 | Theology - 1861 - 1642 pages
...mother had already taken her seat. Dr. Beattie preached an excellent sermon ; the text was, u C»st tbr bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days." litiif did I know how wonderfully the text was that day illustrated »d confirmed. The young man listened... | |
 | Sarah Tucker - Indians of North America - 1852 - 334 pages
...VISIT TO CUMBERLAND — MR. AND MRS. HUNT'S JOURNEY TO LAC LA RONGE — RECENT INTELLIGENCE. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days." — ECCLES. xi. 1. OUR chief object throughout this little volume has been to lay before the friends... | |
 | 1852 - 560 pages
...into ground, that will bring forth in some thirty, in some sixty, and in some > hundred fold. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days." The promises of truth, when grasped by the strong unwavering hand of faith, are certain of fulfilment.... | |
 | Henry Samuel Joseph - Crime - 1853 - 194 pages
...all our preaching has been in vain. But what a comforting lesson have we been taught ; viz. " to cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shall find it after many days." " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not which... | |
 | Christianity - 1879 - 474 pages
...yield, come ! — Frances Ridley Havergal. IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF HANNAH MORE AFTER MANY DAYS. "Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shall find it after many days." — ECCLES. xi. I. HE gracious recognition and encouragement given by our Saviour to all true seed-sowing... | |
 | 1853 - 1172 pages
...we may well rejoice in the simplicity of such relief from such heavy and grievous conditions. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days " (ch. xi. 1). Here there is found something solid, something abiding, something which does not partake... | |
 | 1854 - 834 pages
...composed and used in Latin. This Manual of Devotions is an illustration of Solomon's advice, " Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shall find it after many days;" and thanks to the editor and publishers, after a dormancy of two centuries, we have found the best... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 1854 - 778 pages
...now sell anything, or work at anything, to obtain European clothing." BREAD ON THE WATERS, '' Cast thy bread upon the waters : for thou shall find it after many days." — ECCLES. xu 1. WERE you going at the right season to Mysore or China, you would see thousands of... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1854 - 692 pages
...the custom to Iu customs. , . , ,, , , ,, which they refer and the reasons for it. Ecc. ii. I: " Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days :" " Give bread to those in affliction," Gill. " Sow thy corn without hope of harvest:" that is, be... | |
 | Emma Catherine Embury - Children's stories - 1854 - 320 pages
...Victorine would often tell her children, " to both might be applied the words of the wise man, ' Cast thy bread upon the waters ; for thou shall find it after many days.' " MAKE GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME. " To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under... | |
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Cast thy bread upon the waters : for thou shall find it after many days. 
