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Title: The morning watch or Thoughts for the quiet hour..
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Brain, Belle M. (Belle Marvel), 1859-1933
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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rences in theexposition of the promises of his coming. Toone it is plain as the day that he is coming veryspeedily in person to reign on earth, and thatspeedy coming is his hope and stay. To another,loving his Bible and his Saviour not less, thecoming can mean nothing but the judgment-day,— the solemn transition from time to eternity,the close of history on earth, the beginning ofheaven; and the thought of that manifestationof his Saviours glory is no less his joy andstrength. It is Jesus, Jesus coming again,Jesus taking us to himself, Jesus adored asLord of all, that is to the whole church the sumand the centre of its hope. It is by abiding inChrist that the believer will be quickened to thattruly spiritual looking for his coming, whichalone brings true blessing to the soul. . . . Notthe correctness of the views we hold, nor theearnestness with which we advocate them, willprepare us for meeting him, but only the abidingin him. — Abide in Christ. 3* FEBRUARY WITH FRANCIS E. CLARK.
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REV. FRANCIS E. CLARK. February. Clark. FEBRUARY I. Tarry ye here, and watch with me. — Matt.26:38. The Morning Watch. EMEMBER the morning watch. Set apartreligiously and sacredly at least fifteen min-utes every morning to communion with God.More imperative than any business engagement,more sacred than any matter of family concern,more important than eating or sleeping, make thisdaily engagement with God. There look into theface of God; practise the presence of God forat least fifteen minutes every morning before thedays cares distract your mind; and you, likeMoses, will be able to endure as seeing himwho is invisible. Remember the morning watch ! was the lastcry of the departing missionaries to their com-panions on the Liverpool pier, as the steamerwhich carried them to Asia cast off her hawser. Remember the morning watch! I would re-peat as we cast hawsers from the old year ofChristian Endeavor, and move forward into thefuture. ... O, if a million Endeavorers everyday for a year t

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