 | Jacob Harris Patton - 1876 - 1086 pages
...proposed they should choose a chaplain to open their sessions by prayer. Said he : " I have lived -a loug time ; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without bis notice, is it possible that... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1877 - 926 pages
...And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend ? or do we imagine we no longer need his assistance ? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live,...sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is il probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1877 - 660 pages
...And have we now forgotten this powerful Friend? or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time ; and the longer I...this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men!' At the conclusion of his remarks Franklin moved: u That henceforth prayers, imploring the 71 III2 BOOK... | |
 | 1877 - 972 pages
...And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proof I see of this truth : Thai GOD governs in the affairs of men I And if a sparrow can not fall... | |
 | Larry Briney - 2004 - 386 pages
...lifetime. He said, "I have lived, sirs, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proof I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs...cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it possible that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the sacred writings that... | |
 | Chilton Williamson - 2004 - 360 pages
...advocates of the war, had engraved on his Christmas card for 2003 a quotation from Benjamin Franklin: "And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without...probable that an empire can rise without His aid?" As of early 2004, the Bush administration is proposing to legalize as many as fourteen million illegal... | |
 | William J. Federer - 2004 - 504 pages
...society without religion. John Adams called it 'the best book in the world.' and Ben Franklin said, '...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs...this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men... without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders... | |
 | Joan Wester Anderson - 2009 - 292 pages
...experienced, healing can come. With time, with care — and with angels. 66 ANGELS ON THE BATTLEFIELD God governs in the affairs of men And if a sparrow...cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it prohahle that an empire can rise without His aid? — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN It is logical to assume that... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 716 pages
...we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I have lived for a long time — (eighty-one years) ; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I...of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can... | |
 | David Warren Saxe - 2004 - 317 pages
...Henge Earthworks and Stones (England) Celtic Legacy in the American Founding The Most Wonderful Thing "The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see...of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of man; and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can... | |
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I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without... 
