Chapter IX: Part 9

Flood, The story of the, i 29

Folly of a sailor’s self-confidence, iv 252

Folly of a soldier’s self-confidence, iv 251

For Charlie’s sake, i 107

Forgiveness, How a bishop taught, iv 99

Forgiving boy, iv 98

For thine is the power, iii 19

Fragments, The use of, iii 16

Frog a sacred animal, i 130

Frogs, The plague of, i 129

Gabriel, The angel, ii 35

Gethsemane, Jesus in, iv 1
The facts of, iv 3
Lesson of Prayer, iv 6
Sin, iv 11
Submission, iv 16
Tenderness, iv 20

Girard, Stephen, ii 80

Girl from the jungle, ii 174

Giving, God’s way for getting, ii 201

God cares for the hungry, i 163

God leads us to do good, i 36

God loves bad children, ii 117

God loves me, ii 116

God’s work is perfect, i 31

Golden rule and the new commandment, i 144

Good for evil, iii 84

Good friends, iii 262

Good Samaritan, iii 78

Good that children do, iii 197

Gospel can do for us, What the, i 59

Gospel in a kiss, The, ii 260

Grasshopper, The, ii 284

Great harvest from a little seed, iii 271

Greek word for day and night, i 278

Growth of lying, iv 51

Happy deaf mute, i 64

Havelock (Genl.) and his boy, ii 253

Heber’s (Bishop) prayer, i 149

Hebrew children, i 117

Hebrew nurse, i 118

Help of feeling Jesus near, iv 38

Helper, Promise of the, i 6
A human, i 9
A suffering, i 14
A successful, i 20

He loved me, iii 74

Henry the Eighth, i 13

Herod the king of the Jews, i 119

Herod, Why he wanted to kill Jesus, i 119

Holy Spirit, His names, iv 221

Home duties, Importance of, ii 215

Honey shield, iii 79

Hope for the lost, iv 115

Hope of glory, iii 300

How a bishop taught, iv 99

How a boy may serve God, iii 258

How a boy showed his love for Christ, iv 176

How a Christmas card saved a soul, iv 227

How a wonderful hymn was written, ii 136

How Christ should be honored, iii 234

How God feels toward sin, ii 113

How God loves sinners, ii 115

How hard it is to make people understand, i 46

How little God thinks of earthly riches, ii 110

How little God thinks of places, ii 109

How to become a willing servant of Jesus, iii 255

How to get the angels out, iii 209

How to learn patience, iv 77

How to serve God, iii 257

How to walk straight, iii 239

How we know there is a heaven, iii 231

Humble (The) king, iv 82

Humility, Christ teaching, iii 157
By his command, iii 160
By his example, iii 165
The comfort we find in it, iii 169
The usefulness connected with it, iii 174
The blessing attending it, iii 180
Examples of, iv 81

Humility proving a blessing, iii 184

Hushed tempest, iii 111

Ice in summer, iii 105

I feel it pull, i 217

I have seen Jesus, ii 157

I like your Jesus, iii 49

Imitating Christ’s humility, iii 167

Infidel club, iv 154

Infidel converted by a flower, i 242

Influence of the love of Christ, iv 113

Influence of the spiritual Christian woman, iv 22

Instead of me, ii 268

Irish minister, ii 121

I so happy, ii 130

It is certain that God loves you, ii 43

It’s all I can do, iv 198

It’s for me, iii 43

Jacob’s dream, ii 54

Janeway, Rev. Wm, iv 148

Jesus a better helper than an angel, i 11

Jesus blesses men, i 70

Jesus care over us, i 43

Jesus makes everything right, iii 66

Jesus only, iv 231

Jesus on the Sea of Galilee, ii 49

Jesus the bread of life, i 163

Jesus the healer, i 159

Jesus washes feet of disciples, iii 158

Jesus, why he was sent into the world, i 93

Job, ii 290

John and the postage stamp, ii 286

John, the Apostle, Character by nature, iv 273
Character by grace, iv 276

John, the Forerunner, ii 59
the Baptist, ii 61
Facts and lessons of his life, ii 61
His coming foretold, ii 61
Gabriel sent to announce his coming, ii 62
His dwelling in the wilderness, ii 63
His preaching, ii 64
His baptism, ii 66
In prison, ii 67
Lessons taught by these, ii 69
Lesson of temperance, ii 71
Lesson of humility, ii 75
Lesson of obedience, ii 79
Lesson of courage, ii 82

John White’s hymn, i 223

Johnny and the cow, ii 298

Jonah and Jesus contrasted and compared, i 257
Contrasted because Jonah was an unwilling preacher, i 259
Contrasted because Jonah was a successful preacher, i 264
Contrasted because Jonah was a selfish preacher, i 271
Compared because Jonah was ready to die for the sake of others, i 273
Compared because of the length of time Jonah was buried, i 275

Joseph and Jesus compared, i 83
Like Jesus because he was the sent one, i 85
Like Jesus because he was sent to show his father’s love, i 89
Like Jesus because his mission brought him into trouble, being sold
by his brethren, i 94
Like Jesus because he received great honor, i 99
Like Jesus because he used his power for good, i 104
In Egypt, i 100
The story of, i 80

Judas, iv 29

Judas. Things taught about the power of sin, iv 44

Kazainak, the robber chief, iv 14

Keep away from the wheels, ii 18

King Ptolemy and his light-house, ii 145

Lamb of God I look to thee, iii 213

Lazarus, i 63

Learning to love Jesus, iii 202

Learn to stoop, iii 171

Leaving it all with Jesus, iii 70

Lesson from a pair of shoes, iv 263

Lesson of kindness, iii 82

Liberality, Christ teaching, iii 125
Lesson of, iii 126
(Illustrations of this lesson), Elijah, iii 133
The Saviour’s gift of himself, iii 137
Sowing the grain, iii 138
The ocean, iii 139

Life in the midst of danger, iii 237

Light in the valley, ii 163

Lily, The, iii 221

Little blind boy, i 192

Little child, i 280

Little girl’s patience, ii 237

Little loaf, iii 182

Little Mary, i 160

Little spring, The, iii 196

Little substitute, i 19

Lord’s Supper, i 139

Lost diamond, iv 196

Lost horse found, iii 45

Love leads to love, iii 204
stronger than death, iii 294
The power of, iv 115
triumphing over suffering, iv 291

Maggie’s secret, iii 75

Manna, i 162

Martyr’s joy, ii 129

Matthew the publican, iii 56

Melchizedek, Christ like, Because he was to teach, i 203
Because he was to atone, i 208
Because he was to intercede, i 213
Because he was to bless, i 220
Mention of, i 199
Christ a priest like, i 199

Messenger, Christ the, ii 29
Christ a swift, ii 33
Christ a loving, ii 38
Christ an ever-present, ii 44
Christ an able, ii 47
Christ a faithful, ii 53

Minister in the robber’s vault, i 281

Minister, Story of the poor rich, i 60

Miracles, Christ teaching by, iii 93
Teach us that he has power to help, iii 96
Teach us that he has power to comfort, iii 102
Teach us that he has power to encourage, iii 107
Teach us that he has power to protect, iii 112
Teach us that he has power to pardon, iii 119

Miser and the hungry children, iii 151

Mite song, The, iii 11

Montgomery’s hymn, ii 144

Morrison, Dr., ii 77

Moses—Christ the prophet like, i 111
In the danger attending his birth, i 113
In his preparation for his work, i 120
Preparation of privilege, i 120
Preparation of trial, i 122
On account of his miracles, i 124
Because he gave the people laws or commandments, i 143
Because of the blessings he obtained for his people, i 145
Blessing of shelter, i 152
Blessing of healing, i 156
Blessing of bread, i 161
Blessing of water, i 165
Commandments given to, i 143
His mother is hired to take care of him, i 118
How he got into trouble in Egypt, i 123

Moses’ rod, i 124
turned to a serpent, i 126

Muckle Bess, iv 107

Nazareth, Description of, ii 214

“Neither do I condemn thee”, ii 260

New England minister, iv 19

Niagara, Falls of, ii 244

Nile, Why the Egyptians worshiped the, i 128

Nineveh, Description and history of, i 264

Noble boy, A, iii 263

None but Jesus, ii 129

No pardon but from Jesus, iii 121

Not all the blood of beasts, i 76

Not alone, iv 37

Obedience, Noah’s safety the result of, i 46

Obedient, We must be, to be saved, i 46

Obey him, Why we are God’s and why expected to, i 7

Obeying mother pleasantly, ii 255

Officer and the soldier, iii 144

Old man’s struggles, ii 285

Old Patch, ii 84

Olivet, Lessons from, iii 245
Lesson about the master, iii 248
Lesson about the talents, iii 258
Lesson about the rewards, iii 268

One died for all, ii 22

One drop of evil, iv 47

One talent improved, iii 260

One neglected child, iii 198

One worm did it, iv 48

Orphan provided for, ii 11

Owl (The) that thought he could sing, iv 253

O yes, I will try, ii 234

Paper, Where we get our word, i 115

Parables, Christ teaching by, iii 61
Meaning of the word, iii 61
Lessons illustrated by the value of religion, iii 65
by Christ’s love for sinners, iii 71
The duty of kindness, iii 77
The duty of forgiveness, iii 82
The influence of good example, iii 86

Pardon and peace, iii 122

Passover, Feast of the, i 127
Method of keeping the, i 136
Reasons why the Israelites were commanded to keep, i 137
Relating to the past, i 137
Relating to the future, i 137

Paul, the Apostle, i 23

Paul, St., iv 281
Great in natural talents, iv 282
His early opportunities, iv 183
His prejudice, iv 283
His conversion, iv 284
His privileges, iv 285
His labors, iv 286
His spirit in a child, iv 287
His influence, iv 292
His reward, iv 296
His sufferings, iv 288

Paul, St. John and St., iv 271

Pentecost, Day of, iv 211
Time of the Spirit’s coming, iv 213
Manner of the Spirit’s coming, iv 215
Purpose of the Spirit’s coming, iv 221
To convert the soul, iv 225
To teach men, iv 229
To sanctify, iv 232
To help and comfort, iv 235

Perseverance rewarded, ii 191

Peter and the tax gatherer, iii 108

Peter, the Apostle, iii 82
His place among the apostles, iv 239
The facts of his history, iv 240
Lessons taught by his history, iv 249
Deliverance from temptation, iv 255
Overcoming prejudice, iv 260
The benefit of trials, iv 265
The message to, ii 41

Pharaoh’s cruel law, i 113

Plague of the flies, i 130

Pilate, Story of, iv 67

Plague of the frogs, i 129

Plagues of the locusts and darkness, i 134
of the murrain, boils, and hail, i 133

Polish prince, iv 101

Poor Caleb and the gentleman, i 164
rich minister, i 60

Power of a kind word, The, ii 261
of kindness, iv 170
of love, iv 41
of the cross, iii 227
of the gospel, iii 85

Prayer, Answer to, i 38

Praying better than stealing, iv 9
for a dinner, iii 27
for bread, iii 109

Preaching in the hay field, iv 196

Presentation of Christ in the temple, ii 149
What Simeon saw in the infant Jesus, ii 153
Salvation, ii 153
Light, ii 159
Glory, ii 164
The effect this sight had on Simeon, ii 168
His readiness to depart, ii 168

Prisoner converted, i 247
of Glatz, ii 49

Promise, The first, i 1

Prophet, What is a, i 112

Protection through prayer, ii 15

Providential deliverance, iii 115

Prussian nobleman, i 169

Raven of Winslade Quarry, iv 140

Reformed drunkard’s story, i 71

Rescue, The, iv 205

Results of early choice, iii 199

Resurrection, The, iv 151
Proof of, iv 153
Lessons from:—
The power of Christ, iv 162
Power of Christ to save, iv 163
Power of Christ to provide, iv 165
Power of Christ to protect, iv 166
Tenderness of Christ, iv 167
The way of showing our love to him, iv 173

Revelations, Meaning of the Book of, i 84

Revenge overcome, i 253

Reward of obedience, iii 242

Rich for a moment, ii 111

River turned into blood, i 127

Robber taught, i 205

Rochester, The Bishop of, iv 147

Sacrifice for the first-born, ii 150

Sailor boy’s belief, iii 101

Salvation, i 42

Saved by a rose, iii 57
by prayer, iv 208
from a lion, ii 154

Sampson, ii 71

Sculptor’s (The) lesson, iv 266

Secret of comfort, iii 173
of success, iii 146
passage way, iv 257

Selden, John, iii 39

Shark of the Mediterranean, i 277

Sheba, Queen of, ii 154

Shelter, The need of, i 155

Shepherd, Christ the, ii 1
Because he seeks his sheep when lost, ii 4
Because he feeds and takes care of them, ii 9
Because he protects them, ii 14
Because he saves them, ii 19
The, of Berne, ii 9

Shining in every window, iii 104

Sick sailor, i 186

Simeon, ii 153

Singing all the time, ii 204

Sin, How Jesus helps men break the bonds of, i 70
in a life is like poison in a fountain, i 2
like a whirlpool, iv 53
Things taught about the growth of, iv 49

Smiting the rock, i 166

Snake and the spider, iv 52

Sodom and Gomorrah, ii 114

Soldier in the Crimea, i 168

Soldier’s example of patience, iv 78

Solitary feast, i 66

Solomon, Christ the king like, i 246
Because he was a wise king, i 246
Because he was a peaceful king, i 251
Choice of, i 246

Somebody’s mother, iv 171

Soul compared to a fort, i 7
saved by a tear, ii 156

Spirit of Christ in a little girl, iv 23

Star in the crown, iv 298

Steamboat captain and the soldier, iii 148

Story of the fort, i 7

Stream and the mill, iii 256

Substitute, The, i 212

Supper, the Lord’s, iii 275
Account of, iii 275
Its connection with the word of command, iii 282
Its connection with the memory of his sufferings, iii 287
Its connection with the hope of his glory, iii 298

Swarm of bees worth hiving, iii 67

Swiss shepherd, ii 4

Sympathy with the poor, ii 219

Syro-Phœnician woman, ii 190

Tabernacle, Jewish, a figure of Christ, i 174
What it was, i 174

Tabernacle, Enclosure, i 178
The holy place, i 181
What it taught, i 183
That there would be a pardoning presence, i 184
That there would be a purifying presence, i 188
That there would be an enlightening presence, i 190
That there would be a comforting presence, i 194

Taboo, Heathen custom called, i 81

Talent (A) for each, iii 259

Tartar chief, ii 161

Teacher, The Great, iii 33
Because of the great Blessings, iii 35
Because of the great Simplicity, iii 40
Because of the great Tenderness, iii 44
Because of the great Knowledge, iii 51
Because of the great Power, iii 56

Telegram, The, ii 21

Temptation of Christ, The, ii 271
Meaning of, ii 273
Place of, ii 274
Led into, ii 274
The tempter, ii 275
Time of, ii 277
To turn stones into bread, ii 278
To throw himself from the pinnacle, ii 279
To worship Satan, ii 282
Teaches us that we must expect temptation, ii 283
Teaches us there is no sin in being tempted, ii 288
Teaches us how to resist temptation, ii 292
Teaches us the reward of victory over temptation, ii 296

Ten Commandments, i 143

Thames Tunnel, iii 176

That’s me, iii 162

The best that I can, iii 263

Themistocles, iii 197

There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, iii 156

There were ninety and nine, iii 48

The shilling Bible, iii 89

Thou God seest me, ii 294, iv 259

Thou shalt bruise his heel, i 15

Thou who once on mother’s knee, i 11

Three jewels, ii 166

Tiny’s work for God, iii 265

Train delayed, i 218

Transfiguration, The, iii 215
Account of, iii 216
Mount of, iii 217
The wonderful change, iii 218
The wonderful company, iii 222
The wonderful conversation, iii 225
The lesson of hope, iii 229
The lesson of instruction, iii 232
The lesson of duty, iii 236

Travellers in the desert, i 153
in the snow, iii 143

Trial, The, iv 59
History of, iv 60
Lesson about the weak ruler, iv 65
Lesson about the wicked priests, iv 70
Lesson about the patience of Christ, iv 74
Lesson about the humiliation of Christ, iv 79
Lesson about the glory of Christ, iv 82

True hero, The, iv 85

Truthful and obedient, ii 230

Try it, iv 133

Two brothers, iv 73

Ugly Greg, iii 58

Unexpected (The) friend, iv 175

Visit of the Wise men, ii 179

Von Zeiten, General, ii 85

Wanderer restored by the father’s message, i 90

Wanted a boy, ii 255

Washington, How he taught his men that all should work, iii 178
His humility, iii 178
Prayer of, iv 8

Wasp’s sting, ii 170

Was there ever gentlest shepherd?, iii 42

Water for cleansing, i 167
for comfort, i 167

We cannot be our own masters, iii 251

Wellington, Duke of, i 21, ii 79

Well-instructed boy, iii 54

Wesley (Charles) and the bird, ii 136

Wesley’s, Mrs., patience, ii 237

Western sky, The, iii 221

Wet sand, The, ii 265

What a plant did, iii 7

Why didn’t I mind my mother?, ii 232

Widow and the candles, ii 37

Widow of Nain, i 63, ii 39

Wilberforce, iii 39

Willie’s heroism, iii 116

Wise men, Visit of, ii 179
Earnest seekers of Jesus, ii 183
Persevering seekers, ii 188
Successful seekers, ii 193
Liberal seekers, ii 196
Happy seekers, ii 202

Woman of Samaria, iii 38

Working as well as praying, iii 28

Workingman’s child, ii 56

Young hero, A, iv 194

INDEX OF POEMS

According to thy gracious word, iii 297

A dreary place would be this earth, iii 197

All hail the power of Jesus’ name, iii 234

All is o’er, the pain, the sorrow, iv 127

A swarm of bees worth hiving, iii 67

Can I Gethsemane forget?, iv 27

Dare to do right! dare to be true!, iv 70

Drive the nail aright, boys, iii 31

Every talent useful, iii 268

Father of mercies! in thy word, iii 91

From everything our Saviour saw, iii 53

God entrusts to all, iii 259

Great things are made of fragments small, iii 17

He is a path, if any be misled, ii 131

How sweet is the gospel, ii 269

“I cannot do much,” said a little star, iii 263

I have found the _Pearl of greatest price_, ii 203

I go to life and not to death, iv 146

I leave it all with Jesus, iii 71

Is thy cruse of comfort wasting?, iii 156

Lamb of God, I look to thee, iii 213

Light after darkness, gain after loss, iii 273

Mite song, The, iii 11

My soul be on thy guard, iv 57

No foot of land do I possess, i 61

None but Jesus, ii 129

Not all the blood of beasts, i 76

Not ourselves, but the truths in life we have spoken, iv 296

Numb and weary on the mountains, iii 144

Once in his arms the Saviour took, iii 206

Only a drop in the bucket, iii 11

Oppressed with noon-day’s scorching heat, iii 228

O yes, I will try for the whole of the day, ii 234

Praise God from whom all blessings flow, iv 136

See the kind shepherd Jesus, stands, ii 26

Shining for Jesus, iv 177

Somebody’s mother, iv 171

The birds, without barn, or storehouse, iv 136

The reward of heaven, iii 273

There were ninety and nine, iii 48

Think kindly of the erring, iii 82

Thou art coming! at thy table, iii 303

Thou who once on mother’s knee, i 11

Though little I bring, iii 268

Ugly Greg was the prisoner’s name, iii 58

Was there ever, gentlest Shepherd, iii 42

When I survey the wondrous cross, iv 119