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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'On the morning of the New Year we assembled almost all our large household, and many guests, principally young ones. Before we began reading, I expressed many of the str...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I then went to town, and at Newgate, where I went under feelings of rather deep concern, found unexpectedly [underline] numbers [end underline] there. A magistrate who I...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'We spent a cheerful, sober evening, until a general family Reading, when several joined our interesting party. We read the principal parts of the Epistle to the Colossia...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Colossians)Print: Book
1800-1849'Last sixth day a very interesting time at Newgate, numbers there, clergy, some nobility, a sheriff, [underline] many [end underline] ladies, gentlemen and friends. It wa...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Our wedding day twenty nine years since we married! My texts for the morning are applicable: "Our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more ex...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Corinthians)Print: Book
1800-1849'In the evening our dear brother Buxton dined with us, and spent the evening; and after our Reading I had to return thanks for the help granted in the day, and to pray'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'The last time I parted with those in the Ship Mary such a scene all around me, when I parted from them, probably for ever; so many tears, so much feeling, as I read, etc...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'My spirit is however brought low before the Lord, on behalf of some most dear - ah, the unutterable conflict that giving way to evil produces in ourselves and others. An...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'We have been favoured the last two days to have all our fifteen children around us ... After dinner we walked a little and then had tea, and after tea a number of the ch...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'dined at Lord Bexley's, afterwards led to many fears - worry about showing off - But a few words in the Proverbs encouraged me "Reproofs of instruction are the way of li...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Proverbs)Print: Book
1800-1849'I returned from Brighton the day before yesterday having felt a drawing of love to visit the Friends; and to attend to the difficulties of the District Society. I went [...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'[came home to find one of her sons drinking ale with some men with fireworks] I slept only at short intervals, up and down all night, in the morning shaken and jaded. Bu...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Psalms)Print: Book
1800-1849'5th day last - This evening William Foster read the 5th chap of Isaiah expressing his full belief that our Joseph would experience its truth, although the weapon should ...William Foster [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1800-1849'And in the evening strength was given me with a very large party to speak a little on the subject of slavery and then finished with a short lively Scripture reading'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'Last evening we had more than fifty guests, some influential persons of this world, young and old, French and English - one Spaniard, two Americans. We first had the sub...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]Bible (Isaiah)Print: Book
1800-1849'In the evening we had many young women but hardly any men. Our great object was to stimulate them in every good word and work. We ended with a reading in the Holy Script...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'We had a large meeting at one of the pasteurs at Aix en Provance the few Protestants there and their Pastor requested me to have a reading with them, which we had, but i...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'At Nismes we found a large party at one of the Pasteurs, where we had some further conversation on District Societies, Prisons, etc and ended with a Scripture reading'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'I also had a serious reading of the Holy Scriptures with many English, who came to see us at our hotel, and a time of prayer'Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1800-1849'We were sent for to visit Prince and Princess Charles and their children and paid them an agreeable and I hope not unprofitable visit. The Crown Prince and Princess sent...Elizabeth Fry [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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