The Little gleaner, Volumes 17-18Septimus Sears 1854 |
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... sister and other friends she said joyfully , a little before her departure , " I am going away to Jesus . She waited eagerly for her father's return from his work in the country , afraid lest she should be gone before he came . She was ...
... sister and other friends she said joyfully , a little before her departure , " I am going away to Jesus . She waited eagerly for her father's return from his work in the country , afraid lest she should be gone before he came . She was ...
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... sister , about the evil of sin , and the remedy which God had provided for it , when he burst into tears , and seemed deeply affected by a sense of his own lost condition . His papa entered into conversation with him upon his feelings ...
... sister , about the evil of sin , and the remedy which God had provided for it , when he burst into tears , and seemed deeply affected by a sense of his own lost condition . His papa entered into conversation with him upon his feelings ...
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... sisters , and told them she was going to heaven to be with Jesus , and wished them good - bye , and expressed a wish for her two elder sisters that were away from home to be sent for to say good - bye before she died . We all thought ...
... sisters , and told them she was going to heaven to be with Jesus , and wished them good - bye , and expressed a wish for her two elder sisters that were away from home to be sent for to say good - bye before she died . We all thought ...
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... sisters . Was very comfortable for a few days ; then began persecution and trial for going to hear the truth . But this I must expect ; this must be if there is any difference between us . January 1st , 1866. This day is the seventeenth ...
... sisters . Was very comfortable for a few days ; then began persecution and trial for going to hear the truth . But this I must expect ; this must be if there is any difference between us . January 1st , 1866. This day is the seventeenth ...
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... sister died . My heart , unless supported by Thee , must break . What shall I do ? No one knows what I feel . O Lord , grant that her prayer for us may be answered : " That we may all know Thee ! ” Grant that her death may be made a ...
... sister died . My heart , unless supported by Thee , must break . What shall I do ? No one knows what I feel . O Lord , grant that her prayer for us may be answered : " That we may all know Thee ! ” Grant that her death may be made a ...
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Page 171 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...
Page 231 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Page 325 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 294 - Will the LORD cast off for ever ? and will He be favourable no more? Is His mercy clean gone for ever ? doth His promise fail for evermore ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies...
Page 125 - Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Page 73 - WHEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.
Page 270 - Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 134 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease; neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Page 16 - Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Page 195 - Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ; Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Save me from its guilt and power.