The vast majority of this information has been gleaned from book publisher’s notices. The veracity of the source varies with practitioner. Some vendors provide delightful snippets of information that are not readily available to one not associated with the book trade. A surprising number affirm that they are selling a first edition, a statement which often seems grounded in wishful thinking. Also unexpected is the news that the algorithm for determining the number of pages in a book can change dramatically across the industry. The greatest sin of course is spelling the title wrong.
Despite these external difficulties and a certain internal incompetence this catalogue of Miller's books and pamphlets and continues to grow and coalesce into a complete and veracious reference. There are some titles in the list below whose parentage, or very existence, is still in question. Only when there is a substantial positive evidence will they be listed in the books and booklets pages. Over the last few months, certain writings, which were thought to be separate works have been discovered to be parts of larger works. The number of known works has decreased slightly.
If this were a commercial site the reader could complain at the inconsistences in the layout and perhaps snicker at the ‘notes to self' littering the table. However, we happy band of volunteers say “I'll get round to it one day,” “It's a work in progress,” and “if you want something better, come and help."
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| Bethlehem To Olivet The Life of Jesus Christ Illustrated by Modern Painters |
undated might be 1912 |
30 black and white reproductions New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. 180 pages. various painters such as Bougoureau, Burne-Jones, Gerome, etc |
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| Beautiful Days | before 1918 | It has thoughts for each day of the month. London S.W. Partridge & Co, Ltd Old Baily it has 39 pages. There's no date as such..just third edition. But there is an hand written inscription inside "katherine Pitt confirmed 22ds may 1918" |
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| The Beauty of Self-Control | 1911 | Hodder and Stoughton 268 pages |
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| The Best Things in Life | 1907 | Hodder & Stoughton 2nd edition 203 pages |
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| Bits of Pasture Handfuls of grass for the Lord’s Hungry Sheep Later republished as In Green Pastures |
1890 | Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work No. 1319 Walnut Street. 255 pages. One passage for every day of the year London: Thomas Nelson 243 pages Nelson / January 1926 Nelson 1980 International Bible Society |
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| Blessing of Cheerfulness |
1895 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 32 pages |
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| Blossom of Thorns, The | |||
| Book of Comfort, The | 1912 | New York Crowell 280 pages |
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| Building of Character, The. Familiar talks on Christian living |
1894. | New York and Boston: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1894 London Sunday School Union, 1899 272 pages containing thirty seven discussions / chapters on Christian issues. 12/01/1975 Faithworks |
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| By the Still Waters | 1895 | New York, Thomas T. Crowell and Company. 25 pages illustrated meditation on the twenty third psalm |
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| Christman Making (probable spelling mistake) | 1907 | NY Thomas Y. Crowell Company only one reference |
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| Come Ye Apart Daily readings in the life of Christ |
1890 | Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. London 1965 |
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| Coming of Jesus Christ, The | 1906 | London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906 95 pages |
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| Devotional Life of the Sunday School Teacher, The | 1913 far too late |
1913 by the Presbyterian Board of Publication. 110 pages Solid Ground Christian Books, 2002 |
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| Devotional Hours with the Bible | 1911 | First Edition Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London 346 pages 124 outstanding devotional readings Synoptic Gospels and St. John pp 309. 588 pages A M G Publishers, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A. Date Published: 1997 ISBN: 0899572197 Faithworks - Published Date: 09/01/1998 |
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| Dr. Miller’s Year Book A Year's Daily Readings |
1895. | New York : Crowell, 366 pages. |
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| Every Day of Life, The | 1892 | Hodder & Stoughton: London 283 pages |
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| Face of the Master, The | 1903 | Illustrator: G. H. Edwards Pages: 31 Publisher: T. Y. Crowell Co., N.Y. Nice embossed silk like covers with toning at edges. Has silk bookmark. |
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| Family Prayers for Thirteen weeks. | 1901 | Thomas Nelson, 1901 198 pages |
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| Finding the Way | 1904 | Hodder & Stoughton 278 pages |
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| For the Best Things | 1907 | Thomas Y Crowell | |
| Garden of the Heart, The | 1906 | Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 & 1910 20 chapters. 288 pages |
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| Gentle Heart, A | 1896. | Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1896. Publisher: Zondervan 1994 Strength of a Gentle Heart ?? |
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| Girls: Faults and Ideals | 1892 | Thomas Y Crowell | |
| Glimpses through Life’s Windows | 1893 | There are 216 pages and was published by Thomas Y. Crowell and Company Part of Week Day Religion London, Nisbet, 218pp “This book is sent out in the loving hope that its words may stimulate many to a truer, better, richer, holier life.” |
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| Gate Beautiful, The | |||
| Glory of the Common Life, The | 1910 | Hodder & Stoughton 244 pages |
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| God’s Slow Making of Us | only reference is a want add Fifty Years of The Word and Work: 1916-1965 (2001) "God's Slow Making of Us." W & W 18 (1925): 78. Chapter 4 of Upper Currents |
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| Golden Gate of Prayer Devotional studies on the Lord’s prayer. |
1900 | London, , Hodder & Stoughton, 256 pages, |
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| Golden Week | Hodder & Stoughton N.D. Binding is Pamphlet. |
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| Golden Month, A | Circa 1911 | London: Hodder and Stoughton. 38 pages |
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| Help For The Common Days, A Being Papers on Practical Religion |
1896 | Edinburgh: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1896. 320 pages |
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| Hidden Life, The | This is a chapter in: In Green Pastures August 2 The Hidden Life Delete June 1 |
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| Hidden Art of Homemaking | Might be Homemaking | ||
| Home Beautiful, The or The Wedded Life, |
1912 | Edited by John T. Faris, illustrated Charles Robinson Not all editions were illustrated New volume formed from the heart of the books Week Day Religion,Practical Religion,Home Making, and In His Steps 253 pages Zondervan Publishing House, 1912 Pathway books revised and condensed edition: 1993. "The Moody Monthly says that “These pages teem with gracious counsel, admonition and help from the pen of an unusually thoughtful man of warm sympathies, a rich life experience and a broad outlook. His thesis has been developed on the highest level of Christian thought and feeling.” London: Andrew Melrose. First Edition. ND. 163pp. Frontispiece, title page and page decorations by Charles Robinson. Illustrated endpapers. The first 16 pages are a record of the owners' marriage. The text by Miller presents two forms of the marriage service, the regular Episcopal and the author's own. Following are chapters on marriage and married life, the husband's part, the wife's part, etc. Illustrated by decorative headings. |
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| Home-Making or the Ideal Family Life | 1882 | Presbyterian Board of Publication on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, 1882 London: The Sunday School Union Faithworks, Blue Ridge Summit Date Published: 2003 ISBN: 1929241356 Vision Forum, Inc. Date Published: 2003 ISBN: 1929241356 310 pages |
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| How When and Where | 1901 | N . Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1901. | |
| In Green Pastures: Daily readings for every day in the year |
1893 | See Bits of Pasture | |
| In Perfect Peace | 1902 |
London: Hodder & Stoughton Illustrated by Edwards, G H New York, NY: Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1902. 30 pages |
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| In His Steps: A Book for Young Christians |
1885 Reissued Oct., 1897 |
See Home Beautiful Revised in 1897 — the later edition is online 112 pages |
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| Inner Life, The | 1904 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1904 32 pages Illustrated with wash drawings and vignettes by Victor Prout and Hilda Gargett. Bound in pale blue cloth with an art nouveau cover design in white and both bright and matte gold. This composition, which depicts a stylized butterfly with Celtic strapwork elements, bears the cipher of The Decorative Designers. A masterful design by Lee Thayer. |
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| Life’s Byways and Waysides | 1896 | T Nelson and Sons 1896 Philadelphia PA: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1896. |
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| Life of Character, Making Biblical Decisions |
sole source http://www.rarechristianbooks.com/general_m-r.htm |
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| Loving My Neighbor | 1900 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1900 31 pages |
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| Marriage Altar, The | 1898 | Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1898. 32 pages 4 chapters Choosing a Wife... Choosing a Husband... Secrets of Wedding Happiness... The Wedding Ring |
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| Message for Every Day, A | |||
| Ministry of Comfort, The | Hodder Revised and reissued by others as Whom the Lord Loveth: A Manual of Comfort for the Tested and Tried. pp280. |
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| Jesus and I are Friends the Life of Dr. J R Miller |
John T. Faris, 1912 |
London: Hodder and Stoughton (1912) 244, 246, 278 or 284 pages depending on counting skills of the bookseller “Miller’s forefather, Thomas McCarrell, was a weaver originally from Ireland who served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.” |
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| Joy of Service, The | 1898 | New York Thomas Y. Crowell Company 248 pages Hodder 3rd edition 1903 262 pages |
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| Lesson of Love, The | 1903 | Thomas Crowell NY 1903 276 pages |
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| Life of Christ, The | Might be a mistake Bethlehem to Olivet The Life of Jesus Christ Come Ye Apart : Daily Bible Readings in the Life of Christ Closer Than a Brother: Daily Moments in the Life of Christ. Delete after July 1 |
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| Loving My Neighbour | 1900 | NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., (1900) 31 pages |
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| Making the Most of Life | 1891 |
London Hodder and Stoughton 1897 Thomas Crowell, New York 1891 275 pages, circa 1930 Moon Magazine published quarterly supplements each containing a chapter from Making the Most of Life. Moon Magazine was targeted at a blind audience it uses a simple embossed variation of Roman type. It occupies more space than Braille, but it is easily learned by those who lose their sight in old age and who find it difficult to acquire a knowledge of the more intricate Braille system. |
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| Marriage Altar, The | Similar name to Chapter 7 Week-Day Religion. Delete after June 1 |
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| Mary of Bethany | 1910 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1910 London: The Sunday School Union |
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| Master’s Blesseds, The The: Devotional Study of the Beatitudes |
1898 | 8 short chapters has a carte di vise from 1860’s inside front cover Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1898. a Rare and Beautiful Book with Floral Designs on Every Page 182 Pages |
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| Master's Friendships,The | 1910 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell | |
| Message for the Day, A [A Year`s Daily Readings] |
1902 | London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. 370 pages |
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| Ministry of Comfort, The | 1901 | New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company Publishers. 1901 297pp Reissued as Whom the Lord Loveth |
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| Morning Thoughts for Every Day of the Year | 1906 | Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, New York. It has 366 pages. One for every day of the year including leap year |
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| Our New Edens and Other meditations for 'Silent Times' |
1904 | Hodder and Stoughton 206 pages see: Silent Times |
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| Pathos of Love, The | 1906 | London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906 95 pages |
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| Paul's Message for Today | Hodder & Stoughton, exact date unknown circa 1910, Slight damage to cover, 270 pages | ||
| Personal Friendships of Jesus | 1897 | Thomas Y Crowell & Company 1897 267 pgs. |
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| Practical Religion a help for the common days |
1888 | See Home Beautiful 320 pages |
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| The Secret of Gladness | 1899 | New York: T.Y. Crowell, 1899. 32 pages |
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| Secrets of Happy Home Life | 1894 | In a little booklet called, “Secrets of Happy Home Life” J.R. Miller wrote (in 1894) about the secrets of happy home life. ” What are the secrets of happy home life? The answer might be given in one word-Christ. Christ at the marriage-altar; Christ on the bridal journey; Christ when the new home is set up; Christ when the baby is born; Christ when a child dies; Christ in the pinching times; Christ in the days of plenty; Christ in the nursery, in the kitchen, in the parlor; Christ in the toil and in the rest; Christ along all the years; Christ when the wedded pair walk toward the sunset gates; Christ in the sad hour when farewells are spoken, and one goes on before and the other stays, bearing the unshared grief. Christ is the secret of happy home life.” | |
| Secrets of a Beautiful Life | 1894 | Hodder and Stoughton, 1894 A Journal of Biblical Literature , No. 7. Vol. I, No. 7, January, 1895 London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1898. Sixth edition. "The Silent Times series". viii, 290 pp + 6 pp ads. A collection of 24 religious chapters with advice on daily living. |
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| Silent Times A Book to Help in Reading the Bible Into Life |
1886 | N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886 266 pages. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1904. |
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| Sorrow in Christian Homes | Definitely a stand alone tract and not part of a larger work | ||
| Story of a Busy Life, The Recollections of Mrs. George A. Paull |
1896 ed. J. R. Miller |
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. 275 pages |
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| Story of Joseph. The | 1901 | Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press | |
| Strength and Beauty | 1899 | Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 262 pages |
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| Summer Gathering for Winter's Need Words for Life's Sunny Days. |
The Sunday School Union, n.d. 47 pp Contents: Gather in the Harvest, Life's Resting Places, Spiritual Gathering, Responsibility of Teachers, The Lesson for Youth, The Night Cometh. |
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| Things to Live For | 1896 | 1896 Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 271 pages 24 chapters 1931 Moon Magazine published quarterly supplements each containing a chapter from Things to Live For. Moon Magazine is targeted at a blind audience and uses a simple embossed variation of Roman type. Source: http://www.techshare.org.uk/ xpedio/ groups/ public/ documents/ visugate/ public_annu30-31.hcsp |
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| To-Day and To-Morrow | Sounding more and more like a chapter in a larger work. Possibly: In Green Pastures March 5 To-day not To-morrow Delete after June 1 |
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| The Transfigured Life | 1893 | In Green Pastures July 11 Delete after June 1 |
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| Turning Northward | 1908 | Thomas Y Crowell 32 pages White leather look cover with gold-purple emboss design. Recently sold for $13 USD on eBay |
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| Unto the Hills a Meditation on the One Hundred and Twenty-first Psalm. |
1899. | Illustrated by Edwards, G.H Thomas Y. Crowell 32 pages |
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| Upper Currents, The | 1902 | NY: Crowell. 1902, Book in Good Condition, 283 pages Last book listed in the authors list ?? |
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| Wedded Life, The | 1894 | Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work in Philadelphia. 1913 86 pages The text includes the minister’s script for the marriage ceremony and chapters on “The Wedded Life,” “The Husband’s Part,” and “The Wife’s Part.” |
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| Week-Day Religion | 1887 | 318 Approx. pages Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier See Home Beautiful Hodder and Stoughton, 1894. 280 pages |
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| What It Is To Be A Christian | 1905 | London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1905. 95 pages |
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| The Westminster Intermediate Quarterly, Second Quarter |
1900 Miller, J.R., ed |
I'm not sure if this counts as a book? LJ Presbyterian Board, Philadelphia. |
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| When the Song Begins | 1905 | Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. 1905 256 pages |
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| Wider Life, The | 1908 | Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1908 304 pages |
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| Young Men Faults and Ideals | 1893 | Philadelphia Presbyterian Board of Publ (1894) Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 31 pages |
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| Young People’s Problems | New York: Crowel |
| Books | Dates | Notes |
| John T Faris | ||
| The Glory of the Commonplace: Parables and Illustrations from the Books of Dr. J. R. Miller. |
circa 1900 | A Selection from the books of Dr. J R Miller arranged by John T Faris Dr. Miller was able to say 'ordinary things about ordinary people in most unusual ways. He illuminated every chapter by apt and striking illustrations from the everyday life of people around him.' London, Hodder and Stoughton, not dated. |
| Jesus and I are Friends The Life of Dr. J R Miller |
1912 | London: Hodder and Stoughton (1912) 244, 246, 278 or 284 pages depending on the counting skills of the bookseller. “Miller’s forefather, Thomas McCarrell, was a weaver originally from Ireland who served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.” |
| Mrs. Charles E. Cowman / Lettie B. Cowman | ||
| Streams in the Desert | 1925 | Lettie Cowman quotes from Dr. Miller extensively. He is one of her favourite sources. She makes a fair
effort to give credit to her sources, but occasionally it is difficult to determine who wrote what in her books. This is situation is exacerbated
when she quotes some poetry that appears in Miller. Often she reproduces only the part that Miller quoted, possibly not realizing that it was part of
a longer work. Because Miller is usually deficient in recording the authors of the poems he has used, Cowman has no easy way of determining the
writer. The situation reaches comic proportions when various inspirational Websites publish the same snippet of a poem attributing it to Cowman, but not Miller or the original author of the poem. All of Cowman’s books seem to be in copyright, but the sources she quotes from are most often out of copyright. |
| Springs in the Valley | ||
| Charles E Cowman, Missionary Warrior |
1928 | |
| Consolation | 1933 | |
| Traveling Toward Sunrise | ||
| Mountain Trailways for Youth: Devotions for Young People |
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| Beautiful Days, Thoughts for each day of the month. From the writings of The Rev. J. R. Miller, D.D. Selected by Adelaide L. J. Gosset. | Inscription dated 1918 | London S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd. Paternoster Row. |
| Beautiful Living: Discovering the Hidden Essence of Life |
modern revision possibly renamed |
by Miller, J.R., and Bell, James S., Jr. (Editor) Smokey Mountain Books, TN, USA ISBN: 1562925431 Publishers note: This beautifully updated edition of an eloquent Victorian classic features modern language and exquisitely colorized turn-of-the-century photos. Ribbon marker. |
| Closer Than a Brother Daily Moments in the Life of Christ |
modern revision possibly renamed |
Miller, J R, and Bell, James (Editor). 365 readings |
| Dying to Live | Miller, J. R.; Zodhiates, Joan; Anderson, revised 1980 |
Dubious J. R. Miller, Joan Zodhiates (Editor), Florence Anderson (Illustrator) AMG Publishers 147 pages ISBN: 0899570453 |
| The Four Gospels and the Life of Christ | Miller, Illustrated by 67 | Word Bearer Press. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beautiful copy of an excellent book!!! Date is unknown. |
| Life of Character | modern revision possibly renamed |
ISBN: 0899572391 Faithworks - Published Date: 09/01/1998 291 pages AMG Publishers |
| The Shining Life | Daily Readings from the Works of JR Miller. | Pilgrims Press pp366 |
| Whom the Lord Loveth: A Manual of Comfort for the Tested and Tried. |
1996 | 192 pages. Crockett, KY by Rod & Staff Publishers OriginallyThe Ministry of Comfort “Life on this sin-cursed earth brings trouble and heartache to every person at some time or another. Sometimes the sorrows of life seem heavier the we can bear. At such a time, the heart cries out, ‘Why, Lord? Why has this happened to me? What have I done? What is wrong?’ Or we may cry again and again for relief and deliverance from the trouble, only to have it continue on with seemingly no respite. Take courage, dear friend. There is a reason. God is working out His purposes. The burden will be lifted. God has not forsaken you. He is ‘the God of all comfort,’ and, according to His never-failing promises, He will bring comfort to your heart and rest to your soul. Every child of God will find his soul lifted up in strong courage and faith as he meditates on this vital message. A valuable addition to the library of every devout Christian.” |