Slide set: Our heavenly home (service of song: Bamforth & Co., 68 slides, 1906)

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'Behold, now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation'

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The congregation slowly left the sacred building

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They lived in a little cottage by the side of the line

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With his wife on his arm, and leading his daughter Grace

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'Think of the thousands of half-starved men, women and children'

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Martin reached the family Bible from the book shelf

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Grace sang in her sweet, childish voice, 'Jesus the Comforter'

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Her mother set the table for supper, and they sat down together

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He prayed by his bedside before retiring for the night

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Martin Harvey lit the fire in the little kitchen

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Ellen Harvey arose shortly after her husband had left

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Grace also was soon up and dressed, bright as a butterfly

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Ellen was surprised to hear the sound of wheels

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'Take courage, Mrs Harvey, for I have bad news for you'

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Ellen murmured a prayer, asking her Saviour to give her strength

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'Don't cry, mother, darling, Jesus will wipe all tears away'

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Ellen tearfully saw that death was written upon his face

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'God keep you in safety till we meet again in peace and joy'

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A grief-stricken widow and fatherless child were the chief figures

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Neither Ellen nor her late husband had any living relatives

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Ellen Harvey and her child bade farewell to the little cottage

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Ellen Harvey and her child had been compelled to find a home

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Here the poor mother worked her fingers to the bone

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How often had the poor mother knelt and prayed to God

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She lay on the miserable bed and looked through the window

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The adjoining garret was rented by a man known as 'The Terror'

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'The Terror' now lay sprawling on the floor, unable to rise

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Zack lived in the cellar of the same house

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She found him hard at work at his match-box making

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'Oh! Zack,' she said, 'do come upstairs at once'

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Zack knelt down beside him and loosened the handkerchief

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'The Terror' recovered consciousness and sprang to his feet

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''Ere Crutches,' said 'The Terror,' 'there's some money'

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Upon his return he found 'The Terror' asleep

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'The Terror' sat in anything but an amiable frame of mind

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'Sing us a bit o' a ditty now, and I'll give yer sixpence'

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'Who's Jesus, young 'un?' asked 'The Terror'

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Jesus died for you, and He wants you to be good

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Zack read some chapters from the New Testament

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'I'm going to try and keep straight, God 'elping me'

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The minister at the Mission Hall heartily welcomed the new convert

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Zack and Grace were in great request as soloists

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Mrs Mayfield gave a general invitation for all to spend a day at her beautiful country home

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Breakfast was ready and waiting with tea and coffee all hot

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They march two by two along the streets on the way to the station

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There is the train drawn up on the platform

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The engine acted famously and did not go so fast

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And now the happy holiday-makers reach their destination

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Zack and Grace were almost beside themselves with joy

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They all sat down to tables loaded with good substantial fare

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She soon learned the story of her humble guests

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Grace never sang more sweetly than she did that morning

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They talked earnestly as to the best means of assisting their friends

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'The Terror' could only gasp like a fish out of water

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One and all felt better for that glimpse of Nature's wonders

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The life that now opened before them seemed like a dream

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In front of the altar stand two who are being joined in matrimony

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We leave the newly-wedded pair to that life of happiness

Number of slides

Manufacturer

Bamforth & Co., England

Other related organisation

in stock of Josiah T. Chapman, 1909-1912 (item ref. 1459)

Main type of image

life model

Main usage of set

service of song

Date of first manufacture

1906

Reading or song

Our heavenly home (Glasgow: Bayley & Ferguson, n.d.)

Collections

68 slides known to exist in private collection

Lucerna ID 3002503

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 22 January 2018

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Slide set: Our heavenly home (service of song: Bamforth & Co., 68 slides, 1906)