The widow : directed to the widow s God
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^ >F UR. LIE^KANCIS HER, Professor and Law in Columbia New York.l.Ii|wry College,yf THI; GIFT OF HAEL REESE, SanOf Francisco. 1^73 . - 6*m 49 THE WIDOW DIRECTED TO W 'S GOD;THE I DO JOHN ANGELL JAMES WITH AN INTRODUCTION. * LET THY WIDOWS TRUST IN ME." JER. XLIX. 11 YORK:NEW &CARTERROBERT BROTHERS, 285 BROADWAY. 1852. INTRODUCTION. It is a remarkable that the volume isfact, present to the ofthe one devoted consolationonly especially the widow. This does not arise from want ofany the afflicted worksfor andfeeling sorrowing. Many of value have been written for mourners : butgreat still the in all her loneliness andwidow, peculiar of has been noticed inseverity grief, only incidentally these or with the multitudevolumes, grouped great ofthe bereaved. This isnot tobe attributedcertainly to intentional or want of forany neglect sympathy Inthosewhom God hath made desolate. Christian such have a hold thecountries, very strong upon affections of the alsocommunity. They readily command the assistance of all men. "We are con- that of woman clad in thethe merescious, sight weeds of affects the heart andwidowhood, sensibly awakens instinctive theemotions of sympathy. Still, until could find no writtennow, book,widow, spe- IV INTRODUCTION. for and to herher, condition,cially adapted peculiar into herwhich she could take with her solitude.

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UR. LIE^KANCIS HER,
Professor and Law in Columbia New York.l.Ii|wry College,yf
THI; GIFT OF
HAEL REESE,
SanOf Francisco.
1^73 .- 6*m 49THE WIDOW
DIRECTED TO
W 'S GOD;THE I DO
JOHN ANGELL JAMES
WITH AN INTRODUCTION.
* LET THY WIDOWS TRUST IN ME." JER. XLIX. 11
YORK:NEW
&CARTERROBERT BROTHERS,
285 BROADWAY.
1852.INTRODUCTION.
It is a remarkable that the volume isfact, present
to the ofthe one devoted consolationonly especially
the widow. This does not arise from want ofany
the afflicted worksfor andfeeling sorrowing. Many
of value have been written for mourners : butgreat
still the in all her loneliness andwidow, peculiar
of has been noticed inseverity grief, only incidentally
these or with the multitudevolumes, grouped great
ofthe bereaved. This isnot tobe attributedcertainly
to intentional or want of forany neglect sympathy
Inthosewhom God hath made desolate. Christian
such have a hold thecountries, very strong upon
affections of the alsocommunity. They readily
command the assistance of all men. "We are con-
that of woman clad in thethe merescious, sight
weeds of affects the heart andwidowhood, sensibly
awakens instinctive theemotions of sympathy. Still,
until could find no writtennow, book,widow, spe-IV INTRODUCTION.
for and to herher, condition,cially adapted peculiar
into herwhich she could take with her solitude. It
is in the consolations which have been adminis-true,
there was muchtered to the bereaved and sorrowing,
whichwould to the condition of theapply general
widow. It is in the Bible were to be foundtrue,
rich and assurances of interestmany precious special
in for herselfthe heart of and of andGod, protection
fatherless children. But these lie andscattered,
seemed to be almost too and to begreat glorious
meant for the well consumedpoor sufferer, nigh by
the her There isof sointensity agony. something
sacred and in the sorrows ofwidowhood ;touching
which so shrinks fromsomething instinctively away
the and seeks where alonepublic gaze, retirement,
and the heart out the freshnessunwatched, may pour
of its that I do not wonder that men have
grief, pious
forborne to address the lestwidow,publicly they
wound the whenonly deeper, theymight merely
to and direction to her sorrow.sought sympathise give
It mustbe thatfewmen couldwithmuchadmitted,
of undertake a task so delicate. Pro-success,hope
to not a warm andperly perform it, required only
a clear andheart,generous discriminating intellect,
a with the laws ofthe humanacquaintancepractical
but also in similarmind, personal experience griefINTRODUCTION. V
In all these the author of this volumerespects, gifted
is Those who arequalified.eminently acquainted
with him his and muchthrough writings more,
those who have his areenjoyed personal friendship
that Mr. James has not a mind atpursuaded, only
of and butonce asimplicity elegance, possesses
heart of unusual alive to ofgenerosity every appeal
sorrow. Besides the ofProvi-this, dispensationspast
dence have made him familiar with the realties of
bereavement. The wife of his was takenyouth early
from and for a considerable he knew thehim, period
solicitude and the sorrow of him thatdeep pensive
more than even whilstmourneth apart. Nay, this,
of all the sorrowsthis volume consolation,preparing
andof the have been into newquickened life,past
fountains of in his heart. lettersgrief opened By
we learn that hisreceived, present compan-recently
both intellectuala ofion, excellence,lady peculiar
and is tosweetly, passingmoral, rapidly, though
mostthe skies. Thus has Providence singularly
tothis man of God the delicateperformprepared
task of to the andwidow, by anticipatedspeaking
with her drear andsorrows, mingling deep sympathy
cheerless solitude. Whilst he hands forth the cup
of he assures the mourner that it hasconsolation,
for has tasted and itshe it,virtue; proved power.
a*VI IiNTRODUCTION.
With the he can and thus teachsay,poet every
mourner to say
"What a cloud o'ershadethough my sight,
with affliction's tearBig ;
Yet amid the thatFAITH, drops fall,
Discerns a rainbow there."
It will not be when the circum-thought strange,
stances are considered under which this book was
that it is the most of all his works.prepared, precious
There is a subdued and tender breathed intospirit
and sentence. There isevery paragraph something
which seizes the best of the man,upon feelings
a livelier interest in the ofawakening daughters
affliction.
There is so much of God in these thepages,
milder and more attributes of his nature arelovely
made so that the voice ofdelightfully prominent,
must be hushed. The divine wisdom ismurmuring
so forward theillustrated,clearly carrying purposes
of even the of thatbenevolence, theby agency death,
heart must confide in God and be contented.
" With the course ofpatience, then, duty run,
God nor suffers to benothing does, done,
But would if could seeyou yourself do, you
The end of all events as well as He."
W. P.
1841.New-York, May

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