Timeless wisdom for living a thoughtful, faithful life in a practical world.
This 1836 reprint gathers a range of popular religious works edited under the guidance of clergy from the Baptist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian traditions. It features intimate sermons, family prayers, and devotional pieces that explore how faith shapes character, temper, and daily conduct. The volume presents John Angell James’s practical sermons on Christian charity, along with meditations and domestic guidance designed to strengthen family life and personal virtue.
The contents blend exhortation, reflection, and prayer, offering readers clear guidance on how to apply faith to everyday decisions, relationships, and responsibilities. It includes prayers for personal and public life, as well as meditations on temper, modesty, prudence, and self-control, all aimed at fostering a sincere, hopeful piety.
- Practical discourses on virtue and temper
- Domestic and family guidance for faithful living
- Personal prayers and prayers for others, with reflections on daily life
- Sermons and meditations by recognized 19th-century religious authors
Ideal for readers of classic religious writing who seek accessible, grounded spiritual counsel and daily devotional material.