The Recollections of Jotham Anderson [Pseud.] |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 27
... tion was such as to render me uncommonly susceptible , and religion was presented to me in a form altogether new , and with something inexplicably solemn in the man- ners of its professors . Those who have been ever placed in a ...
... tion was such as to render me uncommonly susceptible , and religion was presented to me in a form altogether new , and with something inexplicably solemn in the man- ners of its professors . Those who have been ever placed in a ...
Page 28
... tion of being called to its performance ; for , as I have said , my natural diffidence was extreme . As the time drew near , the dread of it weighed upon my mind with an oppres- sion which I cannot describe ; and when the moment came ...
... tion of being called to its performance ; for , as I have said , my natural diffidence was extreme . As the time drew near , the dread of it weighed upon my mind with an oppres- sion which I cannot describe ; and when the moment came ...
Page 56
... tion , and soon became faint . I thought myself dying . After I revived , I could catch from the occasional whispers in the room , that it was thought I could not live through another night . I had nothing fur- ther which I wished to ...
... tion , and soon became faint . I thought myself dying . After I revived , I could catch from the occasional whispers in the room , that it was thought I could not live through another night . I had nothing fur- ther which I wished to ...
Page 59
... tion's sake , I found myself able to study and recite with greater ease and self - possession , Formerly my extreme anxiety to do well , and my morbid dread of doing ill , had oc- casioned an irritability and hurry of spirits , which ...
... tion's sake , I found myself able to study and recite with greater ease and self - possession , Formerly my extreme anxiety to do well , and my morbid dread of doing ill , had oc- casioned an irritability and hurry of spirits , which ...
Page 78
... frequent remarkable scenes through which I had passed . The manner of my introduc- tion to my parish , was calculated to revive and strengthen in no common degree , all the feelings I had ever experienced , and alf the 78.
... frequent remarkable scenes through which I had passed . The manner of my introduc- tion to my parish , was calculated to revive and strengthen in no common degree , all the feelings I had ever experienced , and alf the 78.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able acquainted anxiety anxious Arian Arminian became believe better Bible bigotry blessing Calvinist Catechism CHAPTER character cheerfulness childhood Christ christian CHRISTIAN REGISTER church conversation countenance deacon Lumbard dear death deep delightful devotion divine dogmas doubt dread Dunbar duty earnest earth Ellerton eyes faith father fear feelings felt fered friends Garstone gave God's gospel grace habitual happy heard heart heaven Hilson holy hope impressions instruction Jesus knew labour learned length light ligion ligious lived look lost manner MASSACHUSETTS mence mind minister ministry moral mother never parents passed peace piety pray prayer quiet reason Recollections OF JOTHAM rejoicing religion religious replied Reynolds sabbath satisfaction scriptures seen sincere solemn soon soul speak spirit spoke stranger studied suffered taught teach tell thing thought tion tranquil trial Trinitarian true truth Unitarian village voice wish word young zeal zealously
Popular passages
Page 2 - An act supplementary to an act, entitled, * An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned,* and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Page 2 - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit...
Page 12 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 58 - First seek the Kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, and all these things (meaning temporal) shall be given you; these words were not spoken to the bishops only, but to all; and the writ, Mr.
Page 8 - It was her practice, also, to seize the moments when my young heart was overflowing with cheerfulness and good-will, to remind me of the Father above, and direct my gratitude to him. Thus his image became associated in my thoughts with all that was gladsome and delightful ; with every satisfaction and every enjoyment. It was mingled with all my remembrances of maternal fondness ; and the love of God grew upon the same branch with the love of my parents. I sought to please him...
Page 2 - THE RECOLLECTIONS JOTHAM ANDERSON, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL. " 1 have been young, and now am old." "O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together." AUTHOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. THE following chapters are republished, with very slight alterations, from the "Christian Register," where they first appeared as they were written from week to week. The author has been gratified to learn that they are thought to be of good tendency...
Page 8 - ... beautiful expression of her maternal eye, and feel the kiss, full of affection and piety, with which she closed the service. At such times, she would explain to me the purposes of prayer, and teach me to love the good Being, who gave me father and mother, and made me happy. It was her practice also, to seize the moments when my young heart was overflowing with cheerfulness and good will, to remind me of the Father above, and direct my gratitude to him.
Page 93 - Trinitarianism, though the truth, yet could not be essential to the Christian, for here was a christian without it. This discovery did a great deal to set me a thinking and to enlarge my views. But its best and happiest consequence was, to confirm me in my persuasion, that the great practical and vital principles of our religion are common to all believers. From this persuasion I have never varied.
Page 14 - But we must not weep," said he, bursting into tears, " for she is only going home ; going to be happy, which she has not been here. It would be wrong to mourn, for she is only going to sleep a sweet sleep, and we shall all, by and bye, sleep too, and then shall all rise together, if we have been good.