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[EAN: 9781130215885], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers c… More...

[EAN: 9781130215885], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: . Government, and the efficiency of our armies, that the reports come of sanctuaries erected, of debts paid, of benevolent operations sustained with enlarged liberality and zeal. It is from Sabbath-schools, which had first been weakened by the voluntary enlistment of superintendents, teachers, and scholars, that the joyous tidings are proclaimed of unprecedented prosperity, usefulness, and power. It is in thousands of homes, bereaved and darkened, that grateful acknowledgments are heard, of consolation enjoyed, of spiritual profit obtained, of piety deepened, of trust in God made strong. It is in churches at first startled, paralyzed, and imperilled by the shock of war, that the influence of the Spirit has been poured out, the guilt of rebellion against God brought home to the conscience, and the power of Christ displayed. While these remarks apply to our Church at large, in those portions of it most exposed to the evil influences of the war, the goodness of God has been especially conspicuous. To illustrate this we would bring our Narrative to a close with brief extracts from the reports of three Presbyteries, that have been compelled, by their geographical position, to encounter the greatest perils and difficulties springing from the rebellion, and from Slavery, its producing cause. The Presbytery of Wilmington say: "Oocupying, at this crisis, the most undesirable portion of the country not actually covered by military operations, it was matter of serious doubt, whether we would be able to preserve our churches and maintain our unity. But this Presbytery has not suffered diminution in any of its congregations, or in any of its material interests, by maintaining, among its ministers, a unanimous and uncompromising loyalty to our Government. And it is o.<

ISBN: 9781130215885

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