 ... sewed on by an old woman, its priestess, whose peculiar care it is. Of the early history of this idol no authentic information can be procured, but its power is believed to be immense; they pray to it in time of sickness; it is invoked when a storm...  A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war - Page 128by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming - 1882 - 389 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1852 - 1000 pages
...to it in time of sickness: it is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some helpless ship upon the coast ; and again, the exercise of its power is solicited...angry waves, to admit of fishing, or visiting the main land". . . " Such is a brief outline of the melancholy state of ; i;i- portion of the west of... | |
 | 1853 - 588 pages
...it in time of sickness ; it is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some helpless ship upon the coast ; and again, the exercise of its power is solicited in calming the angry waves, to admit of fishiug, or visiting the main land." " Such is a brief outline of the melancholy state of this portion... | |
 | 1856 - 1432 pages
...to it in time of sickness. It is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some helpless ship upon the coast; and, again, the exercise of its power is solicited in calming the angry waves to admit of fishing. Such is a brief outline of these islanders and their god ; but of the early history of this idol no... | |
 | Robert Jocelyn (3rd earl of Roden.) - 1851 - 168 pages
...to be immense ; they pray to it in time of sickness ; it is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some hapless ship upon their coast; and again, the...the angry waves, to admit of fishing or visiting the main land. The following instance will illustrate the faith reposed in this flannelcovered god : —... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1851 - 518 pages
...believed to be immense; they pray to it in time of sickness; it is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some hapless ship upon their coast; and again, the...the angry waves, to admit of fishing or visiting the main land. The following instance will illustrate the faith reposed in this flannel-covered god :—Some... | |
 | 1852 - 1236 pages
...sickness ; it is Invoked when a storm is desired to dash some Iiapless ship upon their coast ; and again, its power is solicited in calming the angry waves to admit of fishing or visiting the mainland. The following instance will illustrate the faitli reposed in this flannel-covered god : — Some time... | |
 | University magazine - 1852 - 790 pages
...sickness ; it is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some hapless ship upon their coast ; and again, its power is solicited In calming the angry waves to admit of fishing or visiting the mainland. The following instance will illustrate the faith reposed in this flannel-cover«! god : — Some time... | |
 | Church work with the poor - 1853 - 1004 pages
...pray to it in time of sickness; it is invoked when a stürm is desired to dash some hapless chip apon their coast; and, again, the exercise of its power...the angry waves, to admit of fishing or visiting the main land. The following instance will illustrate the faith reposed in this flannel-cpvered god: —... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1853 - 706 pages
...to it in time of sickness. It is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some helpless ship upon the coast; and, again, the exercise of its power is solicited in calming the angry waves to admit of fishing. Such is a brief outline of these islanders and their god ; but of the early history of this idol no... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1854 - 230 pages
...it in time of sickness. It is invoked when a storm is desired to dash some helpless shij\ upon the coast ; and, again, the exercise of its power is solicited in calming the angry waves to admit of fishing. " Such is a brief outline of these islanders and their god ; but of the early history of this idol,... | |
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