 | William Stevens Perry - 1885 - 720 pagina’s
...household about him for family prayers, reading the words of St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians, " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain," and after the duties of the day were done proceeded to pay a visit to his assistant, Dr. Eastburn. It was... | |
 | 1890 - 176 pagina’s
...loss, we sorrow not even as others which have no hope. St. Paul in writing to the Philippians says: "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." And this is true in the case of all who love the Lord. To all such it is gain to die, because to die is... | |
 | Henry Ward Beecher - 1893 - 932 pagina’s
...ever known of joy and of nobility. I am living toward myself, and I shall die toward myself; because " for me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." And so, at last, when I go to that fatherland — the land of my fathers — I shall not be a stranger... | |
 | Thomas Allen Glenn - 1897 - 552 pagina’s
...imagination the "great assembly" collected at " Nomini Hall " as the clergyman gives out his text, " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." And he judiciously combines praise of the dead with exhortation to the living. "Few," he says, "have been... | |
 | Samuel James Andrews - 1898 - 420 pagina’s
...cannot adequately speak, for it is spiritual ; but it is of such a nature that the apostle could say, " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain," and he is " in a strait " whether to choose to live or to die. But in view of the labors and sufferings... | |
 | Thomas Allen Glenn - 1899 - 552 pagina’s
...imagination the "great assembly" collected at " Nomini Hall " as the clergyman gives out his text, " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." And he judiciously combines praise of the dead with exhortation to the living. " Few," he says, " have... | |
 | David Jamie - 1907 - 330 pagina’s
...faculties practically to the last moment of his life. Mr. Hope's favourite text during his illness was, " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain," and these words were frequently on his lips. Nevertheless it was really on the first Thursday, the day... | |
 | Richard Lee - 1923 - 208 pagina’s
...sword. All are here in full force, and with what result ? Why, when near the end of his life he says " For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." And when almost in view of the sword he said — " I am now ready to be offered ; I have fought a good fight,... | |
 | Joseph Alexander Leighton - 1924 - 394 pagina’s
...— the life Eternal. "For this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ." "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain." And the Father for Jesus is the inexhaustible fountain of creative and loving life, ever manifesting itself,... | |
 | Mary Ruthrauff Hoover - 1925 - 466 pagina’s
...by Rev. CA Hay and Rev. AC Wedekind, the former delivering a discourse in English, from the passage: "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain": and the latter in German, from the words, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have... | |
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his " body, whether it be by life or by death ; " adding, " for me to live is Christ ; and to die is gain. 
