The History of Sunday Schools and of Religious Education from the Earliest TimesCrosby and Nichols, 1847 - 262 pages |
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... character . But after much inquiry , I have been unable to find any work , which , in a like manner , has given a history of the religious education of the young from the earliest times . Having been led , from a deep interest in the ...
... character . But after much inquiry , I have been unable to find any work , which , in a like manner , has given a history of the religious education of the young from the earliest times . Having been led , from a deep interest in the ...
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... character . All were then , as it were , of one family ; and he who , as their common an- cestor , by his age , wisdom , and virtues com- manded the highest reverence and esteem , was selected by his kindred to preside over and gov- ern ...
... character . All were then , as it were , of one family ; and he who , as their common an- cestor , by his age , wisdom , and virtues com- manded the highest reverence and esteem , was selected by his kindred to preside over and gov- ern ...
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... character , was circumscribed and partial ; less so , however , in its religious aspects than in either of the others . So far as we have now the means of ascertaining , it was the education of the family . For the most part , their ...
... character , was circumscribed and partial ; less so , however , in its religious aspects than in either of the others . So far as we have now the means of ascertaining , it was the education of the family . For the most part , their ...
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... character , were at different periods , situated at Shiloh , Car- mel , Gibeah , and Gilead , where prophets re- sided . There is but little known in regard to the names or character of the teachers who pre- sided over these ...
... character , were at different periods , situated at Shiloh , Car- mel , Gibeah , and Gilead , where prophets re- sided . There is but little known in regard to the names or character of the teachers who pre- sided over these ...
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... character and condition of religious education among the ancient heathen nations , we begin with the Hindoos . They , we are led to think , were among the earliest people who attained to any considerable degree of civilization . There ...
... character and condition of religious education among the ancient heathen nations , we begin with the Hindoos . They , we are led to think , were among the earliest people who attained to any considerable degree of civilization . There ...
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Page 15 - Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Page 38 - I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one.
Page 8 - And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
Page 38 - Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility : for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Page 10 - And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all, for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Page 8 - Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink ; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also : let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac ; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Page 7 - Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound. As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care, Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air, Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs, By day o'ersees them, and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms, Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised Father of the future age.
Page 38 - I believe in God, the Father Almighty; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord...
Page 104 - ... for children he condescended to lay aside the scholar, the philosopher, and the wit, to write little poems of devotion, and systems of instruction, adapted to their wants and capacities, from the dawn of reason, through its gradations of advance in the morning of life.
Page 38 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.