Memoirs of Henry Obookiah: A Native of Owhyhee, and a Member of the Foreign Mission School ; who Died at Cornwall, Conn. Feb. 17, 1818, Aged 26 YearsAmerican Sunday School Union, 1830 - 126 pages |
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... answer in this manner : ' From Canton . ' Have you got my boys ? ' said the old Nep- tune .- ' Yes , ' answered the captain.- ' How many boys have you ? ' added the old Neptune . Two , ' said the captain , ( that is myself and friend ...
... answer in this manner : ' From Canton . ' Have you got my boys ? ' said the old Nep- tune .- ' Yes , ' answered the captain.- ' How many boys have you ? ' added the old Neptune . Two , ' said the captain , ( that is myself and friend ...
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... answered well . But I did not let him know what was my situation , and what trouble I had met with while I was there , but kept all these things in my own mind . " In the spring season of the year 1811 , I hired myself out for a month ...
... answered well . But I did not let him know what was my situation , and what trouble I had met with while I was there , but kept all these things in my own mind . " In the spring season of the year 1811 , I hired myself out for a month ...
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... answer . In the night my sleep was taken away from me . I kept awake almost the whole night . Many of my feelings and thoughts in past time came into remembrance - and how I treated the mercy of God while I was at Bradford Academy . The ...
... answer . In the night my sleep was taken away from me . I kept awake almost the whole night . Many of my feelings and thoughts in past time came into remembrance - and how I treated the mercy of God while I was at Bradford Academy . The ...
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... answered . After we went to bed he said he would never forget what I had told him . He said when he eat he would remem-- ber who gave him food . The people where he lived said he might stay there as he would ; and when he had learned ...
... answered . After we went to bed he said he would never forget what I had told him . He said when he eat he would remem-- ber who gave him food . The people where he lived said he might stay there as he would ; and when he had learned ...
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... answer to the questions of those who came to visit me . Then thought I , where shall I go for a phy- sician , but ... answered yes - For I have neither a father nor a mother , nor a brother nor a sister in this strange country but He ...
... answer to the questions of those who came to visit me . Then thought I , where shall I go for a phy- sician , but ... answered yes - For I have neither a father nor a mother , nor a brother nor a sister in this strange country but He ...
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affectionate Almighty Andover answered appeared asked attended behold Bible bless board the ship Canaan captain Christian Consociation continued conversation Cornwall countrymen darkness dear friend death divine grace duty English English language eternal eyes faith father fear feel Foreign Mission School friend Thomas give glory Goshen Gospel grace hand happy hath hear heard heathen Heaven heavenly HENRY OBOOKIAH holy Holy Spirit hope inquired Jesus Christ kind labour Lamb of God language Litchfield live look Lord Jesus LYMAN BEECHER manner meeting mercy mind morning mother native Neptune never night observed Owhy hee Owhyhee pious pray preach racter religion remember returned Saviour Scriptures secret prayer sick sinners sins soon speak spelling-book spirit tears thankful thing thought told took Torringford uncle unto walk weeping wicked heart wished write Yale College
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Page 28 - yes," replied the friend : when he delivered himself in the following terms : " Great and eternal God — make heaven — make earth — make every thing. — Have mercy on me — make me understand the Bible — make me good— great God have mercy on Thomas — make • him good — make Thomas and me go back Owhyhee — tell folks in Owhyhee...