The Palm Tree Blessing
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A discourse on the various characteristics of the palm tree, illustrating the many features of the sanctified, Christian life.
By Evangelist W. E. Shepard
Author of Wrested Scriptures Made Plain Etc.
COPYRIGHT, 1913 NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Beauty 7
The Palm Tree Is Noted For Its Straightness 11
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Perennial Freshness 14
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Fruitfulness 19
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Sweetness of Its Fruit 26
The Palm Tree Bears Fruit in Its Old Age 34
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Utility 41
William Edward Shepard
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The Palm Tree Blessing
CONTENTS
Introduction
The Palm Tree Blessing
THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS BEAUTY
THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS STRAIGHTNESS
IT IS NOTED FOR ITS PERENNIAL FRESHNESS
IT IS NOTED FOR ITS FRUITFULNESS
IT IS NOTED FOR THE SWEETNESS OF ITS FRUIT
THE PALM TREE BEARS FRUIT IN OLD AGE
THE PALM TREE IS NOTED FOR ITS UTILITY
THE PALM TREE IS APPRECIATED
THE PALM TREE WILL GROW IN THE DESERT
THE PALM TREE FINDS THE WATER
THE PALM TREE GETS OTHERS STARTED
THE PALM TREE MOUNTS HEAVENWARD
THE PALM TREE IS PECULIAR IN ITS GROWTH
THE PALM TREE HAS A COARSE, ROUGH EXTERIOR; BUT IT IS SOFT AT HEART
THE LIFE OF THE PALM TREE IS AT THE CENTER
THE PALM BRANCH IS THE SYMBOL OF VICTORY
THE PALM TREE WILL NOT ADMIT OF GRAFTING
IT IS ADAPTED TO WARM CLIMATES
PALM TREE PECULIARITIES
I. THE EXPLOSIVE FLOWER
II. THE LIVING SACRIFICE
III. THE FOREIGN MISSIONARY
IV. DIFFERENCE IN SIZE AND FORM