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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-04-13 Page 20
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- 20 - be the gospel (besides mamma's). And that was spoken by a very earnest young man who spoke on the text, "Be still and know that I am God;" impressing the necessity of being still before the Lord. We heard many sermons void of the life and power. I also went to one week day meeting and heard two missionaries speak. One had been in Armania, the other in Bolivia? - I became very tired, and when I was about to go out, I felt an openness to ask the Lord to give me relief if it was His will for me to remain; which He immediately did, and I sat till the end. The taxi driver carried me into this meeting; and just as he got to the bench he stumbled and fell, dropping me into the seat. Fortunately, I did not get hurt to speak of, nor did he. Georgetta enjoyed being at the young People's Meeting where she met a few earnest ones. And she had a talk with some of them after dinner, on plainness of dress etc., stating that if she were to change from her plain dress and bonnet it would be for pride; and she felt like wearing them. One girl said she had often thot that she would dress like a Quaker so the people
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- 20 - be the gospel (besides mamma's). And that was spoken by a very earnest young man who spoke on the text, "Be still and know that I am God;" impressing the necessity of being still before the Lord. We heard many sermons void of the life and power. I also went to one week day meeting and heard two missionaries speak. One had been in Armania, the other in Bolivia? - I became very tired, and when I was about to go out, I felt an openness to ask the Lord to give me relief if it was His will for me to remain; which He immediately did, and I sat till the end. The taxi driver carried me into this meeting; and just as he got to the bench he stumbled and fell, dropping me into the seat. Fortunately, I did not get hurt to speak of, nor did he. Georgetta enjoyed being at the young People's Meeting where she met a few earnest ones. And she had a talk with some of them after dinner, on plainness of dress etc., stating that if she were to change from her plain dress and bonnet it would be for pride; and she felt like wearing them. One girl said she had often thot that she would dress like a Quaker so the people
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