Memoir of Rev. William Gurley, Late of Milan, Ohio: A Local Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church : Including a Sketch of the Irish Insurrection and Martyrs of 1798 |
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... , of one who has passed through various and striking vicissi- tudes of fortune , who was an acquaintance of the venerable founder of Methodism , and whose life reached through almost a century , that he may also find much PREFACE .
... , of one who has passed through various and striking vicissi- tudes of fortune , who was an acquaintance of the venerable founder of Methodism , and whose life reached through almost a century , that he may also find much PREFACE .
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... reached Waterford on Friday , and were introduced to him at his lodgings . I remember well that a lady was present in the room , singing ' Wrestling Jacob , ' when Mr. Wesley rose to meet us . He received me with the greatest ...
... reached Waterford on Friday , and were introduced to him at his lodgings . I remember well that a lady was present in the room , singing ' Wrestling Jacob , ' when Mr. Wesley rose to meet us . He received me with the greatest ...
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... reached Mr. Keys . Those that were not near enough to beat , threw their sticks at him ; and so many endeavored to strike , that they hindered each other . His shoulders , however , were black with the bruises for some days after . A ...
... reached Mr. Keys . Those that were not near enough to beat , threw their sticks at him ; and so many endeavored to strike , that they hindered each other . His shoulders , however , were black with the bruises for some days after . A ...
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... reached Liverpool next evening . " I remember , when the boy went below for the captain's pantaloons , I went down also , soon after , for my money . The poor fellow threw his arms round my knees , crying , ' O , Mr. Gurley , are you ...
... reached Liverpool next evening . " I remember , when the boy went below for the captain's pantaloons , I went down also , soon after , for my money . The poor fellow threw his arms round my knees , crying , ' O , Mr. Gurley , are you ...
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... reached a point in the life of Mr. Gurley , which brings us to contemplate the sanguinary scenes of a civil war , usually termed the " Irish Rebellion . " Although in this struggle he was rather a sufferer than an actor , yet , as the ...
... reached a point in the life of Mr. Gurley , which brings us to contemplate the sanguinary scenes of a civil war , usually termed the " Irish Rebellion . " Although in this struggle he was rather a sufferer than an actor , yet , as the ...
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Page 179 - I'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.
Page 122 - Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train : His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain.
Page 112 - Who suffer with our Master here, We shall before His face appear, And by His side sit down ; To patient faith the prize is sure; And all that to the end endure The cross, shall wear the crown.
Page 121 - Come, O thou Traveller unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see ; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with Thee ; With Thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day.
Page 166 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Page 166 - The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces ; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them : the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth ; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
Page 138 - Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Page 27 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 72 - For these five years they have fixed their eyes most earnestly on France, whom they look upon, with great justice, as fighting their battles, as well as those of all mankind who are oppressed. Of this class, I will stake my head, there are five hundred thousand men, who would fly to the standard of the Republic if they saw it once displayed in the cause of liberty and their country.
Page 189 - ... use every influence in their power to induce the people of the country at large to return to their allegiance also.