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... Reformation days have been chiefly members of the Re- formed church , and always ardent lovers of civil and reli- gious liberty . They are noted for industry and intelligence . From this part of Switzerland comes a large proportion of ...
... Reformation days have been chiefly members of the Re- formed church , and always ardent lovers of civil and reli- gious liberty . They are noted for industry and intelligence . From this part of Switzerland comes a large proportion of ...
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... Reformed church of Lancaster , Pa . , mention Andreas Byerly as standing spon- sor for a child , Feb. 3 , 1745. So also on May 3 , 1750 , he and his wife served in same capacity for a child by name of Houck , from Strasburg Twp . , and ...
... Reformed church of Lancaster , Pa . , mention Andreas Byerly as standing spon- sor for a child , Feb. 3 , 1745. So also on May 3 , 1750 , he and his wife served in same capacity for a child by name of Houck , from Strasburg Twp . , and ...
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... Reformed Church of Switzerland . She did good ser- vice as a nurse and a kind of doctoress during those dark and dangerous days . But her care was extended to the soul as well as body . She established a Sunday school for the ...
... Reformed Church of Switzerland . She did good ser- vice as a nurse and a kind of doctoress during those dark and dangerous days . But her care was extended to the soul as well as body . She established a Sunday school for the ...
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... Reformed and Lutheran elements of the popula- tion had no patience or sympathy with such sentimental views . When their families or friends were being ruth- lessly slaughtered by the savages , they were filled with indignation against ...
... Reformed and Lutheran elements of the popula- tion had no patience or sympathy with such sentimental views . When their families or friends were being ruth- lessly slaughtered by the savages , they were filled with indignation against ...
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... Reformed Cœtus ( Synod ) met at Reading , Pa . , a petition was received from A congregation in Westmoreland county , near Pittsburg , in the back part of Pennsylvania , a new settlement , where no ministers have yet been . " They very ...
... Reformed Cœtus ( Synod ) met at Reading , Pa . , a petition was received from A congregation in Westmoreland county , near Pittsburg , in the back part of Pennsylvania , a new settlement , where no ministers have yet been . " They very ...
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Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns of 1763 and 1764 (Classic Reprint) Cyrus Cort No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 52 - And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Page 74 - And shall subscribe a profession of their Christian belief in these words — I, AB, profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, his Eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, one God, blessed for evermore ; and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by divine inspiration.
Page 52 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 5 - He has allowed you to behold and to partake the reward of your patriotic toils; and he has allowed us, your sons and countrymen, to meet you here, and in the name of the present generation, in the name of your country, in the name of liberty, to thank you!
Page 7 - Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her.
Page 50 - Mingoes had closely Beset, and Attacked this Fort from the 27th July, to the First Instant, when they Quitted it to March against us. " The Boldness of those Savages is hardly Credible ; they had taken Post under the Banks of Both Rivers, Close to the Fort, where Digging Holes, they kept an Incessant Fire, and threw Fire Arrows: They are good Marksmen, and though our People were under Cover, they Killed one, & Wounded seven.
Page 45 - ... till they were totally dispersed. The left of the savages, which had not been attacked, were kept in awe by the remains of our troops, posted on the brow of the hill for that purpose; nor durst they attempt to support or assist their right, but being witness to their defeat, followed their example and fled.
Page 45 - Entice them to Come Close upon Us, or to Stand their Ground when Attacked. With this View two Companies of Light Infantry were Ordered within the Circle, and the Troops on their Right and Left opened their Files, and Filled up the Space that it might seem they were intended to Cover the Retreat; The Third Light Infantry Company, and the Grenadiers of the 42d, were Ordered to Support the two First Companys.
References to this book
Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British ... David Dixon Limited preview - 2005 |