The Colonial Church chronicle, and missionary journal. July 1847-Dec. 18741858 |
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Africa amongst appeared appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Archdeacon Augustine's Augustine's College believe Bishop of Calcutta Bishop of Capetown Bishop of London Bishop of Oxford blessing brethren British Calcutta called Chaplain chief China Chinese Christ Christian Church Missionary Society Church of England Clergy clergyman College COLONIAL CHURCH CHRONICLE Committee confirmed congregation connexion consecrated desire difficulty Diocesan Diocese Diocese of Toronto district Divine duty Dyaks ecclesiastical English Episcopal established European faith feel Foreign friends funds Gerash give God's Gospel Government grant heathen Holy hope India interest island Kafir labour laity land late letter Lord Lordship meeting Messrs Mission nation native object Oxford parish persons population prayer preached present Propagation readers received religion religious resident river Sarawak Scripture Secretary Sermon spirit Sunday Synod tion town tribes trust village words
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Page 324 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Page 469 - O Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 111 - Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place." And they gave forth their lots ; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Page 325 - ... there is one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all ; and thus may we love each other as brethren.
Page 172 - I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send his grace unto me, and to all people that we may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we ought to do.
Page 278 - And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal ; that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Page 356 - Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad : for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God : yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
Page 217 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 480 - For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Page 154 - O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and sufFereth not our feet to be moved.