Download or read book The Pious Gift (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Pious Gift Jack. But, though you speak so jocosely about death now, had you not more serious thoughts of it, when it seemed to stare you in the face, last night? Tom. Why, Jack I must confess, I had some dreadful thoughts about going to hell; and if I had been alone, I should have said my prayers. - But pray how did you feel? Jack. Quite happy, and resigned to whatever might befall me. Tom. Happy in a storm! Why, I have been many years at sea, but never before heard of a man being happy in a storm. - Pray, what makes you happier than other people? Jack. The Bible, with the help of Gods Holy Spirit, Tom; these show me the way to true happiness and solid peace, and tell me that God is a "present help in time of trouble." Tom. I always thought the Bible a book to make one melancholy. Jack. That's a great mistake, Tom; on the contrary, it affords every motive to true cheerfulness, and only forbids false pleasures and foolish joys, which are indeed hurtful as well as sinful. Tom. Then why is it laughed at by the wise ones, and by all hearty fellows: so that you know, it is even a wonder to see a Bible among a whole ship's company? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.