The Friend of India, 1. köidePrinted at the Mission Press, 1818 |
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... observe His sta- tutes and keep His laws . - Not only themselves , but that it was also their duty to bring the natives of the land to the knowledge of the Lord , and to the same duty of observing the divine statutes and keeping the ...
... observe His sta- tutes and keep His laws . - Not only themselves , but that it was also their duty to bring the natives of the land to the knowledge of the Lord , and to the same duty of observing the divine statutes and keeping the ...
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... observed toward the Hindoos respecting their sacred language by the Mahomedan conquerors of India , it must appear a display of generosity to which he cannot easily find a parallel in the annals of his own religion . That it gives in ...
... observed toward the Hindoos respecting their sacred language by the Mahomedan conquerors of India , it must appear a display of generosity to which he cannot easily find a parallel in the annals of his own religion . That it gives in ...
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... observed , that there was no gold in the house , a per- son was directed to break a knob from the nose - ring of some fe- male member of the family . Four roopees were given to meet the present expenses . One of the young men complained ...
... observed , that there was no gold in the house , a per- son was directed to break a knob from the nose - ring of some fe- male member of the family . Four roopees were given to meet the present expenses . One of the young men complained ...
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... observed a range of hills , on one of which is a spring called Seeta - koondů , the water of which , when it rises to the surface , is covered with flame . I was advised to visit this place , which is about twenty- four miles from ...
... observed a range of hills , on one of which is a spring called Seeta - koondů , the water of which , when it rises to the surface , is covered with flame . I was advised to visit this place , which is about twenty- four miles from ...
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... observations are at present un- necessary . Suffice it to say , that from the Report the affairs of the Society appear to be in a highly flourishing state , that the amount realized by donations and subscriptions is Seventeen Thousand ...
... observations are at present un- necessary . Suffice it to say , that from the Report the affairs of the Society appear to be in a highly flourishing state , that the amount realized by donations and subscriptions is Seventeen Thousand ...
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Page 270 - God hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the earth,' — it is manifestly the duty of all Christians who enjoy the light of the present day, when the inconsistency of slavery, both with the dictates of humanity and religion, has been demonstrated, and is generally seen and acknowledged, to use their honest, earnest, and unwearied...
Page 183 - And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 172 - Christ, who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes, became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich...
Page 305 - Let her continue till death forgiving all injuries, performing harsh duties, avoiding every sensual pleasure, and cheerfully practising the incomparable rules of virtue, which have been followed by such women, as were devoted to one only husband.
Page 269 - We consider the voluntary enslaving of one part of the human race by another as a gross violation of the most precious and sacred rights of human nature...
Page 269 - Slavery creates a paradox in the moral system — it exhibits rational, accountable, and immortal beings in such circumstances as scarcely to leave them the power of moral action. It exhibits them as dependent on the will of others, whether they shall receive religious instruction ; whether they shall know and worship the true God ; whether they shall enjoy the ordinances of the gospel ; whether they shall perform the duties and cherish the endearments of husbands and wives, parents and children...
Page 275 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 271 - As our country has inflicted a most grievous injury on the unhappy Africans, by bringing them into slavery, we cannot indeed urge that we should add a second injury to the first, by emancipating them in such manner as that they will be likely to destroy themselves or others.
Page 273 - We enjoin it on all church Sessions and Presbyteries under the care of this Assembly, to discountenance, and, as far as possible, to prevent all cruelty of whatever kind in the treatment of slaves ; especially the cruelty of separating husband and wife, parents and children, and that which consists in selling slaves to those who will either themselves deprive these unhappy people of the blessings of the gospel, or who will transport them to places where the gospel is not proclaimed, or where it is...
Page 23 - I cannot refrain from adding that the collection of tracts, which we call, from their excellence, the Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected, within the same compass, from all other books that were ever composed in any age or in any idiom.