Life and Labors of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge ...F. W. Woodbridge, 1895 - 401 pages |
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... close around this cradle of a world . She went from us in her beautiful prime and in the midst of her benignant work . Her eye was not dimmed nor her natural force abated ; she was as full of expecta- tion , aspiration , nay , of ...
... close around this cradle of a world . She went from us in her beautiful prime and in the midst of her benignant work . Her eye was not dimmed nor her natural force abated ; she was as full of expecta- tion , aspiration , nay , of ...
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... close to her has not heard her say with that deep ring of happy wifely pride in her voice , " My husband is , without a ques- tion , the best man on earth ! " He gloried in her advance- ment in usefulness and public esteem far more than ...
... close to her has not heard her say with that deep ring of happy wifely pride in her voice , " My husband is , without a ques- tion , the best man on earth ! " He gloried in her advance- ment in usefulness and public esteem far more than ...
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... close every saloon in the place in one week's time . Accordingly on Christmas morning , at nine o'clock , in the Presbyterian church , were assembled quite a large congre- gation of men and women , eager to hear about a plan that ...
... close every saloon in the place in one week's time . Accordingly on Christmas morning , at nine o'clock , in the Presbyterian church , were assembled quite a large congre- gation of men and women , eager to hear about a plan that ...
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... close as many saloons as elsewhere , it did very much more . It lifted Mrs. Woodbridge into the light , freed her from the trammels of custom and made her ever after herself . In common with thousands of others of her Ohio sisters , she ...
... close as many saloons as elsewhere , it did very much more . It lifted Mrs. Woodbridge into the light , freed her from the trammels of custom and made her ever after herself . In common with thousands of others of her Ohio sisters , she ...
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... close of the meeting the enthusiasm ran high . On yonder hill where was first situated the tabernacle , a prayer - meeting was held , and that tabernacle was full , not only of men and women but of the glory of God , even as the ...
... close of the meeting the enthusiasm ran high . On yonder hill where was first situated the tabernacle , a prayer - meeting was held , and that tabernacle was full , not only of men and women but of the glory of God , even as the ...
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Page 81 - Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's New Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.
Page 282 - And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones : and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Page 170 - And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth...
Page 284 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 25 - And now I see with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine; A being, breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill; A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort; and command. And yet a spirit, still and bright With something of an angel light.
Page 395 - OF all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward unto souls afar, Along the Psalmist's music deep, Now tell me if that any is, For gift or grace, surpassing this — • He giveth His beloved, sleep...
Page 110 - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak ; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think : They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
Page 195 - 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 49 - Es leuchtet mir ein, I see a glimpse of it!' cries he elsewhere: 'there is in man a HIGHER than Love of Happiness: he can do without Happiness, and instead thereof find Blessedness!
Page 175 - See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me : I kill, and I make alive ; I wound and I heal ; neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.