The Spiritual Pilgrim: A Biography of James M. PeeblesColby & Rich, 1878 - 303 pages |
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... thing of James , " was said more than once with a feeling of despair . The truth was , they did not know the boy , nor touch the pulse of his genius . But he was famous for looking after young lambs . With cold bare feet at daylight in ...
... thing of James , " was said more than once with a feeling of despair . The truth was , they did not know the boy , nor touch the pulse of his genius . But he was famous for looking after young lambs . With cold bare feet at daylight in ...
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... years , has never any thing arisen to darken or stain the bright chain of friendship that has bound us together . We have both passed through bitter and severe trials , but have been mutual aids GETTING RELIGION . THE MINISTRY . 29.
... years , has never any thing arisen to darken or stain the bright chain of friendship that has bound us together . We have both passed through bitter and severe trials , but have been mutual aids GETTING RELIGION . THE MINISTRY . 29.
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... Things wonderful instead of true , That in their speculation choose To make discoveries strange news , And natural history a gazette Of tales stupendous and far - fetched , Hold no truth worthy to be known , That is not huge and ...
... Things wonderful instead of true , That in their speculation choose To make discoveries strange news , And natural history a gazette Of tales stupendous and far - fetched , Hold no truth worthy to be known , That is not huge and ...
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... very prudent in his language , careful to preserve the precious adjective that renders all things respectable , - Christian , -a " Christian Spir- itualist . " Hopeful ! If we only get spiritual 40 CHAPTER V STEPS TO FREEDOM.
... very prudent in his language , careful to preserve the precious adjective that renders all things respectable , - Christian , -a " Christian Spir- itualist . " Hopeful ! If we only get spiritual 40 CHAPTER V STEPS TO FREEDOM.
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... . " He had at first doubted whether those instruments would fly around their heads without hands touching them : then the spirits permitted him to see He them moving , as if themselves things of life STEPS TO FREEDOM . 47.
... . " He had at first doubted whether those instruments would fly around their heads without hands touching them : then the spirits permitted him to see He them moving , as if themselves things of life STEPS TO FREEDOM . 47.
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Common terms and phrases
A. J. Davis Aaron Nite Allan Kardec American ancient angels Anna Blackwell asked Banner of Light Battle Creek beautiful believe bless Brother Peebles Burns Christ Christian church circle DEAR BROTHER delight divine earnest earth earthly English eternal eyes faith Father feel feet flowers friends glory gospel hand happy harmony hear heart heaven holy Hosea Ballou human immortal Indian inspiration J. M. Peebles Jesus John labors land lecture letter living London magnetic medium mediumistic mediumship meeting mind minister ministry moral mountains Naples nature never obsessing spirits peace Peebles's Pilgrim Powhattan Pozzuoli prayer preach progress River Ouse Robert Dale Owen ruins séance Sir John Barrington sister soul speak sphere spirit spirit-world Spiritualists stars sweet sympathy tears temple thee thing thou thought thousand tion touched truth Universalist voice walked wisdom words writes young
Popular passages
Page 236 - Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ : that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel...
Page 206 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars...
Page 101 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Page 34 - I give you the end of a golden string, Only wind it into a ball, It will lead you in at Heaven's gate, Built in Jerusalem's wall.
Page 233 - When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.
Page 37 - Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Page 225 - And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded.
Page 92 - I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Page 36 - Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
Page 27 - The Lord is good unto all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.