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... River to Lake Erie were made by devout men who took possession of the new territory for the sake of the Christian kingdom . The history of the Western Reserve , that strip of old Connecticut in Northeastern Ohio , is not to be thought ...
... River to Lake Erie were made by devout men who took possession of the new territory for the sake of the Christian kingdom . The history of the Western Reserve , that strip of old Connecticut in Northeastern Ohio , is not to be thought ...
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... on the Fourth of July , 1817 , the only signs of civilization in the township were one log house and a cabin . The only road was the track along the lake shore from the mouth of Black River to the mouth of PIONEER DAYS BEFORE 1835 19.
... on the Fourth of July , 1817 , the only signs of civilization in the township were one log house and a cabin . The only road was the track along the lake shore from the mouth of Black River to the mouth of PIONEER DAYS BEFORE 1835 19.
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... River to the mouth of the Vermilion . Speaking of the primitive log cabin and its furni- ture when completed , he says , " This simple house furnished a home by no means uncomfortable , when health and hope and kindly feeling were the ...
... River to the mouth of the Vermilion . Speaking of the primitive log cabin and its furni- ture when completed , he says , " This simple house furnished a home by no means uncomfortable , when health and hope and kindly feeling were the ...
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... rivers ; names of countries and peoples with their derived or related adjectives , - as Spain , Spaniard , Spanish ; Demark , Dane , Danish . Then there were tables of words alike in sound but different in signification which we were to ...
... rivers ; names of countries and peoples with their derived or related adjectives , - as Spain , Spaniard , Spanish ; Demark , Dane , Danish . Then there were tables of words alike in sound but different in signification which we were to ...
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... river , or town , at a moment's call . The map of the United States as we knew it would be a curiosity to you to- day . There was no state west of the Mississippi but Missouri ; and all west was the Missouri Territory , with the names ...
... river , or town , at a moment's call . The map of the United States as we knew it would be a curiosity to you to- day . There was no state west of the Mississippi but Missouri ; and all west was the Missouri Territory , with the names ...
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Page 262 - Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit...
Page 273 - hath * no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the glory of God " doth * lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Page 267 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him,
Page 262 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 349 - We have not lost him all ; he is not gone To the dumb herd of them that wholly die ; The beauty of his better self lives on In minds he touched with fire, in many an eye He trained to Truth's exact severity ; He was a Teacher : why be grieved for him Whose living word still stimulates the air...
Page 295 - Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it is good, or whether it be evil.
Page 352 - Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air Witnessed the fervor of Thy prayer : The desert Thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and Thy victory too. 4 Be Thou my pattern ; make me bear More of Thy gracious image here. Then God the Judge shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb.
Page 390 - Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, » And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Page 113 - Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.
Page 179 - Love your enemies ; bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you, that ye may be the children of your Father in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.