Bible Work at Home and Abroad Volume 1; A Record of the Work of Bible Women and Nurses (Paperback)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...homes have been brightened by the light carried from hence, and many sad hearts made glad. It would cheer you if you could see each patient here: all are so happy, all are improving in health, no words are needed to express their radiant satisfaction. They come looking so ill and worn-out, and leave us, to meet, with new courage and strength, the difficulties of daily life." Before speaking of our present patients it may interest our readers to hear some of the good and permanent results of last season's work. Our Bible-women and nurses continue to visit those who have stayed at Southend, and on all sides, from many different quarters, we have heard how thoroughly all enjoyed themselves. We have noted too the improvement in the homes. The men especially seem to have benefited by the good influences under which they were brought. This is one of many letters we have received. "Dear Madam, --It is with much pleasure that I write to inform you of the great change in my dear husband, for which I don't know how to thank you enough; indeed, he is not the same man. I have not heard him say a bad word since he has been home, and he does not seem to think about the drink at all, and has promised me he will never take it again, and that will be a great comfort to me and increase the happiness in my home, which has already improved, for, I am thankful to tell, my husband has got his work back, and brought more money home in these weeks than he has for the last ten years; and it is such a pleasure to have him sit and talk about the lessons he heard, and how you explained everything plainly, and we sing the hymns together. How often I think of the many unhappy years I have spent, always dreading the time to come for him to come home; but now it is quite a pleasu...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...homes have been brightened by the light carried from hence, and many sad hearts made glad. It would cheer you if you could see each patient here: all are so happy, all are improving in health, no words are needed to express their radiant satisfaction. They come looking so ill and worn-out, and leave us, to meet, with new courage and strength, the difficulties of daily life." Before speaking of our present patients it may interest our readers to hear some of the good and permanent results of last season's work. Our Bible-women and nurses continue to visit those who have stayed at Southend, and on all sides, from many different quarters, we have heard how thoroughly all enjoyed themselves. We have noted too the improvement in the homes. The men especially seem to have benefited by the good influences under which they were brought. This is one of many letters we have received. "Dear Madam, --It is with much pleasure that I write to inform you of the great change in my dear husband, for which I don't know how to thank you enough; indeed, he is not the same man. I have not heard him say a bad word since he has been home, and he does not seem to think about the drink at all, and has promised me he will never take it again, and that will be a great comfort to me and increase the happiness in my home, which has already improved, for, I am thankful to tell, my husband has got his work back, and brought more money home in these weeks than he has for the last ten years; and it is such a pleasure to have him sit and talk about the lessons he heard, and how you explained everything plainly, and we sing the hymns together. How often I think of the many unhappy years I have spent, always dreading the time to come for him to come home; but now it is quite a pleasu...

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Rarebooksclub.com

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United States

Release date

March 2012

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March 2012

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 12mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

234

ISBN-13

978-1-130-42310-5

Barcode

9781130423105

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1-130-42310-7



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