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Efforts for others , 385 . Mothers ' Meetings , 385 . Intercourse during Tours , 386 .
Female Education , 386 Day Schools , 386 . Boarding Schools , 388 . Zenana
Schools , 388 . Bible Women , 392 . XVIII . INTERCOURSE WITH EUROPEANS .
Efforts for others , 385 . Mothers ' Meetings , 385 . Intercourse during Tours , 386 .
Female Education , 386 Day Schools , 386 . Boarding Schools , 388 . Zenana
Schools , 388 . Bible Women , 392 . XVIII . INTERCOURSE WITH EUROPEANS .
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... are there not ample stories of poetic effusion and romantic legend in the
Mahabharat and Ramayan - the great epics of India — that might not be
disclaimed as unworthy by any of the older nations of Europe ? and are the
records of any state ...
... are there not ample stories of poetic effusion and romantic legend in the
Mahabharat and Ramayan - the great epics of India — that might not be
disclaimed as unworthy by any of the older nations of Europe ? and are the
records of any state ...
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It is true that very difficult ideas prevail in the East amongst worldly Europeans .
One of the first lessons which an “ old Indian " seeks to impress upon a griffin , as
they sit together after dinner , with cheroots and brandy and water , is , “ Don ' t ...
It is true that very difficult ideas prevail in the East amongst worldly Europeans .
One of the first lessons which an “ old Indian " seeks to impress upon a griffin , as
they sit together after dinner , with cheroots and brandy and water , is , “ Don ' t ...
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There is perhaps not a single Mission Agent , European or Native , from whom
you cannot elicit some information of value , if you take the right means . Carefully
note all improvements in mission work which suggest themselves . Investigate ...
There is perhaps not a single Mission Agent , European or Native , from whom
you cannot elicit some information of value , if you take the right means . Carefully
note all improvements in mission work which suggest themselves . Investigate ...
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The Church Missionary Society has a very wise rule , that a European Missionary
shall not have control of a station till he pass in the language . The new - comer is
allowed to give his undivided attention to the study of the vernacular and ...
The Church Missionary Society has a very wise rule , that a European Missionary
shall not have control of a station till he pass in the language . The new - comer is
allowed to give his undivided attention to the study of the vernacular and ...
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Page 10 - And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Page 5 - Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Page 17 - Be ye angry, and sin not : let not the sun go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil.
Page 275 - ... they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; (of whom the world was not worthy :) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 435 - Go, labor on; spend and be spent, Thy joy to do the Father's will: It is the way the Master went; Should not the servant tread it still?
Page 18 - The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed and then death or victory. That quality will do anything that can be done in this world, and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man without it.
Page 429 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Page 435 - Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb ; Take up the torch and wave it wide, The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.