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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. III. THE DREADED JOURNEY THE ALTERED ASPECT OF LIFE GOD'S TRAINING AND ITS EFFECTS FANNY'S RETURN HOME PARABLE OF THE FISHERMAN'S CHILD. Hopeless as her state now was, and most precarious, for her medical advisers were of opinion that any attack might prove fatal; yet since week after week passed, and left her in much the same state, her parents became naturally most anxious to have her once more under their own roof. But the journey 200 miles and the motion of the easiest wheel-chair increased the frequency and severity of the attacks. Her father's strong faith, that the Lord would carry her through, prevailed over every difficulty. Speaking of the delay of a week, which seemed advisable, he says: It may please God to make you then more able to bear the journey; and be assured, my dearest child, His will is your safety and your happiness, so that you need have no fear about the journey or its consequences; as thy day is so shall thy strength be. Be not afraid, only believe. The Great and Good One we trust in and love, directs all our minds about it; and joyfully, my child, commit all to Him. Much as we think it desirable to have you at home, we would not fix it till we saw it the will of the Lord; and then I know it is my Fanny's will, too. Your affectionate father, E. BlCKERSTETH. He had directed her to the true source of strength and courage. Her sister's letter says in reply, It was very sweet to see darling F. struggling with her fears. She told us in the afternoon half of them were gone. I asked her what relieved them. Just prayer, dearest, she said. Her father wrote another word of encouragement. We are thankful to find that Fanny's fears of the journey are diminishing. I think there are, probably, at least one hundred times in the...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217704373 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217704379 |
| Weight | 0.44 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.30 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 128 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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