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title: 'God’s Message to the Young; or, The Obligation and the Advantages of Early Piety, Seriously Urged upon Young Persons, in Connexion with Eccles. xii. 1.'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'George William Leyburn'
date: 1857-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Devotional (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Ecclesiastes 12'
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Matthew 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/leyburn-1857-gods-message-to-the-young-or-the-obligation-and-the-advantages-of-early-piety-seriously-urged-upon-young-persons-in-connexion-with-eccles-xii-1
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# God’s Message to the Young; or, The Obligation and the Advantages of Early Piety, Seriously Urged upon Young Persons, in Connexion with Eccles. xii. 1.

Mid-19th-century exhortation urging young people to embrace early piety (text: Ecclesiastes 12:1). Addresses parents, ministers, and teachers, urging prayer, Scripture reading, and lifelong devotion.

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