Memoirs of John Frederic Oberlin, Pastor of Waldbach, in the Ban de la RocheR. Carter, 1855 - 246 pages |
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... delight- ful proof of the advantages that may accrue from a union of secular and spiritual duties . Before I proceed with my narrative , it will be proper to present the reader with some descrip- tion of the Ban de la Roche , the scene ...
... delight- ful proof of the advantages that may accrue from a union of secular and spiritual duties . Before I proceed with my narrative , it will be proper to present the reader with some descrip- tion of the Ban de la Roche , the scene ...
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... delightful as to resemble that of Geneva , and parts of the Jura . The winter months generally commence in September , and the snow usually remains undissolved till the following May or June , when the wind blows from the south , thus ...
... delightful as to resemble that of Geneva , and parts of the Jura . The winter months generally commence in September , and the snow usually remains undissolved till the following May or June , when the wind blows from the south , thus ...
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... delight with which this new and precious privilege was embraced , but it is sufficient to say that the desire of pos- sessing it continually increased , and that the diffusion of Spiritual instruction , both in the Ban de la Roche and ...
... delight with which this new and precious privilege was embraced , but it is sufficient to say that the desire of pos- sessing it continually increased , and that the diffusion of Spiritual instruction , both in the Ban de la Roche and ...
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... delight of her benevolent heart , and , in her first confinement , the grave of her youth and beauty . She died August 9th , 1764 , aged twenty years . Near this spot , Her Husband has sown for immortality all that was mortal ...
... delight of her benevolent heart , and , in her first confinement , the grave of her youth and beauty . She died August 9th , 1764 , aged twenty years . Near this spot , Her Husband has sown for immortality all that was mortal ...
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... delight which little Frederic took in this exercise probably induced his early partiality for the military profession , for , whilst quite a lad , he would mingle with the soldiers and march with them ; and , having attracted the at ...
... delight which little Frederic took in this exercise probably induced his early partiality for the military profession , for , whilst quite a lad , he would mingle with the soldiers and march with them ; and , having attracted the at ...
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