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The One Great Mystery

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by … Continue reading

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In the Land of the Stranger

And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and … Continue reading

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The Vision of His Europe and His People

Could great men thunder   As Jove himself does, Jove would ne’er be quiet;For every pelting, petty officerWould use his heaven for thunder,Nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven,Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt,Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oakThan the soft myrtle. … Continue reading

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Be Not Afraid

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. –John 6: 20 ______________ The Pope’s recent denial of the immortality of the soul and the existence of hell was not particularly shocking to anyone familiar with the present … Continue reading

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Our Faith is Our Destiny

The original purpose of poetry is either religious or historical, or, as most frequently happens, a mixture of both. – Sir Walter Scott ___________________ Prior to the 20th century, the European bards wrote about the trials and travails of a … Continue reading

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The Folly of God

‘Twas the hour when rites unholyCall’d each Paynim voice to prayerAnd the star that faded slowlyLeft to dews the freshen’d air Day his sultry fires had wasted,Calm and cool the moonbeams shone,To the Vizier’s lofty palaceOne bold Christian came alone. … Continue reading

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Protecting All That We Hold Dear

The rebels to God perfectly abhor the Author of their being. They hate him “with all their heart, with all their mind, with all their soul, and with all their strength.” He never presents himself to their thoughts but to … Continue reading

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The Horror

I find a preacher of the gospel profaning the beautiful and prophetic ejaculation, commonly called “nunc dimittis,” made on the first presentation of our Saviour in the Temple, and applying it, with an inhuman and unnatural rapture, to the most … Continue reading

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The Inner Vision

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the … Continue reading

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The Vacant Hearth

Proper deformity seems not in the fiendSo horrid as in woman. –King Lear _____ Men can be great when great occasions call:In little duties women find their spheres,The narrow cares that cluster round the hearth. -R. H. Stoddard __________ This … Continue reading

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