Word

“For all his judgments were before me, and

I did not put away his statutes from me.”

Psa 18.22

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Payson quote

“What you consider as your best excuse,

He considers as your greatest sin.”

– Edward Payson

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One sin – ALL sin

Man cannot obliterate one sin (no man!) –

the wonderful God Man, Christ –

died to remove ALL sin.

– eab, 6/29/11

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“Palm Sunday”

 

Triumphant He was, without doubt

(Though so soon they cast Him out.)

“Hosanna,” the kids cried,

Palms waiving on every side,

Christ entered town to their shout.

– eab,  3/18/2005  (Joh 12.13)

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Edgar Stites – born

ON THIS DATE

Edgar P (Page) Stites was born 3/22/1836 at Cape May, NJ.  Though his immediate parents are not mentioned it is known that Stites was a direct descendent of John Howland, who arrived in “America” on a small ship called the Mayflower.  Stites served in the un-civil war, then became a pilot of a riverboat on the  Delaware.  He had a cousin who also wrote songs, Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt.

At some point this Methodist hymn writer turned frontier preacher/missionary.  His mission field was the Dakota Territory created 3/2/1861 & existing until 11/2/1889 when it was split to become North & South Dakota (they became states the same day).  He held membership in the First Methodist Church, Cape May, NJ, for some 60 yrs & attended the Methodist Assembly at Ocean Grove.  His death date was 1/9/1921.

Edgar Stites wrote “Beulah Land,” “At the Gold­en Land­ing,” “Just Ahead,” & “Trusting Jesus,” under the pseudonym “Edgar Page.”

 “Simply trusting every day, Trusting through a stormy way; Even when my faith is small, Trusting Jesus, that is all.

Refrain

“Trusting as the moments fly, Trusting as the days go by; Trusting Him whate’er befall, Trusting Jesus, that is all.”

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