The Clergy of America Anecdotes Illustrative of the Character of Ministers of
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yaw it, and consented to it ; and I am comparatively happy. My dear brother, if you can give up all desire to be great, and feel heartily willing to be nothing, you will be happy too. " REV. JOHN ELIOT. The attachment of the Rev. John Eliot, usually called the "Apostle to the Indians, " to peace and union among Christians, was exceedingly great. When he heard ministers complain that some in their congregations were too difficult for them, the substance of his advice would be, " Brother, compass... them !" " Brother, learn the meaning of those three little words — bear, forbear, forgive. " His love of peace, indeed, almost led him to sacrifice right itself. When a bundle of papers was laid before an assembly of ministers, which con- tained the particulars of a contention between parties who he thought ought at once to be agreed, he hastily threw them into the fire, and said, " Brethren, wonder not at what I have done; I did it on my knees, this morning, before I came among you. " The piety, personal and relative, of this holy man, was very distinguished, and he was always zealous in promoting the same spirit among others.
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