| Sister of mercy - 1854 - 196 trang
...gatha, as a tear gathered slowly in her eye; " I shall never fear infection again." CHAPTER VII. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." — ECCLESIASTES. " DAWSON," said Elizabeth, reproachfully and sternly, as she entered the open door;... | |
| Way - 1855 - 94 trang
...You may not see the fruit, but the seed will spring up some day: God will not allow it to perish. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." You may meet many before the throne of God—oh, blessed hope! blessed aim !—who had been led to... | |
| Wesleyan Methodist missionary society - 1855 - 182 trang
...that she now knew all the letters except three ! ( To be continued.) THE BLIND OLD MAN OF INDIA. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." THE shadows of evening were just beginning to darken the glowing clearness of an Indian sky, when a... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1855 - 540 trang
..." Where reason fails, there faith begins" — " For man's extremity is God's opportunity." Hence, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." " In all thy ways acknowledge thou Him, and He shall sustain thee." For He will keep those in peace... | |
| Robert Young - 1855 - 482 trang
...seed. Some of them were covered with water, which forcibly reminded me of Ecclesiastes xi. 1 : — " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." I passed also through a nutmeg-garden, and plucked some of its fruit. 26th. — Sabbath. In the morning... | |
| Edward Monro - 1855 - 724 trang
...gathered in as an abundant harvest, more than answering the expectations of the too hesitating sower, "Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." While these thoughts belonged to all those scenes of which we have read such touching accounts, they... | |
| 1885 - 458 trang
...and preach to frequently. But to say no good would result, would be to lose sight of the promise, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." It may not be till we " stand in our lot " that we shall be astonished and gladdened by the brightness... | |
| Faith Chiltern - 1885 - 168 trang
...thanksgiving rose to their lips, and Temperance thought of how true the words had proved in her case — " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." It was not perfect yet ; the house under the lilacs still stood there, and was still visited, though... | |
| 1885 - 348 trang
...fruit springing up on ground where least expected ; and has not Solomon given us the wise counsel, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days " ? ' While I am writing this I must not forget to mention a happy event for Batala, and this is, that... | |
| Hannah Catherine Mullens - 1885 - 268 trang
...for "he had laboured and had not fainted." What a striking verification of the inspired promise, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days !" Prosonno read and pondered, but there were many things that he could not understand. Besides, during... | |
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