The triumph over Midian

The triumph over Midian

In attempting to illustrate the history of the victory of Gideon, I am conscious that I am entering on well-trodden ground. Others have gathered the lessons and examined the types with which that portion of the Scripture-field is so richly studded. I lay claim to little originality of thought on the subject which I have chosen. A humble task has been mine; that of endeavouring to show that the same faith by which heroes of old out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens, is still, as the gift of Gods grace, bestowed on the lowliest Christian. Writing, as I have done, under the depressing influence of domestic sorrow, and the languor of weak health, I feel how very[6] imperfectly I have executed my task; but I humbly commend my little work to Him who despiseth not the feeble, and whose blessing on the humblest instrument can make it effectual in His service. A. L. O. E. [7] [9] Home, once more at home! how joyful sounded the exclamation from the lips of Edith Lestrange, and how brightly sparkled her eyes as she uttered it, as, with a step light as a fawns, she revisited each spot which five years absence had only made more dear. With joyous impatience she ascended the broad oaken staircase of Castle Lestrange, to flit like a fairy from room to room, lingering longest in the old nursery, where she had known childhoods pleasures, with not a few of its sorrowsand the playroom, in which her toys were still stored. There was the doll that had been to her as a companion, to which the lonely little heiress had whispered[10] many a trouble; the pretty picture-books, the miniature tea-things of delicate china, that had been such sources of amusement. It was a pleasure to Edith, from recollections of auld lang syne, to touch and handle these childish treasures, though at the age of eleven she deemed herself no longer a child. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68179
Author: A. L. O. E., 1821-1893
Release Date: May 26, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons
Publication Date: 1874
Publisher Country: United Kingdom