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title: 'The Royal Road; or, Taking Him at His Word'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune'
date: 1894-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Fiction'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 91'
- 'Galatians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/terhune-1894-the-royal-road-or-taking-him-at-his-word
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# The Royal Road; or, Taking Him at His Word

Marion Harland excerpt: a Brooklyn prayer-meeting portrays a weary pastor, routine services, and a striking stranger whose hymn awakens genuine devotional longing.

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