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                    [Frances Havergal]
Frances Ridley Havergal, the British musician and devotional writer, left us such classic hymns as Like a River Glorious, Who is on the Lord’s Side?, I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, and Take My Life and Let It Be.
One day in January, 1858, while visiting the art museum in
                    
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                    Contributed by W F on Sep 20, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In the fields of France there are many rolling green hills and open fields, some of you may have seen them. Yet beneath many of these picturesque landscapes lies the horror of hundreds of mass graves - remnants of the many battles fought there. Imagine just one of these graves being opened soon
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
                
                
                
                    France The number of self-declared Catholics in France has slipped from 80% in the early 90s and 67% in ‘00 to 51% in ‘06. The number of atheists
                    
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                    Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 10, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Frances Havergal, the song writer, lived and moved in the Word of God. His Word was her constant companion. On the last day of her life, she asked a friend to read to her the 42nd chapter of Isaiah. When the friend read the sixth verse. “I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold
                    
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                    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 4, 2006
                
                
                
                    When Napoleon of France fought Wellington of England, all England waited patiently for word of the decisive battle at Waterloo. When the message came to London it was relayed by the flags on top of the Winchester cathedral. The flags on the cathedral began to spell it out: "Wellington defeated..."
                    
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                    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Louis IX of France (1215-1270)
St. Louis led an exemplary life, bearing constantly in mind his mother’s words: "I would rather see you dead at my feet than guilty of a mortal sin." His biographers have told us of the long hours he spent in prayer, fasting, and penance, without the knowledge of his
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 24, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    DURING THE WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND FRANCE, men were drafted into the French army by a lottery system.  When someone’s name was drawn, he had to go off to battle.  But there was once exception: a person would be exempt if another was willing to take his place.  On one occasion the authorities came
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Great Britain followed France’s lead and closes their borders, but once again, they were too late. South Hampton, Liverpool, North Hampton, all reported cases of mystery flu by nightfall.
The authorities explain that from all indications a person can be infected for up to a week without even
                    
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                    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    When King Louis XIV of France was dethroned, someone kidnapped his son.  They tried to spoil him and dethrone him. The people who captured him exposed him to vulgar language, excessive alcohol and women—anything to feed his passions and to try to keep him from fulfilling his destiny. After 6 months
                    
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                    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 10, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    When King Louis XIV of France was dethroned, someone kidnapped his son.  They tried to spoil him and dethrone him. The people who captured him exposed him to vulgar language, excessive alcohol and women—anything to feed his passions and to try to keep him from fulfilling his destiny. After 6 months
                    
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                    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    For many years Dr. Frances Schaeffer and his wife Edith ran a house of Christian hospitality and study in Switzerland called L’Abri.  They opened their hearts and homes to hundreds of people seeking Biblical answers to life’s challenges.  In her book What is a Family?
                    
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                    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 26, 2009
                
                
                
                    In France in the 17th century, St. Vincent found a baby abandoned in the cold. He went to the Sister of Charity and asked them to take care of the baby. But the Mother Superior refused abruptly and said that such children were creatures of sin and were destined by God’s will to die. St. Vincent
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Sir Leonard Wood once visited the King of France and the King was so pleased with him he was invited for dinner the next day. Sir Leonard went to the palace and the King meeting him in one of the halls, said, “Why, Sir Leonard, I did not expect to see you. How is it that you are here?” “Did not
                    
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                    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
                
                
                
                    In 1715 King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years. He had called himself "the Great," and was the monarch who made the famous statement, "I am the state!" His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular. As his body lay in state in a golden
                    
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                    Contributed by W F on Sep 20, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In 1715, Louis 14th of France died. Louis, who called himself “the Great,” was the monarch who made the infamous statement “I am the State!” His court was the most magnificent in all of Europe, and his funeral was spectacular. His body lay in a gold coffin. To dramatize the deceased King’s
                    
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