The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 352
Thomas Chalmers. to prevail in one district , and to have no place in another ; but to assimilate all the districts of the land into one common condition of clamorous and unrelieved poverty , fostered by the hand that was lifted up to ...
Thomas Chalmers. to prevail in one district , and to have no place in another ; but to assimilate all the districts of the land into one common condition of clamorous and unrelieved poverty , fostered by the hand that was lifted up to ...
Page 298
... district to which the above testimony relates is about the poorest in Glasgow . I offer the following very important notice in regard to this district , from a former deacon who had the charge of it , but was obliged to quit it upon ...
... district to which the above testimony relates is about the poorest in Glasgow . I offer the following very important notice in regard to this district , from a former deacon who had the charge of it , but was obliged to quit it upon ...
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... districts . One chief advantage is , as we have just said , that the inhabitants of small districts would be enabled to ... district . Each township is governed by its own particular laws and customs with regard to the management of 330 ...
... districts . One chief advantage is , as we have just said , that the inhabitants of small districts would be enabled to ... district . Each township is governed by its own particular laws and customs with regard to the management of 330 ...
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