Identifier: sweetstoriesofgo00poll (find matches)
Title: Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Pollard, Josephine, 1834-1892. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Bible stories, English
Publisher: New York, Akron, Ohio (etc.) The Werner company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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nshe and her hus-band went up to Shi-loh. And E-lispoke kind words to them, and asked the Lord tobless them for the sake of the child whom they gaveto him. Now E-li was an old man, and when he heard Samuel, the Child of God, i47 of all the things his sons had done, he did not drivethem out of the Lords house as he should have done,but let them go on in their sins. He cared more toplease his sons than hedid to please the Lord. One night when E-liand Sam-u-el lay down tosleep, the child heard avoice speak his name.And he said, Here am I.And he got up and ranto E-li, for he thought itwas his voice, and he said,Here am I, for thou didstcall me. E-li said, I did not callthee, my son. Go back,and lie down. And thelad did so. In a short time heheard the same voice say,Sam-u-el—Sam-u-el. ^-\.nQ lie lOSc at Once han-nah pre-sents sam-u-el to e-ll and went to E-li, and said to him, Here am I, for thou didst call me. ButE-li said, I did not call thee, and sent the lad backto his bed once more.
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148 History of the Old Testament. Then Sam-u-el heard the voice a third time, andwent to E-li and said, Here am I, for thou didstcall me. And E-li knew it was the Lord who spoke toSam-u-el. And he said to the lad, Go, lie down, andif he call thee, say, Speak, Lord, for I hear thee. And Sam-u-el went and lay down. And theLord came for the fourth time, and called, Sam-u-el—Sam-u-el! And Sam-u-el said, Speak, Lord, for I hear thee. And the Lord told Sam-u-el all that he meant todo to the house of E-li. He had let his sons go onin their sins, and they were to be put to death in away that would make men fear God. Sam-u-el lay still till day-light. Then he rose,but did not dare to tell E-li what God had told him. But E-li called him and said, What did the Lordsay to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me. So Sam-u-el told E-li all that the Lord had said.When E-li heard it, he said, It is the Lord, let himdo what he thinks is best. And Sam-u-el grew, and the Lord was with himand blest him,

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