Elsie's Vacation and After EventsThe Elsie Dinsmore Novels, Martha Finley, in our opinion is the author of the best Series of novels that we have seen in our forty-three years of reviewing. Written by Martha Finley, an unmarried teacher of the last century, these novels proved to be a means of conveying her deep love for Christ Jesus. She loved her Lord, she loved His Word, and this love was passed on to His sheep through the writing of by far the best and most Biblical novels you will ever read or see. Altogether there are 28 of these novels, all built around Elsie Dinsmore, her immediate family, her extended family, and her neighbors. |
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Page 60 - Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...
Page 170 - Raca,' shall be in danger of the council ; but whosoever shall say ; ' Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Page 61 - that he was no bigot, and could hear a prayer from any gentleman of piety and virtue who was at the same time a friend to his country.
Page 163 - Son into the world, to seek and to save that which was lost, believing that he is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God...
Page 170 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Page 63 - I doubt whether we shall be able, alone, to cope with so powerful a nation ; but," continued he, rising from his chair with great animation, " where is France ? where is Spain ? where is Holland ? the natural enemies of Great Britain. Where will they be all this while ? Do you suppose they will stand by, idle and indifferent spectators to the contest? Will Louis XVI. be asleep all this time ? Believe me, no ! When Louis XVI. shall be satisfied, by our serious opposition and our Declaration of Independence,...
Page 61 - he was no bigot, and could hear a prayer from a gentleman of piety and virtue, who was at the same time a friend to his country. He was a stranger in Philadelphia, but had heard that Mr. Duche " (Dushay they pronounce it) " deserved that character, and therefore he moved, that Mr. Duche, an episcopal clergyman, might be desired to read prayers to the Congress tomorrow morning.
Page 61 - Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me : say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
Page 69 - You, I know, Lydia, were asleep; for I knocked at your door three times before you heard me — yet it is certain that we were betrayed. I am altogether at a loss to conceive who could have given the information of our intended attack to General Washington!
Page 145 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads.