(1894) memories of gospel triumphs among the jews during the victorian era

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^EL TRIUMPH! \MONG THE Jews

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1894 - John Dunlop, Secretary of the British Society for the Jews

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^EL TRIUMPH! \MONG THE Jews

ExC. K.

Libris

OGDEN

HER MAJESTY THE

CJIEES.

MayThe TheI'lVf111'

all

love o'erehiulow thee

:

all.ill

thy Huna cncouipass thee. thy (laiightiTS cherish thee, thy peojile cumfort thee, HLs side agaiu.

I'lve {iif

Tlie line

all

Till (iixl'.i love set thee at

AliE there thuiiilcrs moaning in the distance s|)cctrc.< niovinc in the darkness Trust the Lord of Liglit U> guide her iw-ople Till the thunders pass, the s|>ectres vanish. And the Light is Vietor, anil the Harknc! Dawns into the Jubilee of the Agea.

?

Are there

?

TE.N.SY.SOS.

;

AN APPEAL TO THE QUEEN AND CHRISTIANS

IN ALL LANDS.is

ASfor

t

lie iiitliicnce

of

tlios(!

who

arc

liij^lu'st.

Our

caiiiest

desire

that

(

'hristians

ill

station

is

imsju-ukahly great cither

Ihroiighoiit the

I'nited

Kingdom;

and

all

were ))OSNible for Her Majesty to say to tiie Lords and Gentlemen of the Commons "It is my lieart's desire and pi-ayer to f Jod,f;(H)(l

or for

evil,

we

wisli it

:

specially

that the close of.'my reign may be celebrated by the conversion of myriads ofCientile

Jewish and

souls;all

tliat

all

my

Christian subjects, and

other Christians

other lands, woidd bring the cause of the Jew from th(- background to the front that they would place it Ar< in their loving thoughts and prayerful efforts; that they would inscribe upon their banners, "We are not ashamed of the lospel of 'hrist, for it is the power of God unto salvation to Tin; Jew I'insT and also to the Greek." \Ve think llmt would be< (

y'^f^.inili-licnl (juarlfrlij have shared in Mr. Brown's literary labours, and for manyyears he was a valued contributor of numerous poems and articles of a Biblical character

the committee of the Clifton Dispensary. Few men have greater capacity for establishing friendships than Mr. Brown. His entire nature bubbles over with cheerfulness, which opens, like spring, all the blossoms of the inward man. Not tliat old Care has foregone having a stout fling at him but he has always endeavoured to look upon the bright side of things, evidently believing with quaint Dr. Wolcot;

" Care to

And

our ooffiu .adds a uail no doubt. every grin so merry draws one out."

Fxtracts from an admirable Biographical Sketch, hy Rkv. Fuedk. G. Wabne, the able Kdilm- of The Bristol

Christian Leader.

476

Meinories of Gospel Triumphs amonrj the Jexvs.

%

m m.}

Ut"iHTHE LATE Mil. J. W. S5IITH, Accoiintaut for upwards of 30 j-ears.MH. H.J.

WK.^^tiN,

Present Accountant.

G()d*.s

glory be

my

From morn

till

aim, night tbe

Of morn I'll take no heed, For all that I may needWill come speed,in

A

same, bright and blessed flame, Mv God knows.

gracious

Mv God

knows.

I've

sought the kingdom

And nowThere'scare.

first,

I look up where neither jiain nor

The

b2st and not the worst. For righteousness I thirst, My God knows.

And

all

are true and

fair,

Mv God

knows.

My

daily bread

I'll

get,

AtI

A^ I have got it yet. Then wherefore shouldfret?

length, prayer,air,

on

wings of

While breathing HeavenlyI shall

My God

knows.

Mv God

be lifted there, knows.

Assistant,

who

MB. HENRY lilSHOI', has been in the Society's service for

1."

yearp.

"

"'

For

the

Younrj.

All

FOR THE YOUNG.Little Sarah." A LITTLE

CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.letter

THE followingRev. friend the"

Lord continue to bless the work and strengthen you for your many calls on mind and " Yours truly, body." Wm. Wingate. " 100, Talbot Road, Bayswater, W. "21th May, 1893. " P.S. It was my dear wife who sent you 'Little Sarah.' Till she asked me to write you to return it, I did not know you had it."

of

W.

our venerable Wingate, and the

touching stor}' of the holy life and triumphant departure of his beloved child, " Little Sarah," show us thatiu a mysterious way His wonders to perform He i)laiits His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm: ;

God moves

Little Sarah.the month of February, 1838, it pleased Him, who doeth all things after the counsel of His own will, to i-emove from me a m^lch loved sister, who left but one little daughter, not then two years old. My brother-in-law took up his abode under my father's roof, his child being thus committed to my care. For three years and a half, I was permitted to watch over this little plant of the Lord's when, on the 24th of Augu.st, planting 1841, after a short illness, she also was unexpectedly removed to the mansion prepared for her in her Father's bouse. The same stroke which had deprived this dear little one

that He often hangs upon the smallest wires the heaviest weights that He who turned " the darkness of night into the light of the morning " at the creation of the world, when His " morning stars sang together and all His sons shouted for joy," is still " doing wonders " doina; wonders " by the fall of man " doing wonders " by the death of Christ " doing; ; ; ;

In

wonders " liy the afflictions of His children and " doing wonders " by their translation to;

;

Paradise. May the Divine Spirit take the letter and the story and use them for the conviction, conversion, consecration and consolation of

many, both aged and young, who will thereby " Glorify God and enjoy Him for ever."Letter of Rev.

W. Wingate.Little

"My Dear

Mr. Dlnlo;','

S.uah

'

the Lord has used to be a blessing to many children and adults. My first marriage was in 1834, and Sarah was my only child. The sudden removal of her mother to glory God used as the means of my conversion, and little Sarah's translation to the heavenly mansions while I was preparing for the Jewish mission at Berlin, snapped my last link in the domestic chain which bound me to this world, and set me free for the Jews. ' Little Sarah was written l)y her aunt. She is in glory now with little Sarah and her mother,' all dear, devoted Christians. It was, after publication for private use, caught up by Rev. Andrew Bonar, and published and circulated largely amongst Sunday-schools in Scotland. When I went to Hungary it was translated It has into German and circulated there. been for years out of print, l)ut if yoa feel it may still be of service, I give you full liberty to do what you feel best for the great'

an affectionate mother, had been blessed by God for the bringing of her other parent to the knowledge of the Truth as it is in Jesus. He was chosen in the furnace of affliction and to his instructions, his earnest wrestling prayers on behalf of his child, may, in a great measure, be attributed the early sowing of the precious .seed of the Wordof;

in her heart.is, " Whatsoever ye shall ask, ye shall receive." It w.-is a subject of instant prayer with him, that (Jhrist might be early formed in her heait, " the hope of gloiy " and, blessed be God, the prayer was answered out of the mouth of this babe the Lord did perfect praise. The influence exerted in the nursery also tended to impress her with the value of

The promise

helieving,

;

She was gentle, playful, and eternal things. for a child so young, more than affectionate remarkably free from usually thoughtful that deceit which is naturally bound up in the heart of every child in her it might be If a command said, " there was no guile."

;

was given, or she made a promise, you mightrely with confidence

cause.

Sendit,

it

with

as

it

back when you have done is now our only copy. The

and

on her obeying the one, the other. Adhering to the strict path of rectitude herself, she checkedfulfilling

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