Gathering Jewels: The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. — John Shaqi
Gathering Jewels: The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries.Knowles, James
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Gathering Jewels: The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries.
Knowles, James
Allen Street Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.); Knowles, James, 1811-1886; Knowles, Matilda Darroch, 1811-1886
4. Turning everything into prayer.
_New York, Sabbath, March 20, 1870._--Sermon preached by Mr.
Chambers, to the Sabbath-school, from 6th chapter of Romans, 23d
verse: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is
eternal life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord."
1. The death of character.
2. The death of all good prospect.
3. The death of the body.
4. The death of the soul.
_Fortieth Street Church, Sabbath, December 3, 1871._--Sermon
preached by Mr. Chambers, from the 25th chapter of St. Matthew, 31st
and 32d verses: "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of
His glory. And before Him shall be gathered all nations: and he
shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his
sheep from the goats."
Subject, the goats and sheep.
G--Go into dangerous places.
O--Often annoy the sheep.
A--Appear like sheep.
T--Take poisonous food.
S--Stubborn.
S--Seek the fold.
H--Hear the shepherd's voice.
E--Ever the same.
E--Eat the wholesome food.
P--Peaceful and peaceable.
_New York, Sabbath, December 30, 1883._--Heard Rev. Dr. Conkling
preach from St. Matthew, 17th chapter and 8th verse: "And when they
had lifted up their eyes they saw no man save Jesus only."
1. Take Jesus as your guide.
2. Trust Jesus as your Saviour.
3. We should follow Jesus as our example.
4. We should love Jesus with a supreme love.
I heard Mr. Moody preach from the 11th chapter of Hebrews and the
16th verse: "But now they desire a better country, that is, an
heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for
he hath prepared for them a city." This he divided into three
parts:
I. The persons referred to are believers.
(_a._) They lived by faith.
(_b._) They died in faith.
II. They were called by His name; and realized His presence.
III. _He had prepared for them a city._
_Sabbath, November 21st._--Preached by Mr. Chambers to the children
of the Sabbath-school, from Proverbs 20th chapter and 11th verse:
"Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and
whether it be right." Subject: How children may be known. First. We
will take the word Lord, and let each letter stand for a word, or a
particular part.
L--Love. Love to God, etc.
O--Obedience. Obedience to God and to their parents.
R--Respectful to their superiors.
D--Doing good.
How bad children are known:
Take one word and let each letter stand for a particular subject.
By their
D--Disobedience.
E--Enticing others to evil.
V--Vanity and pride.
I--Insulting to their superiors.
L--Love of sin.
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