Centennial services of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of the city of New York . the first year ofmy youthful ministry,—when I can look aroundme and see my children grown now to manand womanhood, walking in the truth, and theirchildren and grandchildren following in theirfathers foot-prints. A blessed testimony thisto the faithfulness and truth of the God ofthe covenant. Instead of thy fathers shallbe thy children, whom thou shalt make princesin all the earth. 30 My heart goes back with gratitude and lovingregard to the past, and looks forward with hopeand longing desire to even the still more
Centennial services of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of the city of New York . the first year ofmy youthful ministry,—when I can look aroundme and see my children grown now to manand womanhood, walking in the truth, and theirchildren and grandchildren following in theirfathers foot-prints. A blessed testimony thisto the faithfulness and truth of the God ofthe covenant. Instead of thy fathers shallbe thy children, whom thou shalt make princesin all the earth. 30 My heart goes back with gratitude and lovingregard to the past, and looks forward with hopeand longing desire to even the still more en-larged and brighter visions of devoted lives,and sanctified endowments that loom even nowout of the mists of the coming years. Thebuds are on the spray; the blossoms shall erelong open, and the beautiful coloring of Godsgracious hand shall show itself ere long on thesheaves that angels hands shall gather intoHis garner on His great harvest-day. May the good Lord continue to bless you,and His holy word continue among you, andtake to himself all the glory. Amen and
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