Proceedings of the New England Methodist Historical Society Annual Meeting, Volumes 2-9 |
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... fact that the grave of Rev. George Pickering is still unmarked in any manner , and to secure a head - stone if thought best ; also to secure papers formerly belonging to the same ; to secure private papers of the late Rev. Epaphras ...
... fact that the grave of Rev. George Pickering is still unmarked in any manner , and to secure a head - stone if thought best ; also to secure papers formerly belonging to the same ; to secure private papers of the late Rev. Epaphras ...
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... fact that many of its most important items dwell only in the memory of the oldest inhabitants . Yet it is the record of the most heroic services of heroic men in an heroic age . Advancing civilization and a growing Church rapidly ...
... fact that many of its most important items dwell only in the memory of the oldest inhabitants . Yet it is the record of the most heroic services of heroic men in an heroic age . Advancing civilization and a growing Church rapidly ...
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... fact that so little is known of the genealogy and history of many who were among the most prominent members of the New England Conferences . The few bare facts which are found in the Conference Minutes are , in some cases , all the ...
... fact that so little is known of the genealogy and history of many who were among the most prominent members of the New England Conferences . The few bare facts which are found in the Conference Minutes are , in some cases , all the ...
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... fact . Moderate effort or expenditure by the members and friends of our Society , can pro- duce results that all will feel gratified in having helped to secure . May the library continue to be more and more appreciated for its ...
... fact . Moderate effort or expenditure by the members and friends of our Society , can pro- duce results that all will feel gratified in having helped to secure . May the library continue to be more and more appreciated for its ...
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... fact , with the name of the donor . All especially rare and valuable books , pamphlets , tracts , manuscripts and curiosities belonging to the library shall be kept under lock and key , and shall be consulted only under the eye of the ...
... fact , with the name of the donor . All especially rare and valuable books , pamphlets , tracts , manuscripts and curiosities belonging to the library shall be kept under lock and key , and shall be consulted only under the eye of the ...
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Page 31 - ... and have complied with the provisions of the statutes of this commonwealth in such case made and provided, as appears from the certificate of the president, treasurer and directors of said corporation, duly approved by the commissioner of corporations and recorded in this office: now, therefore...
Page 6 - These angels and men thus predestinated, and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed, and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.
Page 22 - The love of Christ doth me constrain To seek the wandering souls of men ; With cries, entreaties, tears, to save, To snatch them from the gaping grave.
Page 31 - Association, with the powers, rights, and privileges, and subject to the limitations, duties, and restrictions, which by law appertain thereto. Witness...
Page 12 - I am only one; But, I am one. I cannot do everything But I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do; And what I ought to do, By the grace of God, I will do.
Page 18 - All history becomes subjective; in other words there is properly no history, only biography. Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself — must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.
Page 3 - Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be; They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they.
Page 5 - In conformity, therefore, to the clear doctrine of the Scripture, we assert, that by an eternal and immutable counsel, God has once for all determined, both whom he would admit to salvation, and whom he would condemn to destruction. ' We affirm that this counsel, as far as concerns the elect, is founded on his gratuitous mercy, totally irrespective of human merit ; but that to those whom he devotes to condemnation, the gate of life is closed by a just and irreprehensible. but incomprehensible, judgment.
Page 18 - I have no expectation that any man will read history aright, who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by men whose names have resounded far, has any deeper sense than what he is doing today.
Page 31 - Massachusetts, do hereby certify that said [the names of the subscribers to the agreement of association], their associates and successors, are legally organized and established as, and are hereby made, an existing corporation under the name of [name of the corporation] , with the powers, rights and privileges, and subject to the limitations, duties and restrictions, which by law appertain thereto.