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 know their God!  This knowledge was not theoretical but practical in its astounding affect upon those possessing it and the lives they influenced. The more they came to understand His ways and character, the more they were challenged to give themselves to God in a tireless effort to make all men know “the riches of His grace.” 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
Nicholas of Basle (1308-1398) : The Friend Of God
John Tauler (1290-1361) : The Enlightened Doctor
Christmas Evans (1766-1838) : One-eyed Preacher Of Wales
William Bramwell (1754-1818) : Apostle Of Prayer
Mother Cobb (1793-?) : Saint In Calico
Felix Neff (1798-1827) : The Brainerd Of The High Alps
Robert Cleaver Chapman (1803-1902) : The Rich, Poor Man
Holy Ann (1810-1904) : The Irish Saint
Isaac Marsden (1807-1882) : Earnest Merchant Preacher
Alfred Cookman (1828-1871) : Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb
Elizabeth Baxter (1837-1926) : Christian “Heraldess”
Lilias Trotter (1853-1928) : The Frail Pioneer
John Hyde (1865-1911) : The Praying Missionary
Samuel Logan Brengle (1860-1936) : Soldier And Servant
Eva Von Winkler (1866-1932) : Mother Eva Of Friedenshort
Samuel Morris (1872-1893) : Angel In Ebony
Iva Vennard (1871-1945) : Dedicated Educator
Johanna Veenstra (1894-1932) : A Flame For God