| Francis Ridley Havergal | Frances Ridley Havergal loved her garden. Through reading a hymn she found that faith through the words, "My Father". |
| Gohu - Governor of Formosa | Gohu, the young Chinese governor gave his life for the people of Formosa. Formosa is now called Taiwan.. |
| How to be a hero | Freddy visits his auntie and learns about a General. He tells her he would like to be a General and she tells him how to be stronger and greater than many Generals. |
| Being Ready | Do you have to be “called” in the morning, or do you wake up at the right time – a knock on the door, or a shake and the words: “Time to get up!” It is always good to be ready on time; ready for breakfast, ready for school, always ready in the morning? |
| Being a Living Epistle | The story is about an old man named Phocas, and he lived at a place called Sinope, on the shores of the Black Sea. It is a long time since Phocas lived, but his memory is so rich that he, “being dead, yet speaketh.” |
| The bravery of Stephen | A very brave Christian man was killed by wicked men many many years ago just because he was preaching and telling men and women, boys and girls, that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. |
| Peter Waldo | Peter Waldo, a rich young man, gave away his fortune to the poor following conviction that God would have him make this sacrifice. |
| The Find | Old Simon while digging in a field finds an old pot and later finds an inscription written on it. |
| Importance of knowing the Whole Story | Know the“"whole story” of a person's life, or else we will always have a wrong idea about that person. |
| The Little Robin | Jesus said that even when a bird falls to the ground God knows all about it. |
| The Exchange | This story brings to our attention the greatest exchange ever made. |
| Karen's Lovely Stones | Without God, we are like pebbles taken out of water; our lives are dull and they are not worth living. But the Bible says that we are to “abide in Him”. |
| “In the Beginning God –” | These are the very first words that we read in the Bible, because in the beginning there was nothing except God. |
| A Ship Called Lorna | Here is a short true story to show the danger in taking a wrong path and despite others giving warnings continue heedlessly on. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof is death”. |
| Blind Joan Waste and her Faithfulness | Joan Waste was blind yet had a great love of God's Word, the Bible. We read of her remarkable story and what the price of loving her Bible would cost her. |
| The Missionary Collection | George hears the missionary speak about going to Africa to tell the people on that continent about Jesus Christ. We learn of George's gift and his reasoning behind the manner in which he gives his gift. |
| "The Gift" | Five little boys attend Sunday School and when asked put their collection into the Mission Box. Mrs Seaton considers the attitude of the boys as they put their pennies into the box. |
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“Who would true valour see” Mary Slessor in Duke Town. |
We learned of the courage of Mary Slessor in the last edition of the Wicket Gate. In this story Mary found living in Duke Town, which is in Africa. An African friend of Mary gives birth to twins and we learn the custom in that area was to kill the twins. Believing one had an evil spirit as its father. Here we see Mary's courage and trust in God once again. |
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“Who would true valour see” Mary Slessor and her desire to serve God. |
Mrs Seaton writes that the words from John Bunyan's hymn,“Who would true valour see” made her think often of the actions and courage, and bravery of many great missionaries who have gone off to far-off lands to preach about Jesus. One of these brave missionaries is Mary Slessor, who could be called “very courageous.” |
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David Brainerd Missionary to the Red Indians of North America |
David Brainerd protected by God brings the gospel message to the Indians of the Delaware River. God protected him and opened the way for him to tell the Indians in a strange manner. |
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Two Puzzles for Solving (one for the older children and one for the under seven's) |
Here are two challenging puzzles. One quiz is for the older boy or girl with a separate one for the younger reader. |
| Frances Crosby | Mrs Seaton introduces the Boys and Girls to Frances Crosby the blind hymnwriter. Through the words of another hymnwriter, Frances Ridley Havergal, we learn the source of Frances Crosby's courage and love. |
| The Riddle | This story brings home how important it is for young people to find the Lord as their Saviour while they are young. Spurgeon answered a question and his answer was perplexing until you understand Spurgeon's thinking. |
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| The Importance of Preparing | Mrs Seaton explains just how important it is to prepare. Christ will return and we must prepare for His return |
| The Boy with the Bad Memory | A story of a little boy called Johnny who had a bad memory and the trouble he got into because he forgot. |
| Charles and the Strange Visitor | Charles and the prophesy for his future from a visitor to his home. |
| Do you know what a Parable is? | What a parable is and the lessons from the parable of the two sons. |
| Sally and Her Basket | Sally takes a basket for her mummy to aunt Nell's |
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Miss Gladys Aylward Missionary to China |
Story of Gladys Aylward's calling as a Missionary to China. |
| The Gift of an Umbrella | Gift of an umbrella — but if the gift not used! |
| Try, Try, Try again! | Why we should try and try again. |
| The God who makes all things well | You can see God's goodness even in the leaves on the trees. |
| Big Ben and Big Tom | From London the story of Big Ben and Big Tom. |
| Nicodemus the Pharisee | Nicodemus the Pharisee meets Jesus and here we learn of the conversation between them. |
| The Children of the Chief | A chief is a leader, protector,saviour, guide. God is this and more to his people. |
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Francis Ridley Havergal Hymnwriter |
Francis Ridley Havergal, Hymnwriter. How her life was changed by William Cowper's words in a hymn, “My Father Made Them All”. |
| A Bible Search | Something different in this edition – A Bible Search |
| Waiting for a Son | A mother and father wait for their son to return home from the army on leave. |
| The Hymn Book | Misunderstanding about the reference to a H-I-M book. |
| Lesson from a Hotel Sign | Travelling from Scotland to England you will perhaps have seen a hotel which says – This is the first hotel in England. On your way back home you will came to the same hotel, but the sign that you will see this time will say – This is the last hotel in England. |
| The Race | Remember the last time you ran a race, it may have been in school, perhaps at the school sports on sports day. Today I want you to remember what it was like to run in that race. |
| Danny and the Chewing Gum Machine | Danny and the Chewing Gum Machine. A lesson to be learned about our desire for sin. |
| The Young Governor | Goha, the young Chinese governor gave his life for the people of Formosa. |
| Regina: prisoner of the Indians | Little girl called Regina taken prisoner by the indians in the French/British Canadian war. How the singing of a hymn identified her to her mother. |
| Bible Search | A Bible Search for you to try. |
| How many of you have been lost? | I wonder how many of you at some time have been lost! You know, Jesus was once lost - at least, Mary and Joseph thought that He was lost! It all happened when Jesus was twelve years old. |
| I want to be a Bus Driver | Little boy who was taught the hymn in Sunday School “ Jesus wants me for a sunbeam;” tells his mother he would rather be a bus driver. |
| That Special Gift | “God so loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son” – That special gift at Christmas. |
| Lessons from a candle | Before there was such a thing as electric light, people had to do their work by the light of a candle. Here Mrs Seaton tells of a lesson we may learn from the candle. |
| Mistake! | Herod's mistake as to who Jesus was and what type of King he was to be. |
| Sidney's Account | Sidney presents his Mommy with a bill. |
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| Isaac Watts – a famous hymwriter | An incident from Isaac Watts' life when he was just a young child. |
| Lena and the Hedge of Thorns | A story showing how God has a purpose for all things. |
| Naaman – a great Captain in the Kings Army | The story of Naaman and how God cured his leprosy. |
| Please, Where can I find God? | Journey from the Isle of Skye to Inverness by a little girl who wanted to know where could she find God. |
| Josiah the King | Josiah, the king of Judah. A young king and what he thought about God's Word. |
| The Story of the Five Boys | Five boys and their different attitudes to giving. |
| John Gifford and John Bunyan | On the first of June 1648, a battle was fought in the town of Maidstone, in Kent, between the Parliamentary forces of the English Government. It took only one night for the insurrection to be stamped out. Among the prisoners that were taken was a Major named John Gifford. |
| Lesson from God's Creation | Have you noticed how many lessons there are in the Bible about God's creation, and God's creatures? The rainbow, the sheep, the flowers, the ant, the eagle - to name just a few. |
| Lessons drawn from the story of Jonah | There was once a man called Jonah. God spoke to him and told him to go to Nineveh and tell the people of that city that God saw their wickedness and was angry with them. But he was afraid to go. |
| A gift given | The woman who tried to purchase a bunch of grapes from the King's vineyard. |
| They shall hear my voice - meaning illustrated by story of Walter Damrosch | Illustration showing how we can recognise God's voice using the example of how children recognised the voice of Walter Damrosch. |
| Spring | Every morning, Lena, as she made her way to school, she took a short-cut through a field which was fenced by a hedge of thorns. |
| Lesson from the sea-shore | A little girl called Karen was having a wander down by the sea-shore. |
| Story behind the hymn. | “Have you had a kindness shown? - Pass it on” |
| Daniel interpreting the kings dream | When you have wakened-up after a night's sleep, you have the strangest feeling that you had a dream, but you cannot remember what it was about! |
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