An Address Delivered on Christmas Day, at the Funeral of Rev. Benjamin Tappan: Together with a Sermon Preached the Following Sabbath, December 27, 1863Kennebec Journal, 1863 - 22 pages |
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... Africa has always been interesting to us for different reasons . was interesting in our childhood because there was almost nothing to be known about it . The school boy , when he was bewildered as he had wandered over the map of Europe ...
... Africa has always been interesting to us for different reasons . was interesting in our childhood because there was almost nothing to be known about it . The school boy , when he was bewildered as he had wandered over the map of Europe ...
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... Africa became more interesting yet as it opened itself before us when we were old enough to appreciate the tide of exploration which was flowing into it , and to follow the various discoverers as they passed inward from the sea - coast ...
... Africa became more interesting yet as it opened itself before us when we were old enough to appreciate the tide of exploration which was flowing into it , and to follow the various discoverers as they passed inward from the sea - coast ...
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... Africa lies before us to - day - the nation prostrate , enslaved , ignorant and helpless , under sentence of the world's neglect and scorn ; hidden in the ark of bulrushes , daubed with slime and pitch and concealed in the reeds by the ...
... Africa lies before us to - day - the nation prostrate , enslaved , ignorant and helpless , under sentence of the world's neglect and scorn ; hidden in the ark of bulrushes , daubed with slime and pitch and concealed in the reeds by the ...
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... Africa . I found that the im- mense library open to me had " Africa " scattered through it , and that it was not the work of a few moments , but of months and years , to come to even a tolerable knowledge of this country . I said then ...
... Africa . I found that the im- mense library open to me had " Africa " scattered through it , and that it was not the work of a few moments , but of months and years , to come to even a tolerable knowledge of this country . I said then ...
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... Africa ? Africa certainly is included in that great world which God has made and Christ has redeemed , and to which he has bidden us go that we may preach the Gospel to every creature . At one time in our war , when the government at ...
... Africa ? Africa certainly is included in that great world which God has made and Christ has redeemed , and to which he has bidden us go that we may preach the Gospel to every creature . At one time in our war , when the government at ...
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Africa ALEXANDER MCKENZIE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION apostle ark of bulrushes AUGUSTA bear BENJAMIN TAPPAN Bible blessed bread bring brought carry Christian churches cross dead death deeds degra died disciples divine duty earth eternal faith Father fold give glory God's Gospel grace grave hands Harvard College hath hear heard heart heathen heaven holy honor hope human hungry Jerusalem Jesus JOHN MEANS KENNEBEC JOURNAL King kingdom labor Lamb of God land liberty light living Lord Lord's love of Christ Marah Master mercy minister ministry missionary nation nether springs never obedience paganism pray prayer preach redeemed regard religion rest righteousness Saviour seek SERMON servant sheep soul spirit stand taught teach things thirsty thou thought throne tion to-day toil truth unto voice wants words ye gave
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Page 9 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Page 18 - Let him that stole, steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Page 13 - STRONG Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot prove; Thine are these orbs of light and shade; Thou madest Life in man and brute ; Thou madest Death; and lo, thy foot Is on the skull which thou hast made. Thou wilt not leave us in the dust: Thou madest man, he knows not why, He thinks he was not made to die; And thou hast made him: thou art just. Thou...
Page 4 - ... it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: a land which the Lord thy God careth for : the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Page 3 - And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying. What shall we drink ? And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet...
Page 5 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Page 5 - To me remains nor place nor time ; My country is in every clime ; I can be calm, and free from care, On any shore, since God is there.