Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Volume 2

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Page 665 - There is my house and portion fair, My treasure, and my heart are there, And my abiding home ; For me my elder brethren stay, And angels becko'n me away, And Jesus bids me come...
Page 527 - What amounts are necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers, and to make up the deficiencies of those who have not obtained their regular allowance on the circuits ? 15.
Page 657 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Page 114 - The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 40 - A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Page 662 - They that turn many to righteousness, shall shine as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 670 - counted he his life dear unto himself, so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry, which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 36 - Bishop George was a man of deep piety, of great simplicity of manners, a very pathetic, powerful, and successful preacher, greatly beloved in life, and very extensively lamented in death.
Page 485 - Sure the last end Of the good man is peace ! — How calm his exit ! Night dews fall not more gently to the ground, Nor weary, worn-out winds expire so soft.
Page 671 - In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

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