Commemoration of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Settlement of John A. Albro, D.D., as Pastor of The First Church and Shepard Society, Cambridge, MassAllen and Farnham, 1860 - 76 pages |
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ABIEL HOLMES accept Adams affectionate Albro's settlement AMHERST COLLEGE apostles and prophets April 18 assured believe Beside still waters Bless brother century Chairman chief corner-stone Christian CHURCH AND SHEPARD church and society Church in Cambridge commemoration committee of arrangements Congregational Church connection Deacon DEAR SIR desire divine divine Grace doctrines faith fathers feel fitly framed flock foundation God's gospel grace happy harmony Harvard College heart Holmes holy temple honor hope HOSMER HYMN interest invitation J. A. ALBRO Jesus Christ JOEL PARKER Judge Parker labors Lamb live Lord meeting minister ministry occasion opinion pastoral relation praise prayer preached precious present pulpit quarter received religious respect S. T. FARWELL Sabbath Saviour sermon Shepherd sincere solemn soul spirit thank Thee theological things Thou tion to-day truth twenty-fifth anniversary twenty-five unto an holy venerable Wednesday Widener Library WILLIAM NEWELL wisdom worship
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Page 39 - Support and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Page 39 - I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain ; And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.
Page 72 - But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
Page 18 - And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Page 9 - Then the elder desired to know of the churches assembled, what number were needful to make a church, and how they ought to proceed in this action. Whereupon some of the ancient ministers, conferring - shortly together, gave answer, that the Scripture did not set down any certain rule for the number. Three (they thought) were too few, because by Matt, xviii., an appeal was allowed from three ; but that seven might be a fit number.
Page 26 - Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive...
Page 9 - And, for their proceeding, they advised that such as were to join should make confession of their faith, and declare what work of grace the Lord had wrought in them ; which accordingly they did, Mr.
Page 21 - Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Page 18 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.