Memorial: Rev. Isaac P. Langworthy, D.D. 1806-1888Beacon Press, 1889 - 24 pages |
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... the practice of his chosen profession , which he greatly enjoyed , and in which he had various encouragements of success . In the spring and summer of 1831 his native town , with the entire region round about , was greatly blessed with a 8.
... the practice of his chosen profession , which he greatly enjoyed , and in which he had various encouragements of success . In the spring and summer of 1831 his native town , with the entire region round about , was greatly blessed with a 8.
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... successful practice under the great Physician in the cure of souls . And so his Master would not let him rest , but bade him prepare himself to enter on this divine healing art , as the great work of his life . Thus with a courage and a ...
... successful practice under the great Physician in the cure of souls . And so his Master would not let him rest , but bade him prepare himself to enter on this divine healing art , as the great work of his life . Thus with a courage and a ...
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... success for some years . In February , 1857 , on account of bronchial and bilious troubles , he was granted a temporary release from pastoral work , and he traveled and preached in the interests of the American Congrega- tional Union ...
... success for some years . In February , 1857 , on account of bronchial and bilious troubles , he was granted a temporary release from pastoral work , and he traveled and preached in the interests of the American Congrega- tional Union ...
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... success in that work was owing , more than to anything else , to Mr. Bowen's offer of a column in the Independent to advocate it . " That he was successful in this impor- tant department of Christian enterprise the records of the ...
... success in that work was owing , more than to anything else , to Mr. Bowen's offer of a column in the Independent to advocate it . " That he was successful in this impor- tant department of Christian enterprise the records of the ...
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... success all through his ministry in preaching to the impenitent . His sermons to Christians were much in the same strain , pressing the various duties of a devoted Christian life , as demanded by the just and rightful authority of God ...
... success all through his ministry in preaching to the impenitent . His sermons to Christians were much in the same strain , pressing the various duties of a devoted Christian life , as demanded by the just and rightful authority of God ...
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Page 23 - The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. 7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God : whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Page 6 - Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing shall offend them.
Page 19 - Our Light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." These were the truths this minister of Christ had often proclaimed ; they were the truths he was enabled to illustrate in his life. God's law bade him bow in meekness and patience, in resignation and submission, to God's appointment...
Page 15 - So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
Page 13 - Association places on record for perpetual preservation its appreciation of the signal ability and steadfast devotion with which he has given himself to this work during his long and honorable time of service ; of his self-denying efforts in securing funds in trying times of our history, which, with the generosity of others, have placed this institution upon permanent and useful ground ; of his devotion to the Library, which has thus grown from 3,638 volumes to 33,473, and...
Page 13 - Library, which has thus grown from 3,638 volumes to 33,473, and from 20,000 pamphlets to 140,000, without cost to the treasury ; and of his jealous care for all the interests of this House, and of his love for the great cause of the Master which inspired all these works.
Page 8 - ... sensible, discreet, and of uncommon executive force. When he resigned his pastorate here some of his people asked him what kind of a man they should choose as his successor. "I do not wish to interfere," he said; "suit yourselves, only I do hope you will get somebody who has some snap aM&getojf'm him.
Page 10 - ... Just before graduating from the Theological Seminary at New Haven, he was invited to Chelsea, Mass., as a candidate for the pastorate of a church not yet formed. He preached his first sermons here August 29, 1841, and commenced visiting with a view of organizing a Congregational church. On the...