Heroines of the Missionary Enterprise, Or, Sketches of Prominent Female MissionariesTicknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850 - 359 pages |
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... Lord , what wilt thou have me to do ? " she heard the response , " Go work to - day in my vineyard ; " and when she looked forth upon the harvest , white for the reaper's hand , she hesitated not to consecrate on the altar of her God ...
... Lord , what wilt thou have me to do ? " she heard the response , " Go work to - day in my vineyard ; " and when she looked forth upon the harvest , white for the reaper's hand , she hesitated not to consecrate on the altar of her God ...
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... Lord , how long ? " and with this sentence on her lips , she passed away . were , Mrs. Newell died on Monday , the 30th of No- vember , 1812 , at the Isle of France , leaving her husband to labor alone for the conversion of the hea ...
... Lord , how long ? " and with this sentence on her lips , she passed away . were , Mrs. Newell died on Monday , the 30th of No- vember , 1812 , at the Isle of France , leaving her husband to labor alone for the conversion of the hea ...
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... Lord ; the first convert from that great empire , with his pale teacher , kneeling at the same altar , drinking of the same consecrated cup , and believing in " one Lord , one faith , one baptism . " The second baptism was ministered on ...
... Lord ; the first convert from that great empire , with his pale teacher , kneeling at the same altar , drinking of the same consecrated cup , and believing in " one Lord , one faith , one baptism . " The second baptism was ministered on ...
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... Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Like her she went out when but few were ready to bid her " God speed , " or bestow their money for her support . 66 On the record of American missions we find the name of no female who endured so much ...
... Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Like her she went out when but few were ready to bid her " God speed , " or bestow their money for her support . 66 On the record of American missions we find the name of no female who endured so much ...
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... Lord's will , I will acquiesce . " Another dear friend who stood over her , has given testimony to her composure amid these terrible scenes , in language like the following : 66 During the night she was supposed by herself and all ...
... Lord's will , I will acquiesce . " Another dear friend who stood over her , has given testimony to her composure amid these terrible scenes , in language like the following : 66 During the night she was supposed by herself and all ...
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Page 203 - Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas...
Page 92 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 81 - For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head ; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice.
Page 6 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till, o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb, for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 309 - God o'erhead ! /!Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Page 133 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 81 - JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Page 119 - Welcome to a Land of Rest ! Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high, While with hallelujahs ring All the regions of the sky.
Page 141 - Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb; Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room Awhile to slumber in the dust.
Page 98 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on His breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.