The Indian missionary manual; or, Hints to young missionaries in IndiaGraves, Cookson & Company, United Scottish Press, 1864 - 456 pages |
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... desirable that experienced Missionaries should bring together , in a somewhat different form , hints for young labourers entering upon the work . It is now upwards of thirty years since Hough's Mission- ary Vade Mecum was published . It ...
... desirable that experienced Missionaries should bring together , in a somewhat different form , hints for young labourers entering upon the work . It is now upwards of thirty years since Hough's Mission- ary Vade Mecum was published . It ...
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... desirable to see it during the rains . Marshy grounds , and such as are elevated immedi- ately above marshes , and grounds which are exposed to winds and currents passing over marshes , should be shunned . A house should not be close to ...
... desirable to see it during the rains . Marshy grounds , and such as are elevated immedi- ately above marshes , and grounds which are exposed to winds and currents passing over marshes , should be shunned . A house should not be close to ...
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... desirable that the Cockney , the Scot , or the Irishman , should be distinctly apparent in the language used . The natives attach great importance to pronunciation ; in poetry they look more to the sound than the sense . In general they ...
... desirable that the Cockney , the Scot , or the Irishman , should be distinctly apparent in the language used . The natives attach great importance to pronunciation ; in poetry they look more to the sound than the sense . In general they ...
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... desirable that a few Mis- sionaries , who have a talent for languages , should ac- quire a good knowledge of Sanskrit ; but in the case of the majority of Missionaries the time may be spent otherwise to more advantage . Under any ...
... desirable that a few Mis- sionaries , who have a talent for languages , should ac- quire a good knowledge of Sanskrit ; but in the case of the majority of Missionaries the time may be spent otherwise to more advantage . Under any ...
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... desirable that , wherever possible , isolated Missions , if they cannot be fully occupied , should be re- linquished in favor of these Societies which may have stations in the vicinity , and not abandoned altogether , as that would be a ...
... desirable that , wherever possible , isolated Missions , if they cannot be fully occupied , should be re- linquished in favor of these Societies which may have stations in the vicinity , and not abandoned altogether , as that would be a ...
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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.