One Sunday evening, D. L. Moody and friends were gathered around a fire. Some guests urged Moody to expound on a portion of Scripture. Being tired after the services of the day, he gruffly told them to ask Henry Drummond, who was also present. After some urging, Drummond finally produced a small New Testament from his hip pocket, opened it to the thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians and, without any notes, began to speak on the subject of love. Moody later wrote, "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."

Over the decades, this teaching has become one of the best-loved and most inspiring messages on love ever written.

Other writings of Drummond in this unique collection include:

• The Program of Christianity
• The City Without a Church
• The Changed Life
• Pax Vobiscum (Peace with You)
• Eternal Life