| George Lawson - 1851 - 124 σελίδες
...Peninsula; and it has been instanced as a beautiful illustration of the passage in the sacred writings — Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days. The Nelumbium is that " holy and beautiful plant often met with in the religious ceremonies of the... | |
| George Lawson - 1851 - 120 σελίδες
...and it has been instanced as a beautiful illustration of the passage in the sacred writings—Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days. The Nelumbium is that " holy and beautiful plant often met with in the religious ceremonies of the... | |
| Massachusetts Teachers Association - 1852 - 358 σελίδες
...bearing precious seed, shall, doubtless, come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THIRD ANNUAL SESSION. The Third Annual Session of the Massachusetts... | |
| Edward Butt - 1852 - 680 σελίδες
...before," said the gentleman, as he told the simple story, "had I so fully known the force of the words, 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.' " How sweet the first fruits that a Sunday school teacher may gather on earth! what will b« the harvest... | |
| Llewelyn Wynne Jones - 1852 - 150 σελίδες
...discouragement and against many difficulties ; but they laboured in faith, and in reliance on the promise, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." In this way thousands were taught to read the Scriptures in Irish, and now behold the result in fields... | |
| 1852 - 448 σελίδες
...bosom : for with what measure you mete withal, it shall be measured to you again." Again, it is said, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." No one, then, we say, was ever made poor by giving to the Lord ; but generally we find that the more... | |
| Susanna Moodie - 1852 - 306 σελίδες
...eastern proverb was brought home to our hearts, and the goodness of God fully manifested towards us, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." During better times we had treated these poor savages with kindness and liberality, and when dearer... | |
| Erskine Neale - 1852 - 250 σελίδες
...the sum of 500l. Ah ! eternal, and daily exemplified, is that weighty truth so briefly expressed, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." In the church of St. Nicholas, within gunshot of the building which his piety projected, and within... | |
| John Wardle (fict.name.) - 1853 - 120 σελίδες
...new customer, and John quitted the house. John Wardle was a man that had faith in the advice — " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." Therefore he felt in no way discouraged, though he had cast his bread before a person who gave no signs... | |
| Elizabeth Daniel - 1853 - 302 σελίδες
...know all about it notwithstanding, and I was just thinking of the beautiful and encouraging proverb, 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.' " In another week, Mrs. Cameron was so much better, that she began to talk seriously of taking a journey... | |
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