The following is a letter from James W. Alexander (1804-1859) to his younger brother. James was a Presbyterian minister and the eldest son of Archibald Alexander (1772-1851). In his letter, James gives his brother excellent advice that is just as needed today, more than 150 years later.
My dear brother,
You must not suppose, from what I said in my last letter, that the school is
the only place where you can acquire knowledge. I would by no means have you
to play all the time, which you are not employed at your tasks. There are a
great many hours, especially in these long winter evenings, in which you may
be filling your mind with something useful. For this purpose you should
always have some instructive book at hand. Your parents have many such
books, and are always glad to give you the use of them.
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The following is the ninth chapter from Andrew Murray's book, Abide in Christ.
"Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from
God, both righteousness and sanctification, and redemption." (1 Corinthians 1:30)
"Paul, unto the Church of God which is at Corinth to them that are
sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints";--thus the chapter
opens in which we are taught that Christ is our sanctification. In the
Old Testament, believers were called the righteous; in the New
Testament they are called saints, the holy ones, sanctified in Christ
Jesus. Holy is higher than righteous.
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by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
It is a great duty of husbands and wives to live in
quietness and peace, and avoid all occasions of wrath and discord. Because
this is a duty of so great importance, I shall first open to you the great
necessity of it, and then give you more
particular directions to perform it.
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One of the lesser known facts about the Civil War is that, among all of the bloodshed and brokenness, a great revival of Christianity took place. War has a way of driving atheism out of its participants and the War Between the States was no different. Men of great Christian character fought on both sides of the divide—some wore gray, some wore blue—but the army of northern Virginia seemed to have an unusual wealth in this regard. While the stalwart leadership of Generals Lee and Jackson no doubt had something to do with it, the honor and integrity of the group as a whole was noted by all, friend and foe alike.
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by J.R. Miller (1840-1912) from his book, Silent Times
There is one class of mercies and blessings, of which we
are not sufficiently ready to take note. These are the things that God keeps
from us. We recount, with more or less gratitude, the good gifts that
we receive from him; but there are many blessings that consist in our
not receiving.
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