Memoirs of John Frederic Oberlin: Pastor of Waldbach, in the Ban de la Roche. Compiled from Authentic Sources, Chiefly French and GermanL. Loomis, 1832 - 246 páginas |
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... tion of circumstances , or some peculiarity in the direc tion of Christian exertion , which , not belonging to us , therefore discourages or forbids competition - we feel that we are not fairly matched by nature or circumstances , and ...
... tion of circumstances , or some peculiarity in the direc tion of Christian exertion , which , not belonging to us , therefore discourages or forbids competition - we feel that we are not fairly matched by nature or circumstances , and ...
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... tion of the roads - Agricultural improvements , & c . ........ 40 CHAPTER IV . Oberlin's address to his parishioners on the commencement of a new year - Erection of a new school - house in the Ban de la Roche - Progress of civilization ...
... tion of the roads - Agricultural improvements , & c . ........ 40 CHAPTER IV . Oberlin's address to his parishioners on the commencement of a new year - Erection of a new school - house in the Ban de la Roche - Progress of civilization ...
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... tion of the Ban de la Roche , the scene of Ober- lin's long and useful labors , and to state what had been previously effected there by his pre- decessor , M. Stouber , a Lutheran minister of congenial spirit with himself . The Ban de ...
... tion of the Ban de la Roche , the scene of Ober- lin's long and useful labors , and to state what had been previously effected there by his pre- decessor , M. Stouber , a Lutheran minister of congenial spirit with himself . The Ban de ...
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... tion , stands upon its acclivity , at the height of 1800 feet ; and the usual road from Strasbourg thither lies through the towns of Molsheim , Mutzig , and Schirmeck . Behind the little town of Schirmeck the extensive and fertile ...
... tion , stands upon its acclivity , at the height of 1800 feet ; and the usual road from Strasbourg thither lies through the towns of Molsheim , Mutzig , and Schirmeck . Behind the little town of Schirmeck the extensive and fertile ...
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... tion . It is succeeded by Walbach , whose tapering spire and straw - thatched cottages are surrounded by orchards of pear and cherry trees , and by the intermingled foliage of the alder , the ash , and the sallow . The temper- ature ...
... tion . It is succeeded by Walbach , whose tapering spire and straw - thatched cottages are surrounded by orchards of pear and cherry trees , and by the intermingled foliage of the alder , the ash , and the sallow . The temper- ature ...
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Página 122 - Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Página 123 - At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, when all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
Página 228 - 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.
Página 181 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Página 89 - Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Página 187 - The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage ; but they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage, neither can they die any more ; for they are equal to the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
Página 40 - This day do I, with the utmost solemnity, surrender myself to thee. I renounce all former lords that have had dominion over me ; and I consecrate to thee all that I am, and all that I have, — the faculties of my mind, the members of my body, my worldly possessions, my time, and my influence over others, to be all used entirely for thy glory, and resolutely employed in obedience to thy commands, as long as thou...
Página 240 - BLESS the LORD, O my soul : And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, 0 my soul, And forget not all his benefits : Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Página 193 - Renouncing every worldly thing, Safe 'neath the covert of Thy wing, My sweetest thought henceforth shall be, That all I want I find in Thee, In Thee, my God, in Thee ! LYRA GERMANICA (translated by Miss C.
Página 123 - And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household...