Recollections of the late Dr. Duncan
Issue: Issue 5
AN AFFECTIONATE WORD TO SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHERS C. H. Spurgeon I do not think it necessary to say to you, but I will say it in case it should be necessary, that the same Gospel that saves grown-up people saves children. You must not give to the children a different gospel from that which we have …
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BACKSLIDER Derek O. Swann ‘It is a miserable thing to be a backslider. Of all unhappy things that can befall a man, I suppose it is the worst. A stranded ship, an eagle with a broken wing, a garden covered with weeds, a harp without strings, a church in ruins—all …
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. Isaiah 33 6.
THE TEMPTATIONS OF OLD AGE A Fourth Letter to an elderly person Saturn tempts every one of us. Who is there that has not felt his power? And, how craftily he applies his temptations! He suits them exactly to our stations and ages. He has some temptations for the rich, for the poor; some for …
THE MINOR PROPHETS Of the Old Testament Scriptures, taking of them a general view, I do not know a more difficult part to understand than that which is contained in what are commonly called “the minor prophets;” that is, the series of prophecies commencing with Hosea and terminating with Malachi. They are called, as you …
CARING There is a natural desire to be cared for. The deep need to be loved, wanted, and appreciated is felt by most of us, even in this fallen world. Yet how often loneliness and rejection bring sorrow and misery to many hearts. This is all the more evident in the harsh and impersonal world …
This was published during the last war and is reprinted as a reminder of the gracious intervention of the Lord at that time. The psalmist writes Forget not all His benefits. Have we not done so and turned our back upon the God of Salvation.—EDITOR.