William Still
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While working for the Underground Railroad and helped escaped slaves to safety, William Still kept meticulous records. These notes originally were used to help reconnect families and document history, but Still later used these records to create The Underground Railroad, telling the stories of the disenfranchised. Said to have helped nearly eight-hundred slaves, Still depicts their stories of heartbreak, narrow escapes, and oppression.
Not only was...
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First published in 1872, The Underground Railroad is a fascinating collection of slaves' own narratives of their escapes from bondage. Their accounts provide a horrifying window into the reality of the 'peculiar institution' and the trials they had to endure to escape it. This abridged collection consists of a wide variety of slave narratives faithfully recorded by William Still, a conductor on the underground railroad. Along with the narratives are...
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La vida del pastor está llena de distracciones, cuestiones de administración, programas y actividades de la iglesia, que le pueden desviar de sus responsabilidades prioritarias. En este sencillo pero tremendo libro, el Pastor Still nos recuerda de su papel principal-apacentar las ovejas por el ministerio de la Palabra y la oración.
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El propósito más grande en la vida del cristiano es el de glorificar a Dios y disfrutar de glorificarle. El camino a esta meta se describe como un esfuerzo hacia la madurez espiritual.
William Still traza este camino a través de los tres resultados de la muerte de Jesús: el quitar de los pecados del creyente, la derroca del dominio del pecado en el creyente, y la derrota final de Satanás, quien es el poder detrás del pecado. El vivir en la sombra...
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In the winter of 1852, a group of Philadelphia abolitionists dedicated to assisting runaway slaves in their flight to freedom formed a new assistance group to be part of the Underground Railroad-the General Vigilance Committee. William Still, himself a son of slaves, was named its secretary and executive director. Deeply moved by the stories of the fugitive slaves he helped conduct northward, Still took his committee record-keeping to a higher level....