 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 622 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired...seen of men.' He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage with John Parke Custis, the only... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired...those, who act or pray, ' that they may be seen of men. 1 He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...his firm belief in Christianity. His life, his opinions aod . . " . . — .. . . « ' - . habiu or writings, prove that he was a Christian. He was not one of those, ngion. w^o act ^ pray, 'that they may be seen of men.' He communed with his God in secret. " My mother... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1845 - 646 pages
...belief in Christianity. His life, hia St." writings, prove that he was a Christian. He was not oue of those, who act or pray, <that they may be seen of men.' He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage with John Farke Custis, the only... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 276 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions, I never inquired...seen of men.' He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage with John Park. Custis, the only... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 266 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions, I never inquired...be seen of men/ He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage with John Park Custis, the only son... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 204 pages
...in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions, I never enquired about them. I should have thought it the greatest...seen of men.' He communed with his God in secret. " My mother resided two years at Mount Vernon, after her marriage with John Park Custis, the only son... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1863 - 896 pages
...until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired about them. 1 should have thought it the greatest heresy to doubt...life, his writings, prove that he was a Christian. Ho was not one of those, who act or pray, that they may be seen of men. He communed with his God in... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 440 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired...Christianity. His life, his writings, prove that he was aChristian. He was not one of those, who act or pray, ' that they may be seen of men.' He communed... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1853 - 402 pages
...his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and ramained in his Library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions. I never inquired...heresy to doubt his firm belief in Christianity." He always, unless a clergyman was present, asked a blessing at his own table in a standing posture.... | |
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It was his custom to retire to his library at nine or ten o'clock, where he remained an hour before he went to his chamber. He always rose before the sun, and remained in his library until called to breakfast. I never witnessed his private devotions.... 
