Identifier: aletheiaspirit00mace (find matches)
Title: The Aletheia : spirit of truth, a series of letters in which the principles of the United Society known as Shakers are set forth and illustrated.
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Mace, Aurelia Gay, 1835-1910
Subjects: Shakers
Publisher: Farmington, Maine : Press of Knowlton, McLeary & Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library

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than a thou-sand, etc. Second: Is there a more noble act of self-sacrificerecorded in the Old Testament than that made by Jeph-thahs daughter, when she yielded herself so willingly,that her father might keep the rash vow he had madeunto the Lord? Third: As the opinion of an individual, I would saythat the grandest character in the Old Testament is theProphet Daniel. The purity of his life was very nearlylike that of Jesus. He lived the angel, virgin life, ap-proaching divinity. It seems that Joseph and Job werespotless characters, but they were upon the plane ofnature. Fourth: The Book of Daniel is to me the most inter-esting book of the Old Testament, notwithstanding Rob-ert Elsmere tells us it is a fraud. In the last chapter isthe sweetest prophecy of all: Blessed is he that wait-eth, and cometh to the thousand, three hundred and five,and thirty days. Has that time come? and is Danielnow standing in his lot, at the end of the days? Fifth: Matthew, eleventh chapter, commencing at the
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ELDER HENRY C. BLINN.Bishop of the Societies in New Hampshire. Countless millions ages henceShall sing and speak the praiseWhich fills tiie iieait and moves the lips(Jf saints in latter days. HOME MATTERS. 81 twenty-eighth verse: Come unto me all ye that laborand are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, and so on.And ye shall find rest unto your souls, with the condi-tions. What promise could be more comforting to theweary ? Sixth: Proverbs, thirteenth chapter, sixth and sev-enth verses, are very wise. Seventh: The forty-fifth Psalm is most joyous,- andvery significant to the followers of Mother Ann Lee: My heart is inditing a good matter, etc. I must now come down from this heigrht and write ofhome. In New Gloucester we have had an abundantcrop of winter apples, very fair and free from defects.Many of these have been sold at a good price, butenough are stored with other fruits and vegetables forfuture use. Thus we are prepared to enter the coldseason, happy in the anticipation of a

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