Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2E.F. Merriam, 1878 |
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... seen a towel before , and could not discriminate between finenesses and suitabilities . Within the school - room at the teacher's end , were maps and globes and blackboards , and the other machinery of teaching in absolute perfection ...
... seen a towel before , and could not discriminate between finenesses and suitabilities . Within the school - room at the teacher's end , were maps and globes and blackboards , and the other machinery of teaching in absolute perfection ...
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... seen a primer or a letter should come at all to the Advanced Primary and not to the unadvanced Primary , was to Ra- chel a more interesting question . But she was not there to ask questions but to an- swer them ; not to make ...
... seen a primer or a letter should come at all to the Advanced Primary and not to the unadvanced Primary , was to Ra- chel a more interesting question . But she was not there to ask questions but to an- swer them ; not to make ...
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... seen by the community which the church enjoys , in ́ hymns expressive of the chastening power of Christian sorrow . Of most of the authors of Christian hymns , Shelley's re- mark is true : " They learn by suffering what they teach in ...
... seen by the community which the church enjoys , in ́ hymns expressive of the chastening power of Christian sorrow . Of most of the authors of Christian hymns , Shelley's re- mark is true : " They learn by suffering what they teach in ...
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... seen him for several weeks , and a marked change was apparent . A new difficulty of breathing , with dropsical symptoms , con- vinced me that the beginning of the end had arrived . His face was indescribably anxious , though he bore his ...
... seen him for several weeks , and a marked change was apparent . A new difficulty of breathing , with dropsical symptoms , con- vinced me that the beginning of the end had arrived . His face was indescribably anxious , though he bore his ...
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... seen in the opening of the compact signed in the cabin of the Mayflower : " In the name of God , Amen . We whose names are underwritten . . . having undertaken , for the glory of God , and advancement of the Christian Faith , and honor ...
... seen in the opening of the compact signed in the cabin of the Mayflower : " In the name of God , Amen . We whose names are underwritten . . . having undertaken , for the glory of God , and advancement of the Christian Faith , and honor ...
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Page 424 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 275 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Page 422 - But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Page 139 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 63 - I therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.
Page 184 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads ; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Page 220 - And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 489 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ; speaking lies in hypocrisy ; having their conscience seared with a hot iron ; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 32 - The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose, The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare ; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair ; The sunshine is a glorious birth ; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Page 205 - About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation ; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.