This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...of Catskill Mountains, and, in the presence' of some atheistic companions, defied the God of heaven to show Himself in battle. He swung his sword to and fro, and challenged the Almighty to meet him in single combat. The Almighty paid no attention to him, of course, but He just commissioned a little gnat, so small that it could scarcely be seen by a microscope, to lodge in his windpipe and choke him to death.--Dr. Pierson. 507. "A visitor at the hospice of St. Bernard in the Alps tells of one of the noble dogs coming in one morning holding his head and tail to the ground, and slinking away to a dark corner of his kennel, as if ashamed to look any one in the face. The monks explained to the visitor that the dog had not been able to find anybody in the snow that morning to rescue, and therefore was ashamed to come in from the search. How will it be with us when we reach the end of our life, if we have not rescued any one from the storms and the dangers?" 506. "On the banks of Niagara, where the rapids begin to swell and swirl most desperately preparatory to their final plunge, is a sign-board which bears the following sign: 'Past redemption point.' Even while one feels the firm soil beneath his feet, a shiver of horror passes through one's soul as he looks off upon the turbulent waters, and realises the full significance of the sign. None can retrace their steps, if past that point." JUSTIFICATION 509. To justify is to make just or righteous. It is more than pardon. A criminal may be pardoned, but he remains guilty for all that. Nor is it merely a hiding or covering of sin. The sin remains, however much it may be hidden or covered. Justification is far richer and better than either or both of these. David, in Ps. 32: 1, 2, expresses the dis...