Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's MissionDayton and Wentworth, 1855 - 250 pages |
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... seemed to take peculiar pains in doing things well ; and though much of her time was spent in reading , her standing in her class was always more than respectable . " Though but a child at this time , she kept a diary which would have ...
... seemed to take peculiar pains in doing things well ; and though much of her time was spent in reading , her standing in her class was always more than respectable . " Though but a child at this time , she kept a diary which would have ...
Page 35
... seemed impressed by the hand of God ; and in these scenes she realized , more than ever before , the grandeur and glory of Jehovah . She saw him mirrored out in the starry canopy above her head , and in the liquid mountains which lifted ...
... seemed impressed by the hand of God ; and in these scenes she realized , more than ever before , the grandeur and glory of Jehovah . She saw him mirrored out in the starry canopy above her head , and in the liquid mountains which lifted ...
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... seemed to rest upon them . What purpose God had in view in surrounding them with such trials , they knew not ; but with humble faith in all his allotments they bore submissively , but sadly , this new trial of their devotion . The ...
... seemed to rest upon them . What purpose God had in view in surrounding them with such trials , they knew not ; but with humble faith in all his allotments they bore submissively , but sadly , this new trial of their devotion . The ...
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... seemed long and tedious , even to one who had not learned to complain of the wise discipline of a Father's hand . While on this voyage , about three weeks before their arrival at the place of destination , she gave birth to a daughter ...
... seemed long and tedious , even to one who had not learned to complain of the wise discipline of a Father's hand . While on this voyage , about three weeks before their arrival at the place of destination , she gave birth to a daughter ...
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... seemed to have adapted her to the very position in which he designed to place her ; and her whole after career gave evidence of the wisdom of the divine arrangement . Had she been of different mould , she would have sunk ere half her ...
... seemed to have adapted her to the very position in which he designed to place her ; and her whole after career gave evidence of the wisdom of the divine arrangement . Had she been of different mould , she would have sunk ere half her ...
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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.