The Spiritual Pilgrim: A Biography of James M. PeeblesWilliam White, 1872 - 299 pages |
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... thousand ways . Under the pressure of Orthodox prejudice and a world of care , he would often fall into despondency , producing physical exhaustion . Needing " school - day companionship , " he sent for Bro . Harter , and offered to pay ...
... thousand ways . Under the pressure of Orthodox prejudice and a world of care , he would often fall into despondency , producing physical exhaustion . Needing " school - day companionship , " he sent for Bro . Harter , and offered to pay ...
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... thousand vines ; and roamed amid the ruins of old adobe cathedrals , erected by the Spaniards long prior to the gold discoveries . I have met scores of noble souls ; in brief , have been blamed and blessed , occasionally ' damned ...
... thousand vines ; and roamed amid the ruins of old adobe cathedrals , erected by the Spaniards long prior to the gold discoveries . I have met scores of noble souls ; in brief , have been blamed and blessed , occasionally ' damned ...
Page 77
... thousands prematurely into the spirit - world , to say nothing of the widows ' groans and orphans ' tears . . . . All bloody wars are wrong ; only dogs and animal men delight in blood , battle , and death . The devil can not cast out ...
... thousands prematurely into the spirit - world , to say nothing of the widows ' groans and orphans ' tears . . . . All bloody wars are wrong ; only dogs and animal men delight in blood , battle , and death . The devil can not cast out ...
Page 78
... thousand , upon a housetop , with the water rapidly approaching the edges of the shingles . There were twenty - two persons in the upper chamber . The whole city was flooded , the water ranging from four to twelve feet deep , caused by ...
... thousand , upon a housetop , with the water rapidly approaching the edges of the shingles . There were twenty - two persons in the upper chamber . The whole city was flooded , the water ranging from four to twelve feet deep , caused by ...
Page 80
... thousand tongues to tell its glories and sing its praises ! To its promulgation under the inspiration of a circling band of spirits , I have consecrated my powers , dedicated my life . So have you , and many , many , other noble souls ...
... thousand tongues to tell its glories and sing its praises ! To its promulgation under the inspiration of a circling band of spirits , I have consecrated my powers , dedicated my life . So have you , and many , many , other noble souls ...
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Page 286 - 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 57 - ALL are architects of Fate, Working in these walls of Time ; Some with massive deeds and great, Some with ornaments of rhyme. Nothing useless is, or low ; Each thing in its place is best ; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest.
Page 238 - 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 164 - Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll ! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!
Page 268 - 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 27 - The Lord is good unto all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Page 248 - This grave contains all that was mortal of a young English poet, who, on his death-bed, in the bitterness of his heart at the malicious power of his enemies, desired these words to be engraven on his tombstone : " Here lies one whose name was writ in water...