Sparks: A Series of Popular Reflections on Ethical and Social TopicsMeyer & Thalheimer, 1912 - 272 pages |
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... brothers and thus make the whole human race as a common family . " The Rev. Dr. Charles E. Hay , Pastor of the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse at Baltimore , writes : " A delightful presentation of whole- some truth in sparkling epigram ...
... brothers and thus make the whole human race as a common family . " The Rev. Dr. Charles E. Hay , Pastor of the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse at Baltimore , writes : " A delightful presentation of whole- some truth in sparkling epigram ...
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... Brother 217 Part of God's Ways ... 155 Love's Outlet . 220 Confiding Your Troubles .. 156 Children .... 221 As Clay in the Potter's Hand , So Are Ye .... Society's Demand Upon Its Youth . 223 157 Remember 226 Pitching Tents . 158 ...
... Brother 217 Part of God's Ways ... 155 Love's Outlet . 220 Confiding Your Troubles .. 156 Children .... 221 As Clay in the Potter's Hand , So Are Ye .... Society's Demand Upon Its Youth . 223 157 Remember 226 Pitching Tents . 158 ...
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... brother whom you perhaps know , like the angel which is concealed in the block of marble . Let the sculptor with chisel and mallet apply his skill at the rough stone and he liberates the angel . So , let Jesus take hold of the rough ...
... brother whom you perhaps know , like the angel which is concealed in the block of marble . Let the sculptor with chisel and mallet apply his skill at the rough stone and he liberates the angel . So , let Jesus take hold of the rough ...
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... brother or sister a chance , and , by God's grace , a new life will be disclosed and another soul be won for God and glory . It may be a drunkard or an outcast , but let Jesus get hold of him or her , and He can make out of such an one ...
... brother or sister a chance , and , by God's grace , a new life will be disclosed and another soul be won for God and glory . It may be a drunkard or an outcast , but let Jesus get hold of him or her , and He can make out of such an one ...
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... brother by saying to him : " The great defect in your life and conduct is you are an idler . " The same rebuke might justly be given to some others of today . It is no disgrace to work at any honest calling , be it ever so humble , if ...
... brother by saying to him : " The great defect in your life and conduct is you are an idler . " The same rebuke might justly be given to some others of today . It is no disgrace to work at any honest calling , be it ever so humble , if ...
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Abraham Lincoln Adoni-bezek American Beauties angel beautiful become better blessing bring brother cause cheer child children of Israel Christ Christian church dark death deeds divine divine grace earth evil fail faith father feel fellowmen forget forgive friends gift give glory God's Golden Rule grace hand happy heart heaven heavenly Holy honest honor Isaac Watts Jehonadab Jesus keep kind life's light lives look Lord manner Master mercy merry heart mind mother Mount of Transfiguration ness never nevertheless once Orpah parents peace persons Pharisees poor pray prayer religion religious rich Saint Paul sick sing sinner sins smiles sorrow soul spirit success suffering Sunday school sunshine sweet sympathy teacher Ten Commandments thee things thou thought tion trouble true unto woman women words worship young
Popular passages
Page 205 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is : For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 225 - In the elder days of Art, Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part; For the gods see everywhere. Let us do our work as well, Both the unseen and the seen; Make the house where gods may dwell Beautiful, entire, and clean.
Page 146 - It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Page 172 - The Blessing of my later years Was with me when a boy : She gave me eyes, she gave me ears ; And humble cares, and delicate fears ; A heart, the fountain of sweet tears ; And love, and thought, and joy.
Page 166 - Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come!
Page 56 - For tho from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.
Page 43 - Immediately therefore I sent to thee ; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Page 268 - ... is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay // to his heart.
Page 235 - One is scarcely sensible of fatigue whilst he marches to music. The very stars are said to make harmony as they revolve in their spheres.
Page 146 - But as for you, ye thought evil against me ; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.