| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 14 |
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This editorial word in The United Presbyterian revealed the affection inspired by Dr. Miller in the denomination from which he sought release in 1868:
“Dr. Miller was one of those men whom no denomination can monopolize. His ambition to do good was as wide as the longings of the human heart. He belonged emphatically to the Church of Christ. All denominations found in his literature help and comfort and blessing; all firesides felt the glow of his own warm heart. He was no controversialist, but one who desired to bring the peace of God to sorrowing souls. Quiet, unobtrusive, unassuming in his life, out of his own experience and hope he gave his message to humanity. He spoke to the soul of all men, and they are few, if any, who have read his writings, but have been made better by them. His influence is not entombed with his body, but lingers, as the youth of the springtime or the summer sunshine, to continue year after year in the homes and hearts of the generations that follow. When his kindly features are forgotten, when the friends who knew and loved him have passed from earth and slumber with him in the dust, the words that he has written will be his memorial to their sons and daughters. We cannot estimate the influence of such a life. It is mightier than warriors or statesmen. It is like the life of Jesus Christ in that its purpose is to make men better, purer, richer in riches that perish not, and wise in the wisdom that never faileth.”
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