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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... worship , to which they courteously assented . In the course of conver- sation , afterwards , they expressed a desire to have English missionaries ; saying that , since they regard their country as belonging to king George , any plan ...
... worship , to which they courteously assented . In the course of conver- sation , afterwards , they expressed a desire to have English missionaries ; saying that , since they regard their country as belonging to king George , any plan ...
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... worship- ped , have been rather hidden than extirpated , many of its inveterate abettors still hoping for a counter - revolution in their favor ; a notion fostered by the priests , who have lost their occupation , but naturally exercise ...
... worship- ped , have been rather hidden than extirpated , many of its inveterate abettors still hoping for a counter - revolution in their favor ; a notion fostered by the priests , who have lost their occupation , but naturally exercise ...
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... worship has been erected near the house of the missionaries , fifty feet long by twenty feet wide . This is the only building of the kind in the eleven islands that form this interesting group , all of which are now under the dominion ...
... worship has been erected near the house of the missionaries , fifty feet long by twenty feet wide . This is the only building of the kind in the eleven islands that form this interesting group , all of which are now under the dominion ...
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... of the natives attend public worship , and but little value is put by the people upon their labors ; but we unite with them in the confident hope that a glorious day has begun to dawn 32 REPORT OF THE DEPUTATION upon these benighted lands .
... of the natives attend public worship , and but little value is put by the people upon their labors ; but we unite with them in the confident hope that a glorious day has begun to dawn 32 REPORT OF THE DEPUTATION upon these benighted lands .
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... worship Jehovah . Also that Mr. Ellis would go and fetch his wife and children , to settle here as a missionary , to teach them all good things . We asked Auna , if he and his wife were willing to stay in this place ; he said , their ...
... worship Jehovah . Also that Mr. Ellis would go and fetch his wife and children , to settle here as a missionary , to teach them all good things . We asked Auna , if he and his wife were willing to stay in this place ; he said , their ...
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