Memorial of the Reverend George Putnam, D.D.: Late Pastor of the First Religious Society in RoxburyPub. for the Society, 1878 - 59 pages |
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... moral precepts of the Christian relig- ion , and the supreme importance for all to govern their conduct by those principles in the performance of the daily and hourly practical duties of life ; and that his devotional exercises were ...
... moral precepts of the Christian relig- ion , and the supreme importance for all to govern their conduct by those principles in the performance of the daily and hourly practical duties of life ; and that his devotional exercises were ...
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... moral or intellectual , by which that power was ac- quired or exerted ; but some of the more obvious traits of the great preacher may be traced while they are fresh in memory . Perhaps the first of his qualifications as a religious ...
... moral or intellectual , by which that power was ac- quired or exerted ; but some of the more obvious traits of the great preacher may be traced while they are fresh in memory . Perhaps the first of his qualifications as a religious ...
Page 33
... life ; sermons of practical wisdom , in which he inculcated the great lessons of morality , or discussed even the lesser helps to a virtuous life 5 ACTION OF THE SOCIETY . 33 and animated his mind when it was in action. ...
... life ; sermons of practical wisdom , in which he inculcated the great lessons of morality , or discussed even the lesser helps to a virtuous life 5 ACTION OF THE SOCIETY . 33 and animated his mind when it was in action. ...
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... moral tem- perance , a shunning of excess in speech and in thought . His praise and his blame , his admiration and his stric- tures , were always dispassionate and calm . There was neither fussiness nor heat , but throughout the se ...
... moral tem- perance , a shunning of excess in speech and in thought . His praise and his blame , his admiration and his stric- tures , were always dispassionate and calm . There was neither fussiness nor heat , but throughout the se ...
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... moral power such as his ; when we are drawn by a might that wins , and yet compels , it al- ways puzzles us to know just what the magic faculty is which so overcomes the listener . We shield our ignorance by calling it magnetism , or ...
... moral power such as his ; when we are drawn by a might that wins , and yet compels , it al- ways puzzles us to know just what the magic faculty is which so overcomes the listener . We shield our ignorance by calling it magnetism , or ...
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abide afterglow associate pastor blessed character CHARLES K Christ Christian church classmates Cobb comfort counsel dead death DILLAWAY Divinity School duty eloquence eyes faculty faithful Father felt forever forget George Lewis GEORGE PUTNAM gone half a century Harvard College heard hearers heart honor immortal Jesus John John L JOSEPH W knew labors lesson listened living Lord meet memory mind minister ministry moral NEHEMIAH never oldest Socie ordained July parish PEABODY pray prayer preached preacher present pulpit put on incorruption quired ready RELIGIOUS SOCIETY religious teacher remember resolutions Samuel Senior Pastor sermon Servant of God shadow SOCIETY IN ROXBURY solemn sorrow soul sown speak spirit spoke strength Sunday sympathy tender thank thee thou hast thou wilt thought throne traits tribute of respect trust unto utterance victory walk WILLIAM G William Gray wisdom wise words