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An Address to Seamen! From Timeless Grace Gems Edward Payson, October 28, 1821 At the request of the Portland Marine Bible Society We rejoice, my seafaring friends, to see so many of you assembled here, on this occasion. Most cordially do we bid you welcome. A thousand times welcome...

Getting the Kernel! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 One afternoon a mother with her children about her knees sat cracking nuts. The older children picked out the kernels for themselves — but the mother stopped now and then to pick out some for the smaller children, who...

How to Overcome Disappointment From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 You have been disappointed, haven't you? Of course you have, again and again. Does it hurt very much when things do not go as you have planned and hoped? Does it seem as if you "just can't stand it"...

The Sculptor's Work! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 One day many years ago, as I was walking along in the suburbs of a city, I came to a large shed with wide-open doors. My attention was attracted by the sound of blows; and as I came near the door, I saw some workmen at...

The Final Retrospect! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 There is a new grave in the cemetery today. An hour ago the sad-hearted mourners, with fast-falling tears, looked for the last time upon that familiar face. The light has gone out of the eye, and the sound of the voice...

Singing in Adversity From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1930 Life has its adversities. It must needs have them. Adversity, pain, sorrow, and disappointment — are the lathe upon which God shapes us. They are the grinding-wheel which grinds and smoothes us. They are the polishing-wheel...

Contentment From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1930 Contentment is one of life's greatest blessings. But contentment is not something that can be sent down, nicely wrapped up like a Christmas gift from Heaven. It is a state of mind and heart. It is not dependent upon our situation or our...

ANTIDOTES! From Timeless Grace Gems James Smith, 1858 My mind is at times harassed with fear, tormented with doubts, and burdened with a load of guilt. I have tried a variety of things in order to get relief, and have looked for deliverance in many ways. But experience has taught me, that...

How to Fertilize Love From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 Love is the greatest thing in earth or Heaven. Out of it flows most of the things that are worth while in life. Love of relatives, love of friends, and love of the brethren (1 John 3:14) make life worth living. There...

Two Ways of Seeing! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 The appearance that things have to us, depends to a great extent upon the way that we look at them. Sometimes our mental attitude toward them is largely responsible for their appearance. Often two or more persons look at...

What it Means to Trust the Lord From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 Throughout the Bible, we are exhorted again and again to trust in the Lord. We are warned against trusting in princes, in riches, or in ourselves — for all such trust is vain. Trusting in the Lord is...

Doing Something Worth While! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 We all like to feel that what we are doing counts for something — that it is really worth while. We like to see practical results. We know that much labor is lost in the world, and we do not want ours to be...

Blighted Blossoms! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 In our yard, a few feet from the door, stands an apple-tree. In the early spring I watched its swelling buds from day to day. Soon they burst forth into snowy white blossoms, beautifying the tree, and filling the air with...

The Shepherd Psalm From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 The Psalmist says of the Lord, his Shepherd, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures," or, as the Hebrew has it, "in pastures of tender grass." What a world of significance there is in this little sentence, "The Lord...

Being Easily Entreated From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 Not long ago I saw in the report of a meeting, a statement something like this, "The brethren were easily entreated, and so all personal difficulties were easily settled." One of the greatest problems that ministers...

Following "Wherever" From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 One day as Jesus was passing along the highway, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go!" (Luke 9:57). This man no doubt was greatly impressed by the wonderful works and noble character of Christ. He thought that...

The Practical Side of Religion From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 The sun was slowly sinking toward the western horizon, while I wended my way up the rugged hillside. As I ascended the winding path ever higher and higher, my horizon broadened. When at length I reached the...

In Christ, and in Ephesus From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 Paul addressed his Ephesian epistle, "To the saints who are at Ephesus — the faithful in Christ Jesus." The people addressed were in Ephesus — and they were likewise in Christ. What did it mean to be in Ephesus...

It Pleased the Lord to Bruise Him! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 It is a mystery in the minds of many, why Christian people often have to suffer. With all the promises of physical healing, they still are many times in pain, notwithstanding God's faithfulness and his...

Putting Clouds over the Sun! From Timeless Grace Gems Charles Naylor, 1920 A little boy was walking down the street rejoicing in the possession of a bright new penny. He was going to buy some candy with it — and he could almost taste it already! But just then he dropped his penny upon...