Troy Conference Miscellany: Containing a Historical Sketch of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Troy Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with Reminiscences of Its Deceased, and Contributions by Its Living Ministers. With an Appendix |
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... act of giving out a hymn ; this thought powerfully struck my mind , ' It is not right
for you to keep your fellow - creatures in bondage ; you must let the oppressed go
free . ' I knew it to be that same blessed voice which had spoken to me before .
... act of giving out a hymn ; this thought powerfully struck my mind , ' It is not right
for you to keep your fellow - creatures in bondage ; you must let the oppressed go
free . ' I knew it to be that same blessed voice which had spoken to me before .
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The spirit of these praying females seemed to be instantly diffused through the
praying part of the assembly , as by a flash of electricity ; and I have often thought
that if I ever saw a company of praying people agreed , as touching one thing , it ...
The spirit of these praying females seemed to be instantly diffused through the
praying part of the assembly , as by a flash of electricity ; and I have often thought
that if I ever saw a company of praying people agreed , as touching one thing , it ...
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It was greatly embarrassed with debt , so that it was sometimes thought it must be
sacrificed , until 1849 , when Mr. Thomas Schuyler purchased the obligations and
rescued it , since which it has been relieved from most of its indebtedness .
It was greatly embarrassed with debt , so that it was sometimes thought it must be
sacrificed , until 1849 , when Mr. Thomas Schuyler purchased the obligations and
rescued it , since which it has been relieved from most of its indebtedness .
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Various causes have contributed to this loss of experienced men from our ranks ,
and the subject is one worthy of thorough investigation and profound thought .
The average receipts of the preachers , exclusive of house rent , and the ...
Various causes have contributed to this loss of experienced men from our ranks ,
and the subject is one worthy of thorough investigation and profound thought .
The average receipts of the preachers , exclusive of house rent , and the ...
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Although Dr. Levings was not a member of the Troy Conference at the time of his
death, yet as he was converted and spent most of his days among us, it is thought
best that this sketch should be inserted. S. P. f His great-grand-father ...
Although Dr. Levings was not a member of the Troy Conference at the time of his
death, yet as he was converted and spent most of his days among us, it is thought
best that this sketch should be inserted. S. P. f His great-grand-father ...
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Page 69 - The Father hears him pray, His dear anointed One : He cannot turn away The presence of his Son : His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. 5 My God is reconciled ; His pardoning voice I hear : He owns me for his child ; I can no longer fear: With confidence I now draw nigh, And, "Father, Abba, Father,
Page 325 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared...
Page vii - And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Page 374 - I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
Page 359 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 77 - For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Page 348 - For the living know that they shall die : But the dead know not any thing, Neither have they any more a reward ; For the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished ; Neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
Page 326 - And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Page 90 - But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Page 324 - I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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| Title | Troy Conference Miscellany: Containing a Historical Sketch of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Troy Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with Reminiscences of Its Deceased, and Contributions by Its Living Ministers. With an Appendix |
| Author | Stephen Parks |
| Publisher | J. Lord, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 May 2006 |
| Length | 423 pages |
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