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Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

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Open book Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook (wife). Scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Title Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1838

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription casket, wh. enshrined it and, all untrammelled takes its flight to its native atmosphere. O the glory of the Christian's hope. Truly in the Savior, depending alone on his merits, the Christian passes safely through earths trying scenes and by the same kind hand is led through death dark valley onward to the gate of heaven - this he enters "to go no more out forever!" "O blest abode" there to spend eternity and be evermore with our Savior one like him. May I hope for such a porter with all my sin? Blessed be God through Christ, I may. Then let me live for my Creator - devote myself unreserved to his service, soul and body.Sabbath March 25. Text in the forenoon 1 Thess. 4 -14 "sleep in Jesus" To fall asleep in Jesus is to die in the full possession of a good hope in Christ - that hope wh., is an "anchor to the soul." O the blessedness of this hope - how it sustains the soul in trial, and sorrow; and, even on the bed of death. Now is all fear dispelled and every foe to peace disarmed, if Christ be the refuge of the soul. More

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 5 Folder 128

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3234px × 4027px 74.55 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_019_037.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FHUN

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