Excerpt from Autobiographical Sketches and Personal Recollections A little boy sat in front of his father, and held the reins that con trolled a restive horse. Unknown to the boy, the reins passed around him and were alsci in his father's hands. He saw an occasion to pull them. With artless simplicity the child looked around, saying, 'father, I thought I was driving; but I am'not, am I Thus it is often with men who think they are shaping a destiny which a higher hand than theirs is really directing. They do their own will ...
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Excerpt from Autobiographical Sketches and Personal Recollections A little boy sat in front of his father, and held the reins that con trolled a restive horse. Unknown to the boy, the reins passed around him and were alsci in his father's hands. He saw an occasion to pull them. With artless simplicity the child looked around, saying, 'father, I thought I was driving; but I am'not, am I Thus it is often with men who think they are shaping a destiny which a higher hand than theirs is really directing. They do their own will because it is also the will of God. A stronger hand guides them a mightier power holds the helm of their vessel, and saves from rock and wreck. Happy are they who yield to the guidance of the Almighty hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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