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The Glory in the Grey by Archibald Alexander (1874 - 1942).

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-glory-in-the-grey-by-archibald-alexander/

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It sometimes happens, when we are dispirited, that God's gracious gift of reviving comes to us along a very ordinary channel--in the form, perhaps, of some tonic, heartening passage found in reading, or the "morning face" and cheerful greeting of a friend. That is often all that we need--when our hurt is not serious-- to send us back with a new zest and courage to our tasks; and that is the sort of usefulness which is desired for this book.<br><br>It does not pretend to deal with the great themes or the great hours of the religious life, but only with some of its simple encouragements and ideals for everyday. There is a wide difference between the far-off flash of guidance which the sailor steers by in the darkness, and the humbler lights on board which he sees to do his work. Yet he needs them both. (From the Preface) ( )
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  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/gloryingreyforty00alex
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    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
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    • "Section [number] of The Glory in the Grey. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
    • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name]"
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      "The Glory in the Grey, by Archibald Alexander. Section [number, title] [read scripture after reading the title of the section]"

    END of recording
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      "Recording by [your name] [please record your name only once, either at the beginning or at the end of the reading]"
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      "End of The Glory in the Grey, by Archibald Alexander. "

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Post by silverquill »

Oh, and excellent collection. :D
Could I start with 10,29 ?
HE IS RISEN
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Welcome Larry. Thank you for claiming.

MaryAnn
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Post by mightyfelix »

This looks like a great book. Can I take 5 and 6, please?

Oh, and it looks like section 2 has a typo. Odour, not ordour, I believe.
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Post by mleigh »

Could I please have sections:

4 Little Sanctuaries
32 Providence in Common Things
42 Forward!


Thanks,

M
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

mightyfelix wrote: December 9th, 2020, 10:19 pm This looks like a great book. Can I take 5 and 6, please?

Oh, and it looks like section 2 has a typo. Odour, not ordour, I believe.
Thanks Devorah. Correction made and sections assigned.
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

mleigh wrote: December 10th, 2020, 7:36 am Could I please have sections:

4 Little Sanctuaries
32 Providence in Common Things
42 Forward!


Thanks,

M
Thanks for claiming M. I'm limiting outstanding claims to 2 per reader at any time, so I've assigned you 4 and 32. I'm happy to switch one of those out for 42 if you would prefer to read that one. And you're welcome to claim additional sections once those 2 have been submitted.

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Post by mleigh »

MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: December 10th, 2020, 5:29 pm
mleigh wrote: December 10th, 2020, 7:36 am Could I please have sections:

4 Little Sanctuaries
32 Providence in Common Things
42 Forward!


Thanks,

M
Thanks for claiming M. I'm limiting outstanding claims to 2 per reader at any time, so I've assigned you 4 and 32. I'm happy to switch one of those out for 42 if you would prefer to read that one. And you're welcome to claim additional sections once those 2 have been submitted.

MaryAnn
My bad for completely glossing over that sentence in the intro. Sections 4 and 32 are perfect. Thanks.
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Post by Judges4 »

May I request 13 and 18?
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Welcome to the project Jael! I've assigned those sections to you.
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I have posted Section 1. I'd appreciate if someone could PL it for me.
Thank you!
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Post by Judges4 »

13 and 18 ready for PL!

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/gloryinthegrey_13_alexander_128kb.mp3
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https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/gloryinthegrey_18_alexander_128kb.mp3
06:03

Since you already have me listed for 3, can I claim that one, too, as well as 37?
-Jael <><
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Post by Aikenpayne »

Good Evening,

May I claim:

Section 2 – On Winding Up A Clock
and
Section 17 – The Storm and the Voice

Sláinte

Aiken

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Judges4 wrote: December 11th, 2020, 8:12 pm 13 and 18 ready for PL!

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/gloryinthegrey_13_alexander_128kb.mp3
05:24
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/gloryinthegrey_18_alexander_128kb.mp3
06:03

Since you already have me listed for 3, can I claim that one, too, as well as 37?
Thank you Jael. Sorry about the typo, and yes, 3 and 37 are yours.
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Aikenpayne wrote: December 11th, 2020, 8:38 pm Good Evening,

May I claim:

Section 2 – On Winding Up A Clock
and
Section 17 – The Storm and the Voice

Sláinte

Aiken

(Stay safe, everyone)
Thank you for joining us Aiken. Sections assigned.
MaryAnn
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