
JAMES SHERMAN KIMBALL.
I.CHILDHOOD.
II.AT SCHOOL.
III.IN COLLEGE.
IV.FARM LIFE.
V.DELEGATE OF CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
James grew up in a home where tenderness and devotion were the norm, shaping a boy who prized family above all else. Even before eight, he penned a promise to care for his parents in their old age, a testament to his earnest heart. His days were filled with hardy sports and a sincere curiosity for learning, earning him friends wherever he went because he never imagined being treated unkindly.
At fourteen the boy sensed a deeper calling, yet the path was clouded and his mind wrestled with the “new life” spoken of in scripture. A simple question at a young men’s prayer meeting sparked a breakthrough, and soon he stood before a group of sailors sharing the transformation he had experienced. From that moment he devoted himself to Bible study, earnest prayer, and the pursuit of reason, finding in Locke’s essays a framework for his own reflections. His growing confidence in faith guided him through school, work, and the early steps of a life aimed at service.
Language
en
Duration
~41 minutes (40K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: The American Tract Society, 1865.
Credits
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2023-03-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1812–1885
A 19th-century American clergyman and religious writer, he is remembered for practical works aimed at ministers and theological students. His surviving books suggest a steady, instructional voice shaped by church life and pastoral training.
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