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The Life And Testimony Of George Roots
I have in the first place extracted a little from his own writing: "I am a wonder to many, and a far greater wonder to myself; and am often brought to a stand, to wonder I am out of hell; and I wonder I am suffered to live here on earth. Thus I go wondering on my journey homewards; and when I get home I shall find it the greatest of all wonders that such a mass of corruption could be raised to bliss immortal, to spend a never-ending eternity of solid joy and peace with the Lord of life and glory; there to cast all my praise and thankfulness at his feet, and ever crown him Lord of all.
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The Life And Ministry Of Henry Dadswell
My dear father was born at Brighton in the year 1857. His parents were members of the Church at Ebenezer, Richmond Street, of which Mr. Israel Atkinson was pastor, his father being a deacon and secretary of the Sunday-school, and his mother a faithful helper in every good work; and they gave their son the best education in their power. He attended the Sunday-school at “Ebenezer,” and his answers to the pastor’s Bible questions, written when he was in the Bible Class under the leadership, first of Mr. Green and then of Mr. Field, and his papers written for the pastor’s week-night Bible Class at a late dat, when he had become a Sunday-school teacher, so impressed Mr. Atkinson that he told a friend of…
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Daniel Allen: Pastor And Pioneer
There is a class of early settlers of whom Australia is justly proud today. They pursued new avenues of discovery, lent their names to mountains and deserts, and set the standards by which their successors were judged. They possessed qualities of vision, energy, courage, and determination: the ‘true grit’ character which opened up the continent. These were the pioneers. To attempt to include Daniel Allen within this class might be rejected as presumptuous and inappropriate. A pastor he was indeed, looked upon as a father in Christ by many; but a pioneer also? Surely an extravagant claim! Nevertheless, consider the description given above, and compare the following features to determine what spirit he was of. He pioneered, not in opening up a new country, but…
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The Life And Ministry Of Daniel Allen
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The Life And Testimony Of Susannah Peters
Death. On April 20th, 1895, aged 78, Susannah, widow of James Peters, of Brighton, with whom she was a member of the late Mr. John Vinall, Senior's, Church. She, like all the rest of Adam's posterity, went on frowardly in the way of her heart until she was over 20 years of age, when the Lord was pleased to show her her state and condition before him as a sinner. She was then in service, and expected by her mistress to attend the Church of England. By God's inscrutable providence she was induced to hear the late Mr. John Grace, and the word from his lips was so fastened upon her conscience, that this difficulty presented itself, as to how she could give a report…
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The Life And Death Of Edward Samuel
Death. On December 10th, 1896, in the 85th year of his age, and (we think) the 56th year of his ministry, this servant of the Lord fell asleep, at Sleaford. Writing to a friend, Mrs. Samuel says, "My dear husband was taken away suddenly at last. A week before he died he was taken with severe pains about the region of the heart. The doctor gave him medicine to relieve the pain. He did not keep his bed one day, but did everything as usual, so I had no idea of death being so near, neither do I think he had, though he always prayed for the Lord to prepare him for the 'sudden change.' The following are a few words which occasionally dropped from…
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The Life Of Isaac Charles Johnson
On the 28th of January, 1811, at Vauxhall, in Surrey, another atom of humanity was added to the population of the earth. This was when the great comet for the space of about ten months presented an extraordinary appearance in the sky, producing in the minds of the superstitious, feelings of extreme fear and awe. Great war commotions also filled many hearts. Bonaparte, that great scourge of nations, had caused many to tremble, and great fear fell on many of the inhabitants of this sea-girt isle, lest, as he threatened, he should cross the silver streak, conquer and assume imperial rule over this land. This, however, in the good providence of God he was not permitted to do. The subject of this sketch was the…
