The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Haddam, Connecticut, October 14th and 17th, 1900: Church Organized, 1696. Pastor Installed, 1700

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Page 159 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 119 - The secret things belong unto the LORD our God : but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Page 144 - ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of His great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him ; Have mercy upon you ; pardon and deliver you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness ; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 118 - There is no death ! What seems so is transition : This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portals we call death.
Page 20 - So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Page 156 - And let us not be weary in well doing : for 'in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Page 58 - And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness...
Page 107 - How precious is the book divine, By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day.
Page 21 - ... and cursing and swearing in a manner so horrid as to convey to any serious mind an idea of hell rather than any other place.
Page 53 - THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth ; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth ; 2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

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