{"product_id":"2940014349239","title":"The Life and Labors of Auntie Coon","description":"The Life and Labors of Auntie Coon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is hardly probable that we fully comprehend what is involved in becoming acquainted with another. Some fifteen years ago, while attending school at Wheaton, Ill., I met for the first time Mrs. H. A. Coon, more familiarly known as \"Auntie Coon.\" I stepped into a little church where Auntie Coon was conducting a close class-meeting, and it was so heart-searching that I settled it then and there to dedicate myself fully and forever to God.\u003cbr\u003eThe spirit and appearance of this old-fashioned saint wonderfully impressed me, but it did not once occur to me that I should ever have the honor of publishing her life.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1902, she came South and made her home with The Repairer family, in Atlanta, Ga. It was then that she dedicated the story herein told. Her memory is remarkable for one so nearly fourscore, but, nevertheless, it has been a task to combine and abbreviate some incidents in order to make it more readable. I owe much to some of the workers who have assisted in this. No pretentions have been made to style or literary merit, but rather to produce facts showing how the matchless grace of God can take a backward woman and make her a terror to evil-doers and a praise to them that do well.\u003cbr\u003eThere are at least two characteristics of this mother in Israel worthy of note and example. First, the way she has for years triumphed over her intense bodily sufferings, and continued active in the work of the Lord. This ought to be a rebuke to many preachers and others who allow some little illness to hinder their religious zeal.\u003cbr\u003eSecondly, the way she continually feels the worth and burden of souls. Most people lose this when they cease to give all their time to the active work of God. Not so in her case, but rather an ever-increasing concern for souls, and when intense suffering and inclement weather have prevented going after them, then prevailing prayer has brought them to her.\u003cbr\u003eTrusting that the perusal of these pages may be a source of inspiration to all, but especially to those who say they have \"no might,\" and consequently do not attempt much for God, even to these is this volume respectfully dedicated.\u003cbr\u003eE E. Shelhamer","brand":"Shelhamer Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174739853552,"sku":"2940014349239","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014349239_p0.jpg?v=1763606634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014349239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}