Posts from ‘April, 2010’

 
BUTTONS was a large, gray cat — a cat without a home. At one time, Buttons had lived in a firehouse, but he didn’t live there very long. Of course, the firemen were very kind to him, but Buttons didn’t like living in a firehouse. There was too much noise, too many bells — bells [...]

JOHN PETERS and Tom Crowley were very good friends. These men had been friends for over thirty years. But one day, John Peters lost his best friend. Yes, Tom Crowley died.
After the death of his friend, John was very lonesome. But John Peters didn’t forget his friend. Oh, no! Every day he prayed for the [...]

BEFORE I tell you my story this morning, I must tell you about a famous spring in Persia. The Silver Spring! That’s what the people called it. The Silver Spring!
Well, in order to get to the Silver Spring, the people of Persia had to walk over a very long road. At the end of the [...]

WOULD you like to hear about the ship that ran away? Well, that’s my story for you today.
One bright summer morning, many years ago, a fishing vessel, “The North Star,” set out from Newfoundland. The ship carried three men — three men who were sailors as well as fishermen. The men decided that each one [...]

WOULD you like to hear a true story this morning? Well, I thought you would. True stories, you know, are always the best stories and that’s why I like to tell them. Now, I’m not going to tell you the real name of the boy in this story, so we’re going to call the boy, [...]

HOW would you like to live up in the north­ern part of Canada? During the winter, there is plenty of snow up there, and it’s mighty cold, too. That means that people have to spend most of the winter inside the house. You wouldn’t like that, would you?
Well, Elsie Meehan was a little girl who [...]

I DON’T suppose that very many of you ever had a ride in an airplane. Well, it’s lots of fun. I’ve had many rides in airplanes and I’ve enjoyed every one of them. While flying in a plane is lots of fun, children, still one can’t help but be afraid. When one flies high in [...]

EUTYCHUS! That’s a strange name for a boy. Isn’t it? Well, I’m going to tell you about a boy named Eutychus. I think you’d like to hear his story.
Eutychus lived shortly after the time when Jesus was on the earth. Time and time again, Eutychus heard stories about Jesus— how Jesus walked on the water [...]

IN YOUR geography classes you’ve learned about sunny Spain. Well, my story this morning is about Spain, but it’s not about sunny Spain. My story is about a sad Spain, because Spain was at war. Spain was at war with her enemies.
It seems that the enemies of Spain were attacking the city of Toledo. In [...]

THIS morning I’m going to tell you one of my favorite stories. It’s a story about two brothers who lived in the state of Ohio. The older brother was Frank— he was twenty. The younger brother was Eddie — he was eighteen. Frank and Eddie were always together. They were real brothers. Real friends!
One day, [...]