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MINISTRY AT STAND. [Chap. III. 



hope I have not often prostituted what I thought my duty to 

 God to the desire to secure their friendship ; but certainly of 

 earthly things I value their affection above anything else. . . . 

 It was at Stand that I experienced the first fresh joy of a 

 Christian life, and the unchilled warm burst of youthful hope, 

 and my heart went forth, trustful of finding a ready response, 

 and full of confidence in God." 



