Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's Mission by Daniel C. Eddy

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Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1855 - 256 páginas
 

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Página 72 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.' Or, in the words of Him who gave up all his wealth and his life for us, { It is more blessed to give than
Página 189 - the cold clay in the tomb, with the sweet consolation of knowing that the ransomed spirit has fled to a land of holy rest. We can say, — " How blest the righteous when she dies, When sinks a weary soul to rest ! How mildly beam the closing eyes ! How gently heaves th
Página 122 - of October she was carried to the grave» The service of the English church was read beside the corpse, and in one common grief the people stood bending over it, while the beautiful hymn of Dr. Watts was sung : — •« Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ; Take this new treasure to- thy trust ; And give these sacred relics
Página 72 - who cannot lie, who holds the elements in his hand and can command them to spare or destroy your wealth, to bless or blast the work of your hands, < The liberal soul shall be made fat ; and he that watereth shall be watered also
Página 121 - clouds will shut out the rays of the noonday sun* On the Sabbath before her death she sung, in company with her husband, the hymn, — ** Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love ; But there's a nobler rest above ; ] To that our longing souls aspire
Página 26 - lovely, blooming flower, Frail, smiling solace of an hour ; So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasures only bloom to die." Soon after the death of her babe, Mrs.
Página 123 - ransomed whose names are recorded on ,high. " Who -would not wish to die like those "Whom God's own Spirit deigns to bless? To sink into that soft repose, Then wake to perfect happiness.
Página 1 - Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to man benighted The lamp of life deny
Página 59 - State of Massachusetts, North America, December 22, 1789. She arrived with her husband at Rangoon In July, 1813, And there commenced those MISSIONARY TOILS Which she sustained with such Christian fortitude, decision, and perseverance, Amid scenes of Civil commotion and personal affliction, As won for her Universal respect and affection. She died at Amherst, October 24,
Página 79 - that if all other glory were annihilated, and nothing left but his lone self, it would be enough — it would be a universe of glory.' " The day before her death she was asked if she wished to see her child.

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