THE DUTIES OF OLD AGE A third letter to an elderly person Every station and stage of life has its own special duties. Childhood has its duties; such as obedience to parents, modesty, willingness to be taught. A husband and wife have their duties; and a master or mistress theirs. Manhood has its duties; a …
Author: Bartholomew Ashwood
THOUGHTS ON HEARERS AND HEARING What is merely heard is liable to be forgotten; but what is practised is sure to be remembered. If I sincerely desire a gracious frame in going to hear the Gospel, the Lord alone must frame that gracious desire. When the Lord applies wisdom to the heart of a hearer …
ADVICE TO A YOUNG MINISTER Lay open the spirituality of the law, and its extent, reaching to every thought, word, and action, and declaring every transgression, whether by omission or commission, deserving of death. Declare .man’s utter helplessness to change his own nature, or to make his peace. Pardon and holiness must come from the …