The Indian missionary manual; or, Hints to young missionaries in IndiaGraves, Cookson & Company, United Scottish Press, 1864 - 456 pages |
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... Hindus , 74. Attachment to Form , 74. Insincerity , 80. Minor Features , 81. Posi- tion of Hindu Women , 83. Religious Systems , 84. Value of Knowledge , 84. Demon Worship , 85. System of the Vedas , 86. Modern Hinduism , 88. Hindu ...
... Hindus , 74. Attachment to Form , 74. Insincerity , 80. Minor Features , 81. Posi- tion of Hindu Women , 83. Religious Systems , 84. Value of Knowledge , 84. Demon Worship , 85. System of the Vedas , 86. Modern Hinduism , 88. Hindu ...
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... Hinduism , 452. Muhammadanism , 453 . Parsiism , 453. Buddhism , 453. Demon Worship , 454 . Evidences of Christianity and Refutations of Hinduism , 454. Missions , 455. Education , 456. Miscellaneous , 456 . 410 422 436 INDIAN ...
... Hinduism , 452. Muhammadanism , 453 . Parsiism , 453. Buddhism , 453. Demon Worship , 454 . Evidences of Christianity and Refutations of Hinduism , 454. Missions , 455. Education , 456. Miscellaneous , 456 . 410 422 436 INDIAN ...
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... Hinduism as " dying , yea as well - nigh dead , " and indulged in " premature anticipa- tions of speedy and extensive missionary triumphs . " Unfounded hopes thus being disappointed , another error is often committed . Dr. Carey used to ...
... Hinduism as " dying , yea as well - nigh dead , " and indulged in " premature anticipa- tions of speedy and extensive missionary triumphs . " Unfounded hopes thus being disappointed , another error is often committed . Dr. Carey used to ...
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... Hindus should not be regarded with con- tempt ; they do not deserve it . The Hindu mind differs from ours ; but it will be despised only by the ignorant man , incapable of forming a correct judgment . Mr. S. Laing , after referring to ...
... Hindus should not be regarded with con- tempt ; they do not deserve it . The Hindu mind differs from ours ; but it will be despised only by the ignorant man , incapable of forming a correct judgment . Mr. S. Laing , after referring to ...
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... Hindus the longer I live among them , and the more I know about them . " Referring to some of his pupils he said , “ the innocent , simple - hearted creatures have eyes that would light a candle . " Affectionate love was a marked ...
... Hindus the longer I live among them , and the more I know about them . " Referring to some of his pupils he said , “ the innocent , simple - hearted creatures have eyes that would light a candle . " Affectionate love was a marked ...
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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.