With the witch hunters in disarray and the Covens of Rome in the ascendancy, Giuliana Salvai is a woman whose work, many would say, was done. The Sisters of Lazio no longer live in fear of persecution from those who sought their destruction. But, even with their Craft triumphant, there is a demon that Giuliana has yet to confront and a question that remains unanswered. Can it ever be justified to knowingly put another in harm's way in order to try and save someone very close to you? There are devastating consequences for all those caught up in the terrifying aftermath of Giuliana's attempt to rescue a young Sister from a tragic and shocking past. A sequel to 'A Far Cry from Summer' and 'An Echo of Autumn
Warner Mifflin—energetic, uncompromising, and reviled—was the key figure connecting the abolitionist movements before and after the American Revolution. A descendant of one of the pioneering families of William Penn's "Holy Experiment," Mifflin upheld the Quaker pacifist doctrine, carrying the peace testimony to Generals Howe and Washington across the blood-soaked Germantown battlefield and traveling several thousand miles by horse up and down the Atlantic seaboard to stiffen the spines of the beleaguered Quakers, harried and exiled for their neutrality during the war for independence. Mifflin was also a pioneer of slave reparations, championing the radical idea that after their liberation, Africans in America were entitled to cash payments and land or shared crop arrangements. Preaching "restitution," Mifflin led the way in making Kent County, Delaware, a center of reparationist doctrine. After the war, Mifflin became the premier legislative lobbyist of his generation, introducing methods of reaching state and national legislators to promote antislavery action. Detesting his repeated exercise of the right of petition and hating his argument that an all-seeing and affronted God would punish Americans for "national sins," many Southerners believed Mifflin was the most dangerous man in America—"a meddling fanatic" who stirred the embers of sectionalism after the ratification of the Constitution of 1787. Yet he inspired those who believed that the United States had betrayed its founding principles of natural and inalienable rights by allowing the cancer of slavery and the dispossession of Indian lands to continue in the 1790s. Writing in beautiful prose and marshaling fascinating evidence, Gary B. Nash constructs a convincing case that Mifflin belongs in the Quaker antislavery pantheon with William Southeby, Benjamin Lay, John Woolman, and Anthony Benezet.
Relive the beauty and magic of daytime television's most romantic weddings with this pictorial history of ABC's greatest marital moments from "All My Children, General Hospital" and "One Life to Live". 200 color photos.
Lorelei and Lani invite young artist Rosalind to their enchanted Dornie Manor for her latest commission. But this peaceful, beautiful place is haunted by the echoes of a past atrocity. Rosalind is their only hope of making right a centuries old wrong, until events elsewhere pose an even greater threat. Together with Arabella, a woman pursued by her own personal demons, they must confront a formidable enemy if they are to save the Sisterhood from the evil that is Fallen Angel.
The denial of something so deeply desired. An unimaginable betrayal. A collision of past and present. These are the catalysts that will set in motion a train of events that will shake the worlds of those Sisters caught in the eye of the storm. For some, lives will never be the same. Loyalties will be questioned, friendships will be tested, and for one Sister the ultimate price will be paid. A sequel to 'A Far Cry From Summer
In this detailed and easy-to-read reference, professional photographers Gary L. Friedman and Ross Warner spell out the nuances of every feature for both beginning and experienced photographers. Get the most out of your camera from the most highly-acclaimed author of books for the Sony cameras! Instantly-downloadable electronic formats are also available from the author's website.
Twenty-five years after its premiere, All My Children remains the number-one soap opera among women aged 18-49. Now, for the first time ever, the fascinating history of this daytime institution is captured in a beautiful, lavishly illustrated coffee table book. Chock-full of behind-the-scenes anecdotes and archival photographs. Full color throughout.
January Grant hunts the witch hunters. Her superior, Claire Darblay, assigns her to take the fight to those who, even today, persecute the Sisterhood. So, when Claire asks January to retrieve two young runaways who have absconded from the Burgrun House Coven, she can't help feeling that this is a job more suited to one of the Sisterhood's social workers. And when January, a Sister used to action, is also tasked with the seemingly diplomatic mission of finding the reason for the girls' decision to abscond, it seems that things couldn't get any worse... until her mother calls with news that her younger sister is also missing. Could the two events be linked? Cordelia Trent, the enigmatic Elder of the Burgrun House Coven, is in no mood to compromise. She wants the runaways back. But this coven hides a deadly secret. Can January get to the truth before any more Sisters pay the price of that secret? The Spring Child's Whisper is the fourth book in the The Witches of Marston Dornie series.
Following a witchhunter attack on a coven at Cenon in France, January Grant is sent to Monaco to exact revenge on the architect of the atrocity. But the carefully planned assault on the witchhunterÕs Monte Carlo residence does not go well for January. In the fallout from the mission, Claire Darblay, JanuaryÕs controller, knows she will come under even more pressure from those within the Sisterhood who vehemently oppose the use of what they see as an assassin employed by their historically peaceful Order. And then Claire receives a cry for help from an enemy of the Sisterhood. Should she agree to assist and risk everything at a time when her rank within her Order is already precarious, or turn away and abandon an innocent young girl to her fate? Whatever her decision, there will be consequences that will deeply affect Claire, January, and those close to them. The Witches of Marston Dornie series A Far Cry from Summer An Echo of Autumn The Light from Winter Dark The Spring ChildÕs Whisper
Revealed . . . Long lost records of the Saginaw Rescue Missions past, rediscovered.Clearly, the time had comeamidst a mission field ripe for harvest. In the dawn of the twentieth century, the streets of Saginaw were teeming with wayward, needy souls, so much that local churches petitioned Heaven for the establishment of a rescue mission. It would soon be identified as a new feature in the reclaiming work of Saginawa place where those in want could freely receive the physical and spiritual assistance so sorely needed. Converts and volunteers partnered with Mission staff as they actively took to the streets, reaching out to the poor of the community. Founder Mel Trotter would later reflect, That Mission was a hummer from the beginning.Most of the stories of thousands whose lives were transformed in the Saginaw Rescue Missions first hundred years are not known today, yet a fraction survive within these pages. See recently discovered details of the early days, lost for decades. Learn too, how the Mission has adapted, developed and expanded with the times, diligently shining the Light upon the safe pathway home.The City Rescue Mission of Saginaw, Michigan, founded in 1905, is a certified member of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, established in 1913, representing the international rescue movement of assisting the homeless and needy that began in Scotland in 1826.
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