Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL ALONE. IHE present chapter covers a period of twenty years. The members of Mrs. Stewart Sande man's family paid her occasional visits; but as she always refused any proposal to have a resident companion, she lived much alone. On New Year's Day, 1859, she wrote in her journal: --"Though all of earth be taken away or shaken to the centre, His purpose stands. "' 0 but the counsel of the Lord Doth stand for ever sure, And of His heart the purposes From age to age endure.' "Blessed purposes are they! He took my beloved ones; His saving purpose of love awakened them, then united them to Jesus, made their light shine, and stamped their brow with His image. He said to each, 'Come up hither, ' and was with them in the valley. They are, by His love, with Him in glory. All is well. Now, in the shakings of earth, be Thou with me. I renounce all strength, all of self; but I ask full strength, and all of Thy self in the stead thereof. Alone, but desiring to be led to-morrow to Thy table. Let my prayer come up before Thee for my loved ones yet left. Oh claim every soul as Thine own. This is my petition; this is my request this New Year's Day. I leave it in full faith with Thee, even to the whole of Thy Kingdom." Two days later she writes: --"Dearest M., --I hope you are better. I ventured to church, and at first felt overwhelmed as I sat down at the Table and they sang--"' While kindness in His bosom glowed, And from His lips salvation flowed.' It seemed to me as if our David, when he was dying, had in this been made, though at an infinite distance, somewhat to resemble his Lord. By-and-by I could rejoice as receiving the emblem and feeling that my Lord was at that moment the Living One above, and it seemed as if David and the rest were with Him, ...
