Newberry Library - 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 2. Why should we rejoice with trembling1. We are liable to self decepion. We may be travelling the broad road to death and still think ourselves safe in Jesus' fold. How much then we need to be watchful and prayerful and fear. unclear we fail of the grace of God.2. If we are really renewed, we are liable to back unclear and reproach the cause we profess to love. Then surely if we rejoice at all we have abundant cause to tremble too. This subject should inspire us with faith in God. We must trust in him alone. Of ourselves we are nothing.Oct. 26. Father unable to preachNov. 2. Father preached, Matt 26.41. Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Rom. 8; 1-9. There is therefore now no condemnation &c.Attended, Nov. 5., a missionary meeting at Concord at which Mr. Goodell and Dr. Powry? were present & by this remarks rendered the exercises exceedingly interesting. Mr. Goodell has been 29 years a laborer, first at unclear then at Malta and his present station is Constantinople among Armenland Greeks and Turks During these years he had packed his goods and moved 33 times in consequence of war, persecution, conflagration, plague &c. Now houses are built of stone, prevents so frequent unclear; quarantine unclear establish

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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 2532px × 3919px 56.81 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_022_015.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FI3D

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