Books with title Arty: The Greatest Artist in the World

2019 Reprint of 1890 Edition. Based on 1 Corinthians 13, this well-loved classic provides life-changing insight into the nine components of love: patience, kindness, humility, generosity, courtesy, unselfishness, good temper, guilelessness, and sincerity. The simple beauty and positive truths of this dynamic message will encourage readers to practice the power and blessing of love in every area of life. This sermon, first published in 1874, has since sold more than 12 million copies, and its message continues to resonate.

More than a century after the author delivered his meditation on the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, the need for genuine Christian love remains as great as ever. Drummond writes, "To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever". In this analysis of the love chapter, he highlights the basic truth that God is love; therefore, "everything that loves is born of God".

The dust jacket states, "Each generation produces its 'literature of power.' This type of writing literally has the power to change the reader's life. In this tradition, THE GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD is destined to influence countless lives. "Here is the legend of Hafid, a camel boy of two thousand years ago, and his burning desire to improve his lowly position in life. To prove his potential ability he is dispatched to Bethlehem by his master, the great caravan merchant, Pathros, to sell only one robe. He fails and instead, in a moment of pity, gives the robe to warm a newborn baby in a cave near the inn. "Hafid returns to the caravan in shame but is accompanied by a bright star shining above his head. This phenomenon is interpreted by Pathros to be a sign from the gods, and he gives Hafid ten ancient scrolls which contain the wisdom necessary for the boy to achieve all his ambitions. "This haunting story also presents the complete writings from the original scrolls. Hafid applied their secrets of success to become the greatest salesman in the world...and what they accomplished for him they can also achieve for you...for we are all 'salesmen'...and the success we attain in life depends greatly on how we 'sell' ourselves to others. "You will long remember the book's final chapter...as old, wealthy, and successful Hafid, THE GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD, ultimately passes on the ten scrolls to a very special person."

I was staying with a party of friends in a country house during my visit to England in 1884. On Sunday evening as we sat around the fire, they asked me to read and expound some portion of Scripture. Being tired after the services of the day, I told them to ask Henry Drummond, who was one of the party. After some urging he drew a small Testament from his hip pocket, opened it at the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, and began to speak on the subject of Love. It seemed to me that I had never heard anything so beautiful, and I determined not to rest until I brought Henry Drummond to Northfield to deliver that address. Since then I have requested the principals of my schools to have it read before the students every year. The one great need in our Christian life is love, more love to God and to eacho ther. Would that we could all move into that Love chapter, and live there. This volume contains, in addition to the address on Love, some other addresses which I trust will bring help and blessing to many.