Description
We have all read the stories of men and women who have achieved unbelievable success through their relentless pursuit of some goal or ambition. The characters described in this volume were also relentless in the pursuit of their goal–to completely lose themselves in God and through that loss, to discover Him to be their “everything.” Their histories enrich us by that same delightful variety we discover in all of God’s creation. In the foreword, the authors, Edwin F. & Lillian G. Harvey, write: “We do not submit these sketches that they should be imitated in detail as to their search for God, or as to their evidence of that attainment. We pray rather that their faith and courage, in proving and knowing God, might encourage us to realize there is no limit, except in ourselves, to what we might discover of His kingdom while here in “time.”
Contents
Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) : Recluse in Demand
John Woolman (1720-1772) : Friend of the Oppressed
Elijah Hedding (1780-1852) : The Pioneer Bishop
Robert Aitken (1800-1873) : Prophet of Pendeen
Mrs. Phoebe Palmer (1807-1872) : The Gift on God’s Altar
Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Youthful Saint of Dundee
William Burns (1815-1858) The Man with the Book
Frances R. Havergal (1837-1879) God’s Songster
Pastor Hsi (1837-1896) Conqueror of Demons
George D. Watson (1845-1923) Apostle to the Sanctified
Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861-1927) Overcomer
The Three Garratt Sisters (Helena 1869-1946) The Three-fold Cord
Paget Wilkes (1871-1934) Able Defender of the Faith
Basil Malof (1883-1957) Apostle to Russia
Thomas R. Kelly (1893-1941) Searcher and Finder
John & Betty Stam (John 1907-1934) Their Death was Gain
George Henry Lang (1874-1958) God’s Obedient Servant
