One of the 19th century's most well-read stories for girls. Over three million copies sold before 1900. Read this once and you'll wonder why you never heard this story before. Told by her pastor, Legh Richmond, it's the story of young Elizabeth Wallbridge, who came to be known as 'The Dairyman's Dau..
This book since its first publication has been translated into most of the continental languages. it has also obtained a wide circulation in America: the old and the new world have alike stamped it with the seal of popular approbation.At home, several editions of 20,000 copies each were printed with..
This book seeks to throw light on the reasons which have given rise to the superficial image of Spurgeon as a genial Victorian pulpiteer, a kind of grandfather of modern evangelicalism. Even before his death in 1892 newspapers and church leaders disputed over the features of his life which entitled ..
The Lord Jesus is King and Head of His Church, and this most interesting book is about some of His daughters. How different was the coalheaver Peggy Greenhall ("a queer sort of owd body") to the refined Cecilia Stone who lived in a mansion and confirmed the adage that "truth is stranger than f..
Krummacher, recognized the world over as one of the best biographers of Bible characters, draws a vivid portrait not only of Elisha but also of the other key figures who break into this segment of biblical history.Author: F. W. KrummacherBinding: PaperbackLocation: L6..
More than four years have passed since the writer was requested, by the councilors of the Backus Historical Society, to prepare for the press a new edition of the Ecclesiastical History of New England, by the Rev. Isaac Backus. Several considerations, some of which may be specified, led him to attem..
Excerpt from The Life of Adoniram Judson:"It is my purpose in the following pages to present a clear and consecutive story of my father's life, which may be justly said to form the main artery of the American Foreign Missionary Enterprise. In order to do this I have essentially re-written the Memoir..
This is the moving story of God’s redeeming and restoring grace to one who wrote the following epitaph for himself:John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointe..
The Life of Reverend Matthew HenryAlthough several biographies have been created to chronicle the miracle of Matthew Henry's work, only one captures the character of the man. It was written by J. B. Williams, F.S.A. in Shrewsbury, England, and published in 1828. From his pen we are introduced to the..
Written by one of the Anglican evangelical leaders of the last
century, this volume tells the remarkable story of the author's father,
James Haldane and uncle, Robert Haldane. Members of the Scottish
aristocracy, James was a captain with the East India Company and Robert
the owner of Gleneag..
Among the early Baptist ministers in South Carolina, one of the more influential and colorful was Edmund Botsford (1745-1819). He was nurtured in the faith by Oliver Hart, was a contemporary and fellow-laborer with Richard Furman in the Charleston Baptist Association, and a spiritual father to Willi..