Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's MissionDayton and Wentworth, 1855 - 250 pages |
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... Her piety , it is said , was of that kind which makes its impression upon the heart and conscience , and leads the be- holder to admire and love . She was a fit mother to train such a daughter for her holy mission to 16 HARRIET NEWELL .
... Her piety , it is said , was of that kind which makes its impression upon the heart and conscience , and leads the be- holder to admire and love . She was a fit mother to train such a daughter for her holy mission to 16 HARRIET NEWELL .
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... kind and compassionate Savior who had at first forgiven all her faults . Peace was restored ; the smile of God returned ; and the bleeding heart , torn and wounded by sin , had rest . While in her fifteenth year , the subject of this ...
... kind and compassionate Savior who had at first forgiven all her faults . Peace was restored ; the smile of God returned ; and the bleeding heart , torn and wounded by sin , had rest . While in her fifteenth year , the subject of this ...
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... kind relatives , her own care and com- fort . On the other side stood a bleeding Savior and a dying world . To the question , " Lord , what wilt thou have me to do ? " she heard the response , " Go work to - day in my vineyard ; " and ...
... kind relatives , her own care and com- fort . On the other side stood a bleeding Savior and a dying world . To the question , " Lord , what wilt thou have me to do ? " she heard the response , " Go work to - day in my vineyard ; " and ...
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... kind hand could lift her an- guished head nor smooth her fevered pillow . But at other times her spirit soared above the toil and sorrow , and dwelt with rapture upon the bliss , of seeing some of the poor , degraded heathen females ...
... kind hand could lift her an- guished head nor smooth her fevered pillow . But at other times her spirit soared above the toil and sorrow , and dwelt with rapture upon the bliss , of seeing some of the poor , degraded heathen females ...
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... kind to her , who were then supporting her , who were willing still to sup- port her , would be obliged to withdraw their aid . They could not , in conscience , support a missionary who was promulgating what they deemed an error , and ...
... kind to her , who were then supporting her , who were willing still to sup- port her , would be obliged to withdraw their aid . They could not , in conscience , support a missionary who was promulgating what they deemed an error , and ...
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Page 75 - 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 84 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 201 - Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away! What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? Tell me, my soul, can this be death?
Page 90 - 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.
Page 14 - 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 86 - It has omnipotence for its support. Jesus ' shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession.
Page 271 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Page 142 - For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end.
Page 111 - 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 100 - 1! meet again? Oft shall glowing hope expire, Oft shall wearied love retire, Oft shall death and sorrow reign, Ere we all shall meet again.