Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ... Adolphe Monod's farewell to his friends and to the church Adolphe Monod in his favour that which human science could no longer expect, he prepared in peace for his change, should such be the will of God, and felt an increasing desire to live nearer to Him. When a friend and colleague in the ministry mentioned to him the Sacraiaent of the Lord's Supper as an efficacious means of grace, too often neglected, advising him to have frequent recourse to it, he willingly adopted the advice. He resolved to partake of the Lord's Supper every Sunday, and to admit a few friends to partake of it with him. But he earnestly desired to do still more, and, encouraged by a trial he had made of his strength in twice addressing a lengthened exhortation to his family some days before, he determined to take this opportunity of saying a few words to the friends who might assemble around him once a-week. Such was the origin of these meetings, the first of which took place on the 14th October 1855, r DEGREESnd they were continued without intermission till the 30th March 1856. Mr Monod availed himself of these opportunities of continuing to preach the gospel, and to exhibit also the enlarged spirit of Christian liberality by which he was animated, and that characterised him, not only as belonging to his own Church, but as belonging to the great universal Church of the faithful. All those agreeing with him in faith, whatever might be their particular denomination, were considered his brethren; and pastors of the Keformed, of the Lutheran, of the Independent, and of the Wesleyan Church, alternately presided at this banquet of brotherly love, beside the bed of their sick and dying brother. Thus, to the satisfaction of still labouring for
