The Pilgrims and Their Faith – Charles E. Jefferson (historic sermon 1860-1937)
"Being destitute, afflicted, tormented" Heb. 11:37 A distinctive feature of the system of Hebrew education was the tremendous emphasis which was laid upon the illustrious deeds of the immortal dead. The religious teachers of Israel made the past live in the mind of Hebrew youth. It was made to live in great personalities. The Hebrew mind