“Be an observer of providence; for God is showing you ever, by the way in which He leads you, whither He means to lead. Study your trials, your talents, the world's wants, and stand ready to serve God now, in whatever He brings to your hand.”

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 281.

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American theologian 1802–1876

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