Inhaltsangabe
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. 1872. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. Seven Years' Review. A T the risk of a certain amount of inevitable repetition, I will end these short notes of work in a small country Parish with a reprint of some papers from the Parish Magazines of last year, which I called a Seven Years' Review, and in which I tried to bring, in a connected form, before the minds of my parishioners, those matters of common interest to us all, which it seemed desirable specially to recall to their remembrance, and fix in their minds. "To the Parishioners of Rownhams. "my Dear Friends, "It is now just seven years since the Bishop of Gibraltar resigned the charge of this Parish, which he had watched over for nearly eight years with so much diligence and care, and which owes to him its parochial organization. His appointment to the Archdeaconry of Wilts and Parish of Bremhill took place early in the year 1863; and on Ascension Day (May 14) in that year, I first took his place among you. Thus in little more than three months it will be seven years since you and I first entered upon that sacred relationship of pastor and flock, priest aud people, which must have its influence on our souls for good or for ill to all eternity. "Here then, just at the closing of a week of years, it may be well for both pastor and flock to make a brief review of the annals of the Parish; looking back upon the time past, in order by the grace of God to see where we have failed and come short of our duty towards Him and towards one another, and while we confess and lament our faults, gathering up strength and resolution for the time to come, from a thankful remembrance of the many mercies aud encouragements which we have hitherto received. "A week of years is a considerable portion of one's full-grown life; and when taken out of a li...
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