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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... encourages the hope of success , but the promised grace of God and the misery of the people . It will be very difficult to do any thing for the Mussulmans , until the mighty arm of the Lord interfere in a particular manner . The fol ...
... encourages the hope of success , but the promised grace of God and the misery of the people . It will be very difficult to do any thing for the Mussulmans , until the mighty arm of the Lord interfere in a particular manner . The fol ...
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... encouraging ; but , unhappily , some violent dis- eases , supposed to be occasioned by the stagnated waters of the neighbourhood , began to make their appearance among the peo- ple . Dr. Vanderkemp himself was afflicted ; by which his ...
... encouraging ; but , unhappily , some violent dis- eases , supposed to be occasioned by the stagnated waters of the neighbourhood , began to make their appearance among the peo- ple . Dr. Vanderkemp himself was afflicted ; by which his ...
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... have been saluted with the sound of the fiddle and the dance ; but now the fiddle is no longer heard - the dance is abolished - and hymns and spiritual songs are often encouraging . Houses bave been erected for the mission family 26 ANT ...
... have been saluted with the sound of the fiddle and the dance ; but now the fiddle is no longer heard - the dance is abolished - and hymns and spiritual songs are often encouraging . Houses bave been erected for the mission family 26 ANT ...
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... encouraging . Houses bave been erected for the mission family , two for schools , a saw - mill and grist- mill , together with other buildings ; and an extensive plantation has been cleared and fenced . A church was organized April 12 ...
... encouraging . Houses bave been erected for the mission family , two for schools , a saw - mill and grist- mill , together with other buildings ; and an extensive plantation has been cleared and fenced . A church was organized April 12 ...
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... encouraging . The Arracanese are essentially the same as the Burmans , and have no caste ; and , compared with the Hindoos , have but a limited num- ber of objects of idolatrous worship . Besides the native Christians , a number of ...
... encouraging . The Arracanese are essentially the same as the Burmans , and have no caste ; and , compared with the Hindoos , have but a limited num- ber of objects of idolatrous worship . Besides the native Christians , a number of ...
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Page 5 - 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 11 - GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; And cause his face to shine upon us. That thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations.
Page 410 - In regard to the objects of your petition, his majesty gives no order. In regard to your sacred books, his majesty has no use for them : take them away.
Page 190 - Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Page 426 - Then answered I them, and said unto them, "The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build : but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Page 257 - And thus we dismissed him. After some time, Brother Rauch came into my hut, and sat down by me : he spoke to me nearly as follows: — ' I come to you in the name of the Lord of heaven and earth : he sends to let you know that he will make you happy, and deliver you from the misery in which you lie at present. To this end, he became a man, gave his life a ransom for man, and shed his blood for him, &c.
Page 409 - I believe that the Divine Son, Jesus Christ, suffered death in the place of men, to atone for their sins. Like a heavy laden man, I feel my sins are very many. The punishment of my sins I deserve to suffer. Since it is so do you, sirs, consider that I, taking refuge in the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ, and receiving baptism in order to become his disciple, shall dwell one with yourselves, a band of brothers, in the happiness of heaven; and therefore grant me the ordinance of baptism.
Page 121 - Institution is, the tuition of the sons of respectable Hindoos^ in the English and Indian languages, and in the literature and science of Europe and Asia.