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He duly set out upon it; but instead of mild words he took with him fifty armed men the whole available able-bodied force, in fact and drew near to the position occupied by the rebels. The exhortation of the Porras brothers had meanwhile produced its effect, and it was decided that six of the strongest men among the mutineers should make for Bartholomew himself and try to capture or kill him.
He would talk to himself, he would call aloud to himself, he would repeat to himself formulas of exhortation, cries of defiance, proclamations of resolve. He would summon his enemies before him, sometimes in hosts, sometimes as individuals all those who ever in his life had mocked and taunted him, scolded him and threatened him.
That the disciples of Jesus should meet together, on the first day of the week, for the breaking of bread, and that that should be their principal meeting, and that those, whether one or several, who are truly gifted by the Holy Spirit for service, be it for exhortation, or teaching, or rule, &c., are responsible to the Lord for the exercise of their gifts: these are to me no matters of uncertainty, but points on which my soul, by grace, is established, through the revealed will of God.
It was a sad sight to see the once hardy strong men pass in and out of the cabin to observe the tottering steps and the pale thin cheeks of most of them. The captain had a word of exhortation and advice for each, and many felt the solemn importance of his words.
Jabesh Rentowel for the out-pouring of the afternoon exhortation. 'And have you, sir, said the Major, 'when the rebels are about to spread themselves through this country, actually left a great part of your command at a fieldpreaching?
She had to call the last words over the balusters, for Deleah, paying no heed to her exhortation, was running down the stairs. Beside Reginald Forcus in his smart dog-cart little Franky Day, to his own delight and surprise, was sitting. He had come running down the street to his tea, when Reggie had accosted him with the agreeable attention of a whip-lash curved round his calves.
"Yes; and let us all heed that exhortation," said the captain. "Evelyn, you seem to have a text ready. Will you please read it?" "These words of Jesus," she said, "'I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you, are they not words to be thankful for?" "They are, indeed!" he said. "What can be more comforting than the presence of the Master? His presence and his love.
That, by all the rules in the northland game of which Jan was a past-master, brought Sourdough within seconds of his end. The throat was exposed; the deadly underhold, given which no dog breathing could evade Jan. And at that moment came Dick's voice in very urgent and meaning exhortation: "Back, Jan! Don't kill him. He's too old. Back here Jan!" Jan's jaws had parted for the killing grip.
It is a noble exhortation to unity of life and purpose; but we may notice in it more than this.
With the highest reverence for the religion of the land, with the firmest conviction of its truth, and with the deepest sense of the importance Of its doctrines, he was proudly conscious, that the general shape and fashion of his life bore nothing of the stamp of fanaticism. But he begged leave, in his turn, to address a word of serious exhortation to their lordships.
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