Captain Christie's Granddaughter, Volume 105 |
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Popular passages
Page 68 - God-ward : not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God...
Page 236 - Cloth boards, 2s. 6d. ; and elegant, gilt edges, 3s. 6d. " The schoolmaster himself is the narrator, and the quaint simplicity and grave religious feeling belonging to the age and character are so well sustained as to be almost deceptive. It is a pretty and touching narrative of a prodigal son in wild and troublous times."— Guardian.
Page 235 - The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Page 238 - A story of a faithful negro nurse who rescues two children of her master's during a rising of the slaves, conveys them away in safety, and supports them for a long time by her own exertions. There is a little improbability in some parts of the story, but at the same time there is something original and amusing in the sayings and doings of the poor nearo woman, and her simple trust in the good God might be copied with advantage by many readers of this little work.
Page 238 - One of the pleasantest ways of teaching useful lessons and moral truths is by means of fables, and we will venture to say that these before us will be welcomed heartily by the little folks for whom they are intended.
Page 237 - STORIES OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: a Sunday Book for Little Children. With coloured Illustrations, from drawings by JD WATSON.
Page 237 - Tales for the Bush," &c. With coloured Illustrations. Cloth boards, 2s. 6d. ; and elegant, gilt edges, 3s. 6d. *'This is one of those books which is admirably suited for a Sunday School or a servant's library, but we would advise mothers in easy circumstances to let their own children read it before they give or lend it to others. Oh that thousands of the over-fed, over-indulged children of the middle classes may read and profit by the story of Lucy Helmore ! "— Church qf England Sunday School...
Page 237 - Lea Marston. Neatly printed, on toned paper ; antique cloth, 3s. 6d. " A most useful present to a thoughtful boy or girl about twelve years old, either among the educated poor or the middle classes. It contains a careful explanation of the Catechism, with some good practical suggestions and prayers."— Guardian.
Page 236 - It contains some pleasing allegories, some thoughtful verses, and some Gospel scenes worked out in a very full and careful description. It is beyond the very young, but likely to interest boys and girls in their early teens.