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September 19—Morning Devotion
"I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it."—Revelation 3:8 Blessed Jesus! thou hast indeed done all this, and more. Thou art thyself the door into thy fold here below, and to thy courts above; for thou hast said, by thee, "whosoever entereth in, shall go in, and find pasture:" and it is thou that…
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September 18—Morning Devotion
"The king is held in the galleries."—Song of Solomon 7:5 And who but Jesus is King in Zion? As one with the Father over all, God blessed for ever, he is indeed the King eternal, immortal, invisible. And as Mediator God-man, he is my God and King, both by his conquest of my heart, and the voluntary surrender of my…
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My Maternal Ancestry
Based on Bob Juch’s Kin, I have traced my maternal ancestry to Jean de la Fontaine, born in the year 1375. The information contained in this article is gathered verbatim from Descendants of Jean de la Fontaine. This website acknowledges: “Some information in this family tree is taken from the book, "From Riches to Rags to Respectability - a Fontaine…
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Title Page
Memoirs Of A Huguenot Family Translated And Compiled From The Original Autobiography Of The Rev. James Fontaine And Other Family Manuscripts, Comprising An Original Journal Of Travels In Virginia, New-York In Virginia, New-York Etc, In 1717 And 1716. By Ann Maury With An Appendix, Containing A Translation Of The Edict Of Nantes, The Edict Of Revocation, And Other Interesting Historical…
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Original Preface
In bringing before the public this history of a private family, part of which was published some years ago, we feel it to be possible, that in our own admiration of the virtues of our forefathers, and our deep interest in the vicissitudes of their fortunes, we may over-estimate the pleasure a perusal is likely to afford the general reader.…
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New Preface
According to Bob Juch’s Kin, the Rev. James Fontaine is my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather. He was born in France, on the 7th April, 1658. At the age of sixty-four, he wrote an autobiography for his children, the beginning of which reads: “I, James Fontaine, have commenced writing this history, for the use of all my children, on the twenty-sixth day of March,…
