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...like a New England winter, bracing and keen, sometimes cutting; his heart like the New England June, soft and beautiful; and his whole character like a New England landscape, rugged and strong. He had all the Puritan's love of controversy and all the Puritan's firm confidence in God and His wisdom...
...this spirit of Puritanism, the spirit of simplicity, love of duty, and confidence in God, fast dying out among us? We sometimes congratulate ourselves that we live in better times than the Puritans, and we think that their rugged dutiful lives were much harder than was necessary. We live in luxury, sometimes we sneer at duty, and unfortunately there is not among us a great deal of simple and strong faith in God Many social evils of today we can trace to the lives of luxury led by some and to the carelessness of duty in others...
...then take an example from Judge Hoar and follow what is best of these Puritan traits. Be simple, do your duty, and fear God, is good advice...
...McKenzie preached yesterday at Vespers from the text "Life that is life indeed." This phrase is the new version, he said; it takes the place of the expression, "life eternal." Life is not measured by length of years, or by possessions, but by the spirit of God which is in a man. Real life is life eternal and by this we are not to understand only life lasting forever, but the life of the eternal God. He who truly lives, lives in God and God in him. The "life indeed" is something that cannot be lost. Death...
...Christ." Then the Roman Empire began to spread and extend its influence over all the civilized world. When Augustus defeated Antony the unification of Europe, Asia, and Africa was completed and the reigning of universal peace began. He must be blind who does not see the hand of God during these four centuries ploughing the fields of the earth for the planting of the gospel...