in a delicate state of health, and the unfavourable symptoms were greatly increased…
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We Are The Lord’s
The Saviour demands our highest service. The position we occupy in the Church of God calls for our most strenuous efforts, that we may devote all our powers to His cause. We are met that we may encourage one another in the holy work in which we are engaged. There may be danger of our growing weary, but we must…
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Planted And Protected
Therefore, drooping soul, cast not off thy confidence in him. A meteor will expire when the earthly matter is spent that maintained the blaze for a time. Profession may carry to a high elevation. Persons may appear as fixed stars in the church of Christ, but time may discover them to be no other than shining meteors, or shooting and…
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The Body Of Sins And Death
The neglect of this brings on leanness of soul. If this enemy gains ground, it is alarming; if he prevails, it causes mourning; but when he is kept low, and supplies are cut off, his power is weakened, and victory over him is easily gained. Such are the sensitive powers, carnal affections, and sinful inclinations which compose part of our…
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The Life And Testimony Of John Stockdale
In that valuable work on “Church Fellowship,” by Mr. W. Jeyes Styles, the writer thus defines the office of deacon:—“Deacons are honorary servants of the Church, who, for Christ’s sake, and love to His cause, attend to all temporal matters, and thus leave their pastor more free to pursue his high and holy calling”; and our author further adds on…
