If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally – every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.
Charles Bent Quotes
The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God.
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| Birth: | 11th November, 1799 |
| Death: | 19th January, 1847 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Businessman, Politician |
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Charles Bent Was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He was appointed as the first civilian Governor of the newly acquired New Mexico Territory by military Governor Stephen Watts Kearny in September 1846. Bent had been working as a fur trader in the region since 1828, with his younger brother William and later partner Ceran St. Vrain.
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