The African slave boy, a memoir of S. Crowther1852 |
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Abaka Abbeoku Africa AFRICAN SLAVE BOY arrived Badagry baptism baptized began beokuta Bible blessed Gospel brought burning carried Chiefs of Abbeokuta christian Church Missionary Society Church of Rome coast converts cowries cruel cruisers darkness daughter desire dreadful Egbas enemies English faith fear forest Freetown Gezo give gladly happy hear Ibara idols Ischi Jesus Christ killed King king of Dahomey labour Lagos land letter live Lord Madarikan miles misery Mission months morning mother native night once peace persecution poor Adjai Poor Afala poor heathen poor slaves Portuguese pray preach priests principal chief prisoners received river Sagbua sailed Samuel Crowther Saviour seized sent shew ship Sierra Leone sionaries sisters slave ship slave-ship slave-trade slavery sold soon Spaniards suffered taken teach teachers ther things took town called Townsend trade tribes villages wish worship Yoruba country Yoruba language Yoruba nation young readers
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Page 106 - Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Page 78 - Society wish all the happiness and the blessing of eternal life to Sagbua and all the people of Abbeokuta. They are very thankful to the chiefs for the kindness and protection afforded to their missionaries, and they will not cease to pray for the spread of God's truth, and of all other blessings in Abbeokuta and throughout Africa, in the name and for the sake of our only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Signed) CHICHESTER.
Page 76 - I have had the honour of presenting to the Queen the letter of Sagbua and other chiefs of Abbeokuta, and also their present of a piece of cloth. The Queen has commanded me to convey her thanks to Sagbua and the chiefs, and her best wishes for their true and lasting happiness, and for the peace and prosperity of the Yoruba nation. The Queen hopes that arrangements may be made for affording to the Yoruba nation the free use of the River Ossa, so as to give them opportunities for commerce with this...
Page 67 - Riches profit not in the day of wrath."4 Can kings or warriors ? No ; " they shall cry to the mountains and rocks to fall on them, and hide them from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb...
Page 77 - England has become great and happy by the knowledge of the true God and Jesus Christ. The Queen is therefore very glad to hear that Sagbua and the chiefs...
Page 90 - the dark places of *« the earth are full of the habitations of
Page 77 - The commerce between nations, in exchanging the fruits of the earth and of each other's industry, is blessed by God. Not so the commerce in slaves, which makes poor and miserable the nation which sells them, and brings neither wealth nor the blessing of God to the nation who buys them, but the contrary.
Page 77 - The Queen is therefore very glad to hear that Sagbua and the chiefs have so kindly received the missionaries, who carry with them the Word of God, and that so many of the people are willing to hear it.
Page 77 - In order to show how much the Queen values God's Word, she sends with this, as a present to Sagbua, a copy of this Word in two languages — one the Arabic, the other the English. " The Church Missionary Society wish all happiness, and the blessing of eternal life, to Sagbua and all the people of Abbeokuta. " They are very thankful to the Chiefs for the kindness and protection afforded to their Missionaries, and they will not cease to pray for the spread of God's Truth, and...
Page 73 - Lagos people, and other people on the coast, are not pleased at the friendship you are showing to us. " ' "We thank the Queen of England for the good she has done in delivering our people from slavery. Respecting the road that it should not be closed, there remains yet much to speak with each other.