Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to PalestineAccount of P. Fisk's journeys in Middle East 1819-1825, visiting Smyrna, Chios, Asia Minor, Malta, Egypt, Jerusalem, Beirut. |
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... called them , we doubt not , to a higher , purer sphere of service and en- joyment . Mr. Parsons fell an early victim to a disorder , to which severe hardship and an unfavorable climate contribut- ed . " Few men in any employment , even ...
... called them , we doubt not , to a higher , purer sphere of service and en- joyment . Mr. Parsons fell an early victim to a disorder , to which severe hardship and an unfavorable climate contribut- ed . " Few men in any employment , even ...
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... called on a family he would often tell how much time he had allotted for the visit , and propose religion as the first subject , on which to converse . Usually this subject would oc- cupy all the moments appropriated for the visit , and ...
... called on a family he would often tell how much time he had allotted for the visit , and propose religion as the first subject , on which to converse . Usually this subject would oc- cupy all the moments appropriated for the visit , and ...
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... called . I begin to in- quire respecting the support you have realized , and the effect which the affiictive event has produced on your surviving friends ; -and I enjoy the momen- tary pleasure of thinking , that you and they have been ...
... called . I begin to in- quire respecting the support you have realized , and the effect which the affiictive event has produced on your surviving friends ; -and I enjoy the momen- tary pleasure of thinking , that you and they have been ...
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... called no man Rabbi , yet he used to express much confidence in their judgment , and profited by their advice in cases , where he was not fully satisfied respecting the expediency of any measure , or the path of duty . He greatly ...
... called no man Rabbi , yet he used to express much confidence in their judgment , and profited by their advice in cases , where he was not fully satisfied respecting the expediency of any measure , or the path of duty . He greatly ...
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... called more particularly to the devo- tional habits of Mr. F. - his intercourse with God . He was eminently a man of prayer . He spent much time in secret devotion and meditation . On the Sabbath , particularly , his soul seemed to be ...
... called more particularly to the devo- tional habits of Mr. F. - his intercourse with God . He was eminently a man of prayer . He spent much time in secret devotion and meditation . On the Sabbath , particularly , his soul seemed to be ...
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