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The beloved poem House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss is now pretty much forgotten but it was once one of the most popular poems in America.
Sam Walter Foss
People recited it at meetings, stitched it into samplers, framed it and hung it on thousands of walls. Sportscaster Ernie Harwell alluded to it when a batter was out on a called third strike, as in He stood there like the house by the side of the road.
Church By The Side Of The Road
Well my daddy was a drunkardMomma taught for the lordGranny took me to sunday schoolTo the church by the side of the road
And im telling you my jesus came from the golden cityTo the church by the side of the roadThis church it wasnt modernIt was built of log and clayBut you could see my jesus thereAs we knelt down to pray
Well time has came between usAnd the years have come and goneIm a-leaving here tomorrowIve been away too long
Psalm 100 A Psalm Of Praise
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth to all generations.
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Fire At Cairo Coptic Church Kills 41 Including 15 Children
CAIRO A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypts capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children.
Several trapped congregants jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to try to escape the intense flames, witnesses said. Suffocation, suffocation, all of them dead, said a distraught witness, who only gave a partial name, Abu Bishoy.
Sixteen people were injured, including four policemen involved in the rescue effort.
The cause of the blaze at the church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba was not immediately known. An initial investigation pointed to an electrical short-circuit, according to a police statement.
Weeping families waited outside for word about relatives who were inside the church and at nearby hospitals where the victims were taken. Footage from the scene circulated online showed burned furniture, including wooden tables and chairs. Firefighters were seen putting out the blaze while others carried victims to ambulances.
Witnesses said there were many children inside the four-story building, which had two day care facilities.
There are children, we didnt know how to get to them, said Abu Bishoy. And we dont know whose son this is, or whose daughter that is. Is this possible?
A total of 15 children were killed in the fire, according to Copts United, a news website focusing on Christian news.
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Igreja Ao Lado De The Road
Bem, meu pai era um bêbadoMamãe ensinou para o senhorVovó me levou para a escola dominicalPara a igreja, ao lado da estrada
E eu estou dizendo a você o meu Jesus veio da cidade de ouroPara a igreja, ao lado da estradaEsta igreja não era modernaFoi construído de log e argilaMas você pode ver o meu jesus láÀ medida que se ajoelhou para orar
Tempo bem já chegou entre nósE os anos vieram e se foramEu estou deixando-a aqui amanhãEstive longe por muito tempo
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History Of The Church School & Log Cabin
A Step Back In Time
This historic roadside Church conducted its first service on Easter Sunday 1964. The Church was erected by Walt Williamson, the founder of the famous Wagon Wheel Resort. Walt Williamson spent almost a decade concentrating on building a Gothic style chapel with antiques collected from all over the United State to accomplish the 19th century effect. Mr. Williamson was well known for never buying anything new!
Adjacent to the Church is the oldest school house in Winnebago County and a log cabin on this 2 acre plot of land. The Old Stone School House was built of limestone in 1854 and was known as the Lincoln Park School and moved to its present site in the 1960s from West State Street in Rockford where it now functions as a pre-school. It is believed to be the oldest functioning school house in Illinois. The Log Cabin was built in the late 1800s and removed from the Winnebago County IL. farm of the 19th century industrialist Greenlee and reconstructed in the 1960s.
The House By The Side Of The Road
Sam Walter Foss died Feb. 26, 1911. A historic marker in Candia commemorates his homespun verse and country poems, believed to have been inspired by his boyhood home on Brown Road .
Birthplace of Sam Walter Foss in Candia, N.H.
A postcard of a house in Tilton, N.H., claims thats the inspiration for the House by the Side of the Road.
The House by the Side of the Road, published in 1897, starts off like this:
THERE are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the place of their self-content There are souls like stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament
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The Church By The Side Of The Road
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Athens & Oxford Sermons
Pastor Terrence Proctor is now a published author. He was invited to study at Oxford University in the UK during the Summer 2015 and contributed to an awesome project titled: Athens & Oxford Sermons . His sermon is included among other great preachers such as Dr. Joel Gregory Dr. Ralph D. West, and A.B. Sutton just to name a few. God is so good, and we do not take his blessings for granted we would love all of our friends and family to pick up a copy! The cost is only $20.00 plus tax !
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