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Strana 33 - By Nebo's lonely mountain, On this side Jordan's wave, In a vale in the land of Moab, There lies a lonely grave. And no man knows that sepulchre, And no man saw it e'er, For the angels of God upturned the sod, And laid the dead man there.
Strana 50 - With the incarnate Son of God. O lonely tomb in Moab's land! O dark Beth-peor's hill! Speak to these curious hearts of ours, And teach them to be still. God hath his mysteries of grace, Ways that we cannot tell; He hides them deep, like the secret sleep Of him he loved so well.
Strana 44 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Strana 55 - We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice, and — in accordance with the teachings of those Scriptures : — 2.
Strana 71 - If I owned a thousand slaves I would not die a slave holder. This doctrine I accepted when a beardless boy." The debate intensified feeling and deepened interest. It was clearly seen that division was imminent. An effort was made to postpone action until th next General Conference. This was proposed by the Board of Bishops, but by a roll call it was tabled by a majority of twelve. The previous question then prevailed and amid profound silence a vote was taken on the resolution, that Bishop Andrew...
Strana 39 - an introduction, while urging the inadequacy of stopping at the abolition of the African slave trade, when the seeds of the evil system had been sown in our soil and were springing up and producing increase, he proposed: First — That a society should be formed whenever a number of persons could be induced to join in them. Second — That a title should be adopted common to all the societies. Third — They should all have a uniform constitution, "varying only on account of necessity arising from...
Strana 65 - Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils; but if God be for you, who can be against you?
Strana 47 - Republic in opposition to the whole free Republic of the north. Thus early will be fulfilled the prediction of the old politicians of Europe that our Union could not remain one century entire; and then also will the maxim be exemplified in history that liberty and slavery cannot long inhabit the same soil.
Strana 53 - In 1814 he was a representative in the third territorial legislature and in 1818 was a member of the convention that framed the Constitution for the State.
Strana 39 - I must act, and shortly after my settlement at St. Clairsville, I called a few friends together and unbosomed myself to them. The result was the organization of an antislavery association called the 'Union Humanitarian Society.' " The first meeting was held at his home and consisted of six persons. In a few months it had grown to nearly five hundred persons, among whom were the most eminent divines, lawyers and citizens of that state. He also wrote a circular dated Jan.