Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
one daring man, against orders, went on deck, made the dangerous
passage to the pilot-house, saw the steersman lashed fast
to his post, holding the wheel unwaveringly, and inch by inch
turning the ship once more to sea. The pilot saw the watcher
and smiled. Then the daring passenger went below and gave
out a note of cheer. "I have seen the face of the pilot, and he
smiled. It is all well."
121. Professor Drummond tells of a young girl whose character
ripened into rare beauty. "One of the loveliest lives," he
says, "that ever bloomed on earth." She always wore about her
neck a little locket. But no one was allowed to open it, or to
know what it contained. Once, in a time of dangerous illness,
she permitted a friend to look within it, and there she saw the
words, "Whom having not seen, I love"—the secret of her
transformation.
R. J. Miller.
122. "You must crown Christ; the only question is, whether
with thorns or jewels."
123. Miss Dora Yu, a famous Chinese evangelist, has said
that as one starts on the narrow road that leads to life there
is just room enough for two to walk side by side—Christ and
the disciple; but as they go on, the road gets narrow, very
narrow, until it is too narrow for two to walk side by side
then self must go and Christ alone remain, and thus the disciple
learns the deeper secret of Christ dwelling within. That is it
Not Christ as a companion, but Christ as a life—our life and
the life of the church.
Bible Society Gleanings.
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124. "Wellington used to say that the presence of Napoleon
was worth forty thousand troops to his army. What is Christ's
presence worth to us?"
125. What can the child, on an ocean steamer caught in a
storm, do to overcome the tempest? Can it drive the fierce
blasts back to their northern haunts? Can its little hand hold
the wheel and guide the great ship? Can its voice still the
billows that crush the steamer like an eggshell? Can its breath
destroy the icy coat of mail that covers all the decks? What
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