 I had heard the subject handled a thousand times — I had thought it exhausted long ago. Little did I suppose, that in the wild woods of America, I was to meet with a man whose eloquence would give to this topic a new and more sublime pathos, than I...  The Story of Our Bible - Page 38by Harold Bruce Hunting - 1914 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1804 - 496 pages
...the sacrament, and his subject, of course, was the passion of our saviour. I liad heard the subject handled a thousand times : I had thought it exhausted...more sublime pathos than I had ever before witnessed. As he descended from the pulpit to distribute the mystic symbols, there was a peculiar, u more than... | |
 | William Wirt - 1804 - 120 pages
...was the passion of our Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a thousand times : I had thought it o exhausted long ago. Little did I suppose that in the...meet with a man whose eloquence would give to this topicka new and sublimer pathos than I had ever before witnessed. As he descend- • ed from the pulpit... | |
 | William Wirt - 1805 - 144 pages
...Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a that!-- sand times : I had thought it exhausted long a-* go. Little did I suppose, that in the wild woods of America,...this- topic, a new and more sublime pathos, than I h^d ever before, witnessed. As h%descenilea from-the pulpit, to distribute the mystic symbols, there-... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 pages
...the sacrament, and his subject of course was the passion " of eur Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a thousand " times : I had thought it exhausted...more sublime pathos than I had ever before witnessed. " As he descended from the pulpit to distribute the mystic " symbols there was a peculiar, a more than... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...Saviour. J had heard the subject handled a thousand times : I had thought it exhausted long ago. Ivittle did I suppose, that in the wild woods of America,...with a man whose eloquence would give to this topic, anew and more sublime pathos than I had ever before witnessed. As he descended from the pulpit, to... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...the sacrament ; and his subject, of course, was the Passion of our Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a thousand times : I had thought it exhausted...more sublime pathos than I had ever before witnessed ! ' As he descended from the pulpit to distribute the mystic symbols, there was a peculiar, a more... | |
 | William Wirt - 1813 - 204 pages
...the sacrament; and his subject, of course, was the passion of our Saviour. 1 had heard the subject handled a thousand times: I had thought it exhausted...sublime pathos, than I had ever before witnessed. As he descended from the pulpit, to distribute the mystic symbols, there was a peculiar, a more than... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...passion of our Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a thousand times : I had thought it exhansted long ago. Little did I suppose, that in the wild woods...more sublime pathos than I had ever before witnessed ! As he descended from the pulpit to distribute the mystic symhols, there was a peculiar, a more than... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - 1816 - 324 pages
...was the passion of our Saviour ; and little did 1 suppose, that, in the wild woods of America, I wa« to meet with a man, whose eloquence would give to...had ever before witnessed. He drew a picture of the suf* ferings our Saviour; his trial before Pilate ; his ascent up Calvary ; his crucifixion and death.... | |
 | William Wirt - 1829 - 250 pages
...of course, was the passion of our Saviour. I had heard the subject handled a thousand times: I bad thought it exhausted long ago. Little did I suppose,...meet with a man whose eloquence would give to this topick a new and more sublime pathos, than I had ever before witnessed. As he descended from the pulpit,... | |
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