Sunny Memories of Three PastoratesCosimo, Inc., 2005 M12 1 - 352 páginas If I were to say that in looking over my life as a pastor, it seemed to me that I had but one charge, and that was in Schenectady, I might be doing injustice to my fellow-Christians in Boston and Ithaca, who were co-workers with me; and yet I should not be far from the truth in uttering my feelings thus; for, apart from the freshness of first love, there was, between the edifice itself and my boyhood dreams, a providential link of endearment of which I shall tell.-from "In the Home Land Again-Schenectady"Cosy and intimate, these recollections of a life in the service of God make up a warm and heartfelt professional autobiography of a man who dedicated his life to faith and education. William Elliot Griffis served as a pastor and teacher in Schenectady (from 1877-1886), Boston (1886-1893), and Ithaca (1893-1903), where he drew around him a wide circle of dedicated students and devoted friends, and his cheerful stories of them and his work are a joy to read. First published in 1903, this lovely book also includes an inspiring collection of Griffis's sermons and essays on such topics as camaraderie, community, and Christ.Also available from Cosimo Classics: Griffis's The Religions of Japan.American author, educator, and theologian WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS (1843-1912) was born in Philadelphia. He is also the author of Welsh Fairy Tales, The Firefly's Lovers, The Unmannerly Tiger, Brave Little Holland, and Bonnie Scotland. |
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... light- ning flash , that the path of duty was made plain . I was to study for the ministry and preach the gospel . Instantly , and for many days , I made resistance . In fact , when occa- sionally in years before , my mother had told me ...
... light- ning flash , that the path of duty was made plain . I was to study for the ministry and preach the gospel . Instantly , and for many days , I made resistance . In fact , when occa- sionally in years before , my mother had told me ...
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... lights in the theological world beyond sea . From this course I was dissuaded by a famous and suc- cessful physician in Philadelphia . So , with my sister , I crossed the sea and spent four months in European travel , seeing what man ...
... lights in the theological world beyond sea . From this course I was dissuaded by a famous and suc- cessful physician in Philadelphia . So , with my sister , I crossed the sea and spent four months in European travel , seeing what man ...
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... light , that shall never wane while the mind holds its seat , on the path into the treasure chambers of the Old Testa- ment . When Dr. Joseph Berg , grand old theologian , whom I had so often heard preach in Philadelphia , tried to lead ...
... light , that shall never wane while the mind holds its seat , on the path into the treasure chambers of the Old Testa- ment . When Dr. Joseph Berg , grand old theologian , whom I had so often heard preach in Philadelphia , tried to lead ...
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... light stone , with stained glass and dormer windows , and was set off at the top with gilt orna- mental iron work . It was built close upon the sidewalk with a substantial iron railing in front . Possibly some can remember the sermons ...
... light stone , with stained glass and dormer windows , and was set off at the top with gilt orna- mental iron work . It was built close upon the sidewalk with a substantial iron railing in front . Possibly some can remember the sermons ...
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... light upon our soul . Instead of thanking God that we are not like other men boasting of integrity , the dignity of our character , we rather pray God be merciful to me a sin- " and rather as the publican meant it , as he thought , of ...
... light upon our soul . Instead of thanking God that we are not like other men boasting of integrity , the dignity of our character , we rather pray God be merciful to me a sin- " and rather as the publican meant it , as he thought , of ...
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The Christians Eureka | 30 |
V | 41 |
The Dominie Becomes a Domine____ | 49 |
Glorifying God in Our Sleep | 89 |
From Mohawk Dutch to Boston Yankees | 115 |
For Glory and for Beauty | 119 |
The Holiness of Jesus | 154 |
The Ideal Side of Life___ | 165 |
The Plough and the Backward Look | 173 |
Into the Lake Region of New York | 181 |
CHAPTER PAGE | 218 |
The Child One Hundred Years Old | 243 |
Mothers Love and Gods | 253 |
Why I Wrote Certain Sermons | 279 |
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Página 23 - In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim : each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said : — " Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of His glory.