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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 35
... sins ? Lord wilt thou hear my secret prayer ? " Dear sir , I hope your prayer for the poor and blind immortal souls will be heard . I thank you to pray for me beside my own prayer . Pray to God that he might pour No Some down his Holy ...
... sins ? Lord wilt thou hear my secret prayer ? " Dear sir , I hope your prayer for the poor and blind immortal souls will be heard . I thank you to pray for me beside my own prayer . Pray to God that he might pour No Some down his Holy ...
Page 36
... sinful are we . How shall we go to the path of life and of his truth , and be with him in Heaven . way at all ; only we must give away ourselves to him and leave all our sins behind . think they know not how to pray ; but they ought to ...
... sinful are we . How shall we go to the path of life and of his truth , and be with him in Heaven . way at all ; only we must give away ourselves to him and leave all our sins behind . think they know not how to pray ; but they ought to ...
Page 38
... sin and go to the better . To which I replied that I should have no objection if God should do with me as it seemed to him fit . She added , ' Do you remember the goodness and the kindness of God toward you ? ' I answered yes - For I ...
... sin and go to the better . To which I replied that I should have no objection if God should do with me as it seemed to him fit . She added , ' Do you remember the goodness and the kindness of God toward you ? ' I answered yes - For I ...
Page 44
... sin . " I seeked for the Lord Jesus for a long time , but found him not . It was because I did not seek him in a right manner . But still I do think that I have found him upon my knees . The Lord was not in the wind , neither in the ...
... sin . " I seeked for the Lord Jesus for a long time , but found him not . It was because I did not seek him in a right manner . But still I do think that I have found him upon my knees . The Lord was not in the wind , neither in the ...
Page 52
... sins , for they are sweeter than the grace of God . " O my dear friend , let us continue in the hope of the glory of our Redeemer , with true hearts , in full assurance of faith . Cease not to pray for the fatherless as I am . ) what a ...
... sins , for they are sweeter than the grace of God . " O my dear friend , let us continue in the hope of the glory of our Redeemer , with true hearts , in full assurance of faith . Cease not to pray for the fatherless as I am . ) what a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
Page 45 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 49 - This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 76 - I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Page 48 - And they shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north and from the south ; and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Page 50 - at that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in me, and I in you...
Page 72 - Search us O God and know our hearts, try us and know our thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in the way everlasting.
Page 41 - He that will save his life shall lose it, and he that will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Page 76 - For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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...