Leaves for Quiet Hours

George Matheson

• Publisher: Braunfell Books
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781839749810
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

George Matheson, a Scottish minister who spent decades in God's service, discusses how Jesus set an example for all Christians, and what living a good, virtuous and spiritually sound life means.A provocative and resounding declaration of faith, Leaves for Quiet Hours begins with the author's promise: to marry the insight of the thinker with the fervor of the worshipper. In so doing, George Matheson offers the reader a series of deeply thoughtful missives on what it is to be a Christian, how the deeds and words of Jesus remain of eternal significance, and how the development of consistent virtues is the mission of all true Christian believers.Designed to be read on a regular basis, this book introduces a strain of religious thinking in every chapter. The themes are commonly Biblical, with the New Testament's lessons and ideas examined and presented for the reader's own consideration. Matheson's aim is to create a spark of contemplation, on the finer virtues of Christianity and life on Earth, and the sacrifice and wisdom of Jesus and his followers. While he was mostly known in life for his hymn writing, it is in this work that George Matheson reveals his ability as a fine author and scholar of spiritual matters.-Print ed.

Table of contents

• Title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PREFACE.
• THE MAIN USE OF THE CHRISTIAN ARMOUR.
• SINCERITY.
• THE CONSECRATION OF THE NATURAL.
• THE REVELATION OF INWARD RESOURCES.
• THE BENEFIT OF GRATITUDE.
• THE ROAD TO SALVATION.
• THE ROOT OF SYMPATHY.
• THE INFLUENCE OF HEAVEN ON EARTH.
• CHRISTIANITY AND SOLITUDE
• THE MEDICAL ASPECT OF RELIGION.
• LOVE’S DOMINION.
• THE SICK-ROOM OF HUMANITY.
• DAWN AT DUSK.
• THE CONFESSION OF MEMORY.
• THE SOUL’S REST.
• THE SUBSTITUTE FOR REVELATION.
• THE HIDDEN THORN.
• THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
• THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY
• THE RESISTANCE TO OBLIVION.
• THE BREADTH OF CHRIST’S RELIGION.
• THE HIGHER AND LOWER CRITICISM.
• ISLAND MOMENTS.
• THE IMPERISHABLE FOUNTAIN.
• GOD’S MUSIC-LESSON.
• THE SECULAR POWER OF CHRIST’S GOSPEL.
• THE HUMILITY OF LOVE.
• THE SPIRITUAL MICROSCOPE.
• THE REST OF HOPE.
• CHRISTIAN UNANIMITY.
• A FALSE VIEW OF SACRIFICE.
• GOD’S HELP IN TRIBULATION.
• THE SECRET OF SIN’S ATTRACTIVENESS.
• THE GLORIES OF EASTER MORN.
• THE CURE FOR BITTERNESS.
• THE BEGINNINGS OF PRAYER.
• THE PATH OF SACRIFICE.
• PETER’S WISH.
• THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEAVEN
• THE SECRET OF CHRIST’S GLORY.
• THE NATURE OF DIVINE FORGIVENESS.
• THE SACREDNESS OF ART
• THE DIGNITY OF DIVINE SERVICE.
• THE CHRISTIAN COMFORT.
• GUIDANCE BY INFERIOR MOTIVES.
• MENTAL WEARINESS.
• GOD’S REST IN MAN.
• THE EDUCATION OF BEREAVEMENT.
• ARRESTED EVILS.
• CRIMINAL REFORMATION.
• THE VALUE OF GOOD CHEER.
• LOVE’S STRUGGLE AND REST.
• PAUL’S LOVE-SONG.
• CHRISTIAN ENFRANCHISEMENT.
• THE UNWRITTEN GOSPEL OF JESUS.
• THE OLD AND THE NEW CONTRASTED.
• THE STAGES OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNION.
• SELF-REFLECTION.
• THE VICARIOUS POWER OF LOVE.
• ASPIRATION.
• GOD’S REST AND GOD’S WORK.
• GOD’S FIRST ATTITUDE TOWARDS MAN.
• IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY.
• EFFECT OF THE INWARD ON THE OUTWARD.
• CHRIST’S INFLUENCE ON GOVERNMENT.
• THE VEILING OF DIVINE AUTHORITY.
• GOD’S BEREAVEMENT.
• THE INDIVIDUAL’S PLACE IN NATURE.
• THE TWO CREATIONS.
• MAN BLESSING GOD.
• GOD’S PRESENCE IN DEATH.
• RELIGION AND SOLEMNITY.
• THE BETHLEHEM OF THE HEART.
• THE BURDEN-BEARERS.
• THE LATENESS OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY.
• THE RENEWAL OF MORNING.
• THE SUBORDINATION OF CHRIST.
• THE PLACE OF FAITH IN RELIGION.
• CHRIST’S UNFINISHED WORK.
• THE CHILD JESUS AMONG THE DOCTORS.
• THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN AMBITIONS.
• THE RETROSPECTIVE REVELATION.
• THE CURE WHICH WAS ONLY PARTIAL.
• THE GLORY OF CANA’S MIRACLE.
• THE SECRET OF GOOD HEALTH.
• THE COMFORT IN DIVINE RETRIBUTION.
• THE FIRST HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION.
• THE CURE OF MORAL IGNORANCE.
• THE TESTED REFUGE.
• THE FIRST CHARTER OF WOMANHOOD.
• THE CONVICTION OF SIN.
• THE CHARM OF TRANQUILLITY.
• THE PRIMAL THING WHICH SHOULD BE PERMANENT.
• THE RETICENCE OF THE BIBLE.