Flowers and Fruits from the Wilderness: Or, Thirty-six Years in Texas and Two Winters in Honduras,Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1872 - 400 páginas |
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... great personal influence ; but , withal , a warm - hearted , earnest Christian , never losing his equi- librium in the heat of debate . Courteous and kind in all his bearings , full of wit and humor , you 22 FLOWERS AND FRUITS .
... great personal influence ; but , withal , a warm - hearted , earnest Christian , never losing his equi- librium in the heat of debate . Courteous and kind in all his bearings , full of wit and humor , you 22 FLOWERS AND FRUITS .
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... influences brought to bear . Here was a semi - savage , Mexican gov- ernment , administered by a tyrant , himself under the tyranny of Catholicism , demoralizing in its character , and but one step in advance of the most degrading ...
... influences brought to bear . Here was a semi - savage , Mexican gov- ernment , administered by a tyrant , himself under the tyranny of Catholicism , demoralizing in its character , and but one step in advance of the most degrading ...
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... pursue in entering upon his vocation for life , he took tea at home , surrounded by all the sweet influences of a devoted mother and affectionate sisters , lighted a cigar , and took a stroll round town with a friend . THE DECISION . 33.
... pursue in entering upon his vocation for life , he took tea at home , surrounded by all the sweet influences of a devoted mother and affectionate sisters , lighted a cigar , and took a stroll round town with a friend . THE DECISION . 33.
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... son . Other letters are written back by families brought to the State through his influence , all cor- roborating the statements of the unfortunate boy . In the language of David when his son was dead , the 34 FLOWERS AND FRUITS .
... son . Other letters are written back by families brought to the State through his influence , all cor- roborating the statements of the unfortunate boy . In the language of David when his son was dead , the 34 FLOWERS AND FRUITS .
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... influenced , and there was a little wavering . God , I thought , certainly had made it plainly my duty to live and labor in Texas , and , with prayer for divine aid , my mind dwelt upon the de- liverances of old , and was greatly ...
... influenced , and there was a little wavering . God , I thought , certainly had made it plainly my duty to live and labor in Texas , and , with prayer for divine aid , my mind dwelt upon the de- liverances of old , and was greatly ...
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Página 315 - And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage : ^ To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Página 245 - By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Página 137 - Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Página 26 - For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again ; neither doth God respect any person : yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.