Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . ad already been baptized andconfirmed, became deeply exercised upon the subject of relig-ion. To his mothers great joy, at one of these meetings hededicated himself to Gods service, and there never was a moreentire consecration. The habitual tendency of his soul wastoward the object of its supreme love; he seemed to watch foropportunities for communion with God, and testifies in hisdiary to the blessedness of his intercourse with his souls Be-love
Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . ad already been baptized andconfirmed, became deeply exercised upon the subject of relig-ion. To his mothers great joy, at one of these meetings hededicated himself to Gods service, and there never was a moreentire consecration. The habitual tendency of his soul wastoward the object of its supreme love; he seemed to watch foropportunities for communion with God, and testifies in hisdiary to the blessedness of his intercourse with his souls Be-loved, and this habit followed him through life. He was em-inently a man of prayer, a firm believer in the immediatenessof Divine help in daily duty He entered upon this life offaith when sixteen years of age. Born in a home of luxury, with expectation of handsomeinheritance, he had intended to follow a legal profession; butGods thought for him was of higher things. These planswere relinquished that he might preach the gospel, and ev- 1 This elegancy written i:: frcm the pen cl his daughter, Miss Fi- : I;a M. Creagh, cf Lrochlyn, I., Y.
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