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... sewed together , leaving space for the head and arms to go through , a most
comfortable under - dress . * The natives of India , in general , guard cautiously
two vital parts of the body , — the ample turban protecting the head from the
direct ...
... sewed together , leaving space for the head and arms to go through , a most
comfortable under - dress . * The natives of India , in general , guard cautiously
two vital parts of the body , — the ample turban protecting the head from the
direct ...
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The heat from the ground is often greater than the direct rays of the sun . The
eyes are apt to be affected . Wire - gauze goggles , with large green or blue
glasses in the centre , are the best guard against glare . Take care that the
horizontal rays ...
The heat from the ground is often greater than the direct rays of the sun . The
eyes are apt to be affected . Wire - gauze goggles , with large green or blue
glasses in the centre , are the best guard against glare . Take care that the
horizontal rays ...
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It does not assume the form of direct theft . Although it is imprudent and wrong to
place temptations in the way of servants by leaving money on a table or
otherwise exposed , it is comparatively seldom that losses are sustained in that
way .
It does not assume the form of direct theft . Although it is imprudent and wrong to
place temptations in the way of servants by leaving money on a table or
otherwise exposed , it is comparatively seldom that losses are sustained in that
way .
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Still , there are cases in which some acquaintance with the Vedas will be of direct
advantage , and no Indian Missionary should be without a general idea of their
nature . Modern Hinduism . - - The worship of the Vedic gods gradually declined
...
Still , there are cases in which some acquaintance with the Vedas will be of direct
advantage , and no Indian Missionary should be without a general idea of their
nature . Modern Hinduism . - - The worship of the Vedic gods gradually declined
...
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gence , wealth and activity , naturally hold the reins of native opinion , and direct
the principles and movements of the country at large . " * In the early times of the
Church , missionary labours were confined to them to so large an extent , and ...
gence , wealth and activity , naturally hold the reins of native opinion , and direct
the principles and movements of the country at large . " * In the early times of the
Church , missionary labours were confined to them to so large an extent , 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.