Tag Archives: Morality Tales

Remodeling Frederick’s Music Several years ago a group, called the New Friends of Music, produced the first performance of Musical Masterpiece by Bach, in Town Hall, New York. There is an interesting story behind this composition. Frederick the Great of … Continue reading →

Best In Earthen Vessels Rabbi Joshua, who lived in the time of the Emperor Trajan, was as ugly as he was learned and wise. So swarthy was he of complexion that he was nicknamed “The Blacksmith.” The children used to … Continue reading →

Gnome Preacher Sometime ago a great religious leader came to our state capital to speak at the YMCA. He had a terrific reputation as an evangelist, and to entertain him his sponsors called on me and said, “Governor, would you … Continue reading →

Pencil-In-the-Hand Illustration One evening Lord Radstock was speaking at a meeting in Woolwich, and afterwards nearly missed his train home. He had just time to jump in as the guard blew his whistle. But a young army officer had followed … Continue reading →

Jesus and I Dan Crawford, the successor to David Livingstone, carried a copy of the New Testament in the pocket of his jacket. At the time of his death someone found the following verses penned on the flyleaf of that … Continue reading →

“O God, Help!” – Spurgeon God’s strongest saints realize their weaknesses, and appeal to Him for strength. One Sunday morning, as Charles H. Spurgeon passed through the door back of the pulpit in the Tabernacle, and saw the great crowd … Continue reading →

God Took Enoch One Sunday School instructor was determined to repeat “And Enoch was not, for God took him” until even the dullest student would understand it. On a review Sunday he asked the class to state exactly what was … Continue reading →

God Will Make an Impression When Robert Morrison, the first missionary to go to China, disembarked from his ship in a Chinese port, the captain sneeringly said, “So you think you are going to make an impression upon China.” Morrison … Continue reading →

Booth Disregards Doctor’s Advice Before William Booth became a minister, he conducted religious services in small country places as a lay preacher. And he had the poor in his heart and work, even as a teenager. At seventeen he was … Continue reading →

Tennat’s “Dumb” Sermon The Rev. William Tennat, of New England, once took much pain to prepare a sermon to convince a celebrated infidel of the truth of Christianity. But in attempting to deliver this labored discourse he was so confused … Continue reading →

Spurgeon’s Worse Sermon Mr. Spurgeon once preached what in his judgment was one of his poorest sermons. He stammered and floundered, and when he got through he felt that it had been a complete failure. He was greatly humiliated, and … Continue reading →

This Stammering Tongue One day during his great mission in London, Mr. Moody was holding a meeting in a theater packed with a most select audience. Noblemen and noblewomen were there in large numbers, and a prominent member of the … Continue reading →

His Strength Perfected Weakness In the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Elizabeth asked her husband Robert, “O Robert, how can you love me when you are so strong and I am so weak?” He replied, “Elizabeth, my strength needs … Continue reading →

Enjoying a Margin of Power The first time we crossed the Rockies by automobile it was in a 1916-model car. The steep grade called for all that the old motor could offer. The water in the radiator boiled and several … Continue reading →

More Than Conquerors When Lord Nelson reported to the British admiralty his great victory over the French fleet in the Battle of the Nile, he said that “victory” was not a large enough word to describe what had taken place. … Continue reading →

The Immeasurable Riches During the invasion of Scotland after a long siege of one of the castles, the invaders, thinking their foes must be near the point of starvation, sent a message demanding surrender. In reply, a great string of … Continue reading →

Nothing Too Big for God to Give Once when Caesar Augustus had bestowed a princely gift upon one whom he wished especially to honor, the recipient was so overcome with the gift’s magnitude that he exclaimed, “This is too great … Continue reading →

Stanley Draws On and On When James Gordon Bennett sent Henry M. Stanley to search for David Livingstone in Africa, he said: “Draw on me for a thousand pounds today to provide your equipment, and when that is exhausted, draw … Continue reading →

God Navigated the Cargo Captain Johnson was serving as chaplain on an island in the South Pacific during World War II. He prepared to go on a bombing raid on enemy-occupied islands several hundred miles away. The mission was a … Continue reading →

Spurgeon’s Joyful Experience When Spurgeon was riding home one evening after a heavy day’s work and feeling very wearied and depressed, the verse—”My grace is sufficient for thee” came to him. He immediately compared himself to a little fish in … Continue reading →