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... early history of their country . I have determined , therefore , to gather up the facts within the period of my own memory , and arrange them , and dedicate the record to the generations fol- lowing . A larger work , entitled " The Early ...
... early history of their country . I have determined , therefore , to gather up the facts within the period of my own memory , and arrange them , and dedicate the record to the generations fol- lowing . A larger work , entitled " The Early ...
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... early history of the western country . The honey - bee , with strict , constant , and invariable uniformity , goes in front of the Christian population , as the wave of emigra- tion rolls westward . No one fact is more unquestionably ...
... early history of the western country . The honey - bee , with strict , constant , and invariable uniformity , goes in front of the Christian population , as the wave of emigra- tion rolls westward . No one fact is more unquestionably ...
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... earliest recollection , within a few miles of the Tennessee River . South of this river , within the bounds of the state of Tennessee , was the Indian territory . It was a lovely and inviting country , but the Indians positively refused ...
... earliest recollection , within a few miles of the Tennessee River . South of this river , within the bounds of the state of Tennessee , was the Indian territory . It was a lovely and inviting country , but the Indians positively refused ...
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... early day . I cannot , therefore , be exact as to dates . But this I remember well - that , shortly after the above announcement , the Indians left the country , and the beautiful land which they had held so long was covered with a ...
... early day . I cannot , therefore , be exact as to dates . But this I remember well - that , shortly after the above announcement , the Indians left the country , and the beautiful land which they had held so long was covered with a ...
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... early history of the church of God in the west . Before the close of the revolutionary war , large bodies of emigrants had settled in Tennessee and in Kentucky . Many of them were from Virginia , many were from THE GREAT REVIVAL . 19 ...
... early history of the church of God in the west . Before the close of the revolutionary war , large bodies of emigrants had settled in Tennessee and in Kentucky . Many of them were from Virginia , many were from THE GREAT REVIVAL . 19 ...
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Page 254 - Then charged He His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Page 344 - And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say : — " Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths :" for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Page 121 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Page 311 - Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive...
Page 258 - No man hath seen God at any time ; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Page 226 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Page 248 - And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Page 316 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Page 289 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 338 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.