Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c. Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 2. köideCrocker and Brewster, 1832 |
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... principal chiefs , and the former committed to the flames , according to ancient usage . At this funeral pyre , five hundred dogs were sacrificed with the royal remains a holocaust of no mean value , when it is considered that such ...
... principal chiefs , and the former committed to the flames , according to ancient usage . At this funeral pyre , five hundred dogs were sacrificed with the royal remains a holocaust of no mean value , when it is considered that such ...
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... principal mountain is seldom entirely divested of a coronet of snow , and some- times the upper region appears altogether clothed with a splendid mantle of the same . Our Tahitians , whom the missionaries could never make perfectly to ...
... principal mountain is seldom entirely divested of a coronet of snow , and some- times the upper region appears altogether clothed with a splendid mantle of the same . Our Tahitians , whom the missionaries could never make perfectly to ...
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... principal tool with which this simple shipwright wrought was a small adze , and it was surprising to note with what precision he used it , seldom missing a stroke . Canoes thus constructed look very neat , being formed of different ...
... principal tool with which this simple shipwright wrought was a small adze , and it was surprising to note with what precision he used it , seldom missing a stroke . Canoes thus constructed look very neat , being formed of different ...
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... principal priests of the abolished system . He made many inquiries about the nature of this new religion , and proposed some difficulties for solution . Among other ques- tions , he asked whether Jehovah could understand , if they ...
... principal priests of the abolished system . He made many inquiries about the nature of this new religion , and proposed some difficulties for solution . Among other ques- tions , he asked whether Jehovah could understand , if they ...
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... principal chiefs , and , what was still more in our estima- tion , of your missionaries . " After taking the matter into serious consideration , and seeking direction from Him who alone can guide in the way of truth , we were induced to ...
... principal chiefs , and , what was still more in our estima- tion , of your missionaries . " After taking the matter into serious consideration , and seeking direction from Him who alone can guide in the way of truth , we were induced to ...
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Page 86 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 154 - And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Page 184 - WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us ; whereof we are glad.
Page 155 - Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken ; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate : but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah : for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Page 195 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 159 - Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the Church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch ; who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord...
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Page 44 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.