PLEASANT MEMORIES.

'Go, breathe it in the ear

Of all who doubt and fear,

And say to them, "Be of good cheer!

PLEASANT MEMORIES:

A Woman's Thoughts and Life-work.

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BY

JOHN BAILLIE, D.D.

TRIN. COLL. Cambridge; rECTOR OF WYVenhoe, esseX:

AUTHOR OF

'memoirs of adelaide newtON,'' HEWITSON,'' MISSIONARY OF KILMANY,' etc.

"This memory brightens o'er the past, As when the sun, concealed

Behind some cloud that near us hangs, Shines on a distant field.'

PREFATORY.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Not a sweet Christian'-Force of intellect-No little-

ness- History of a mind-Noise and goodness— Her

storehouse-Home-circle-Augustin Cochin-Family

picture—Central figure—Fragrant memory—Records—

Unfaded freshness-Ruskin - Nature's finest touches-

Province of Artist-Biographer's work similar— Ful-

ness of stature-Incidents veiled-Scripture personages

-Analogy-Scene at Geneva-Cæsar Malan-'Out of

season' Starting-point-Social duties-Deficiencies

-Bible's 'sweeping clauses'-About Religion-Out-

works-Want of faith-Not expecting-Great things

-Various residences-Home-efforts - Hopeful signs

-Bishop M'Ilvaine and Revival-President Edwards

-Thirty thousand converts-A single preacher-Second

Pentecost-Human glory-Work stopped-Individual

cases -Anxious watching-God's tidings-Paroxysms

-'Hard as adamant'- Pleadings-With sinner for

God-With God for sinner-Feet on Rock-Passion for

souls-Illness-One thing-Anguish-Hell-torment-

Modern cant-‘Annihilation'-'Victory of divine good-

ness'-No sympathy-Her creed-No 'developments'

-Keble 'Unready virgins'- Sinner's fear, Saint's

hope-Both depart-Lowly confessions-Growing near-

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