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Supposed Difficulties , 313 . Course suggested , 313 . Future Government of the
Indian Church , 314 . Eoils to be guarded against , 316 . Caste Feeling , 316 .
Marriage Difficulties , 317 . Heathen Practices , 318 . Quarrelling , 318 . Getting
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Supposed Difficulties , 313 . Course suggested , 313 . Future Government of the
Indian Church , 314 . Eoils to be guarded against , 316 . Caste Feeling , 316 .
Marriage Difficulties , 317 . Heathen Practices , 318 . Quarrelling , 318 . Getting
into ...
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It is an excellent practice to invite Native Ministers occasionally to dine with the
European Missionary ; but wine or beer should not be offered to them . On the
contrary , it should be shown why they should abstain . The Khair - Khwah I Hind
has ...
It is an excellent practice to invite Native Ministers occasionally to dine with the
European Missionary ; but wine or beer should not be offered to them . On the
contrary , it should be shown why they should abstain . The Khair - Khwah I Hind
has ...
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It is the custom for every caste and class to have prejudices and practices of its
own ; and it is not the custom for any caste or class to imitate or borrow from its
neighbours . Consequently every caste , or at least every circle of castes , must
be ...
It is the custom for every caste and class to have prejudices and practices of its
own ; and it is not the custom for any caste or class to imitate or borrow from its
neighbours . Consequently every caste , or at least every circle of castes , must
be ...
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The , Brahmanical deities are then deserted , and the aboriginal practices are
resumed . With the spread of education and a knowledge of the laws of health ,
as well as the diffusion of Christian truth , the system is declining . Good native ...
The , Brahmanical deities are then deserted , and the aboriginal practices are
resumed . With the spread of education and a knowledge of the laws of health ,
as well as the diffusion of Christian truth , the system is declining . Good native ...
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The only excuse that any can offer for it is , that it is an old custom , and it would
be wrong to neglect the practices of their ancestors . They dread the evil that
might result from such neglect . These festivals are opportunities of trade . They
more ...
The only excuse that any can offer for it is , that it is an old custom , and it would
be wrong to neglect the practices of their ancestors . They dread the evil that
might result from such neglect . These festivals are opportunities of trade . They
more ...
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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.