. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, d us to earnest self-examination; but there is much also to cause joyand gladness, and excite thanksgiving to God. In the same communication, a farewell note, is hislast word to the preachers on the Coast: ON THE PACIFIC COAST. 497 Brethren of the ministry, we must live in Christ daily. We must bemuch on our knees, and in actual communion with God. We must notlove our life even unto death. Suffer this word of exhortation. Let usremember our hold on Christ. Let us be ready
. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, d us to earnest self-examination; but there is much also to cause joyand gladness, and excite thanksgiving to God. In the same communication, a farewell note, is hislast word to the preachers on the Coast: ON THE PACIFIC COAST. 497 Brethren of the ministry, we must live in Christ daily. We must bemuch on our knees, and in actual communion with God. We must notlove our life even unto death. Suffer this word of exhortation. Let usremember our hold on Christ. Let us be ready to be counted the filth andoffscouring of the world. Let us not be solicitous about reputation orease. When we are lost and swallowed up in God, we may look for Hiscoming in power. This is what we need—the baptism of the Holy Ghost!the fire that consumes our sins. Let us put the sacrifice on the altar andkeep it there until the fire consumes it. O for the Spirit of sacrifice! Thenshall the spirit of glory and of God rest upon us. Brethren, pray for me, that I myself may know the fullness of grace Ipreach to 32 CHAPTER XXVI. ON THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. Prom Ocean to Ocean—Baltimore Conference—Its proceedings—Pulpitand Platform—Commencement Sermon at Staunton—At Washington-Lee University—The Guest of Gen. Lee—The Prayer-meeting and theBanquet Hall—Notes of Travel East—Punctuality illustrated—Theeye of Bishop and Tourist exemplified—Ministerial vacation—Leave-taking of the Valley—Tne Huudred-years-old Church—The NaturalBridge—A sketch by Lafferty—At Washington City—Sermons at Alex-andria—Wesley Grove Camp—The Winchester Conference—A Mono-graph by Dr. Samuel Rodgers—Virginia and the Carolinas. •Itf^-ROM Ocean to Ocean is one of the links and lines of•J^HJ? travel and labors in this history ; not in rapid transit, aswill appear in subsequent pages, but with both terminibroadly marked on the map of the itinerary, and the inter-ve
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