The Missionary Gazetteer: Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Account of the Various Stations of the Church, London, Moravian, Wesleyan, Baptist, and American, Missionary Societies Etc., with Their Progress in Evangelization and Civilization |
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... menced a Sunday - school , on the Lancasterian plan of instruction , at St. John's ; and though at first they had but 80 scholars , that num- ber was soon increased to 700 ; and the progress not only of the chil- dren , but of their ...
... menced a Sunday - school , on the Lancasterian plan of instruction , at St. John's ; and though at first they had but 80 scholars , that num- ber was soon increased to 700 ; and the progress not only of the chil- dren , but of their ...
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... menced his labours with favourable prospects , but was suddenly re- moved by death in less than 8 months . Occasionally , efforts have been made in this important spot , and several persons have joined the church at Chittagong . add A ...
... menced his labours with favourable prospects , but was suddenly re- moved by death in less than 8 months . Occasionally , efforts have been made in this important spot , and several persons have joined the church at Chittagong . add A ...
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... menced . Congregations for Eng- lish worship on the Sabbath even- ings nearly filled the chapel . A Christian church was formed in April 1821 , when 31 members , chiefly soldiers , were admitted to communion , some of whom had ...
... menced . Congregations for Eng- lish worship on the Sabbath even- ings nearly filled the chapel . A Christian church was formed in April 1821 , when 31 members , chiefly soldiers , were admitted to communion , some of whom had ...
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... menced a mission at Batavia , by means of their agent , Rev. Mr. Ro- binson . His personal afflictions were great ; but he says , in a letter dated April 5th , 1815 Last Monday evening I preached in a new place , where I had about 60 ...
... menced a mission at Batavia , by means of their agent , Rev. Mr. Ro- binson . His personal afflictions were great ; but he says , in a letter dated April 5th , 1815 Last Monday evening I preached in a new place , where I had about 60 ...
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... menced , for the benefit of the ad- berents to the mission , an English school , which is under his own immediate superintendence . Native Preaching . The Chi- neşe and Malay services , on the Printing Establishment . - Dur- ing the ...
... menced , for the benefit of the ad- berents to the mission , an English school , which is under his own immediate superintendence . Native Preaching . The Chi- neşe and Malay services , on the Printing Establishment . - Dur- ing the ...
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Page 538 - Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Page 531 - And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised. 16 There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains ; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Page 617 - For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Page 7 - What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise : for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; as it is written, " There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 11 - Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night : ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Page 8 - ... backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenantbreakers, -without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful : who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Page 8 - Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Page 601 - ... to the knowledge and obedience of the only true God and Saviour of mankind, and the Christian faith, which in our royal intention, and the adventurers' free profession, is the principal end of this plantation.
Page 11 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Page 37 - I beheld another distressing scene this morning at the Place of Skulls ; — a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures which were near. The people passed by without noticing the children. I asked them where was their home. They said, ' they had no home but where their mother was.