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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... thought I within myself , after they were gone , are there any father or mother of mine at home , that I may go and find them at home ? No ; poor boy am I. And while I was at play with other children - after we had made an end of ...
... thought I within myself , after they were gone , are there any father or mother of mine at home , that I may go and find them at home ? No ; poor boy am I. And while I was at play with other children - after we had made an end of ...
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... thought to myself that if I should get away , and go to some other country , pro- bably I may find some comfort , more than to live there , without father and mother.- I thought it will be better for me to go than to stay . About this ...
... thought to myself that if I should get away , and go to some other country , pro- bably I may find some comfort , more than to live there , without father and mother.- I thought it will be better for me to go than to stay . About this ...
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... thought that he was quite an old age ; by seeing his long beards . and his head covered with gray hairs : for his head was covered with a sheep - kin . After our conversation with him he wished for drink . So that I went and filled two ...
... thought that he was quite an old age ; by seeing his long beards . and his head covered with gray hairs : for his head was covered with a sheep - kin . After our conversation with him he wished for drink . So that I went and filled two ...
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... thought while in the house of these two gen- tlemen how strange to see females eat with men . " Within a few days we left our ship and went home with Captain B. to New - Haven ; the place where he lived . There I lived with him for some ...
... thought while in the house of these two gen- tlemen how strange to see females eat with men . " Within a few days we left our ship and went home with Captain B. to New - Haven ; the place where he lived . There I lived with him for some ...
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... thought to be indicated by his countenance , formed no part of his character . It soon appeared that his eyes were open to every thing that was passing around him , and that he had an unusual degree of discernment with regard to persons ...
... thought to be indicated by his countenance , formed no part of his character . It soon appeared that his eyes were open to every thing that was passing around him , and that he had an unusual degree of discernment with regard to persons ...
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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 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...