"With the requests of some he complied, and……" — John Strachan
"With the requests of some he complied, and has published a discourse, delivered before the Society for recovering drowned persons, which may be justly pronounced one of the most beautiful and interesting sermons in the English language."
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John Strachan
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24 Quotes by John Strachan
John Strachan has 24 quotes on this site.
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To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.
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The name of Jesus, like a secret charm, awakened similar emotions in the hearts of all the converts, and called…
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In this Epistle, the Apostle seeks, with great earnestness, to confirm the Christian converts in the belief of that Gospel,…
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This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages.
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The Saviour reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had…
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Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every privation, to contumely…
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St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by…
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The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow.
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When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we…
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Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who fight not…
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In applying this subject to the melancholy event, which has deprived this Diocese of its venerable Bishop, we presume not…
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In the scattered settlements of this Diocese, schools and Churches are of necessity for many years few in number, and…
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The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.
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