Ch. VIII: "The Pastor's Wife and Daughter of Consolation", § II, p. 247.
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Some of His children must go into the furnace to testify that the Son of God is there with them.
— Elizabeth Prentiss
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About Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 – 13 August 1878) was an author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).
About Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (26 October 1818 – 13 August 1878) was an author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the didactic story Stepping Heavenward (1869).
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