The Wesleyan Missionary Notices, Relating Principally to the Foreign Missions First Established by the Rev. John Wesley, M.A. the Rev. Dr. Coke and Others, and Now Carried on Under the Direction of the Methodist ConferenceJames Nichols, 1855 |
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... thankful to state that my health has benefited materially from our stay on these hills , and that I hope to go down to my sphere of labour strengthen- ed in body and mind , and every way more fitted to discharge the weighty duties ...
... thankful to state that my health has benefited materially from our stay on these hills , and that I hope to go down to my sphere of labour strengthen- ed in body and mind , and every way more fitted to discharge the weighty duties ...
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... thankful to say that we have not as yet greatly felt the change upon our Society . Our congregations are good , very good ; our members ( about one hundred and twenty ) are truly alive to God , and are zealous in the promotion of every ...
... thankful to say that we have not as yet greatly felt the change upon our Society . Our congregations are good , very good ; our members ( about one hundred and twenty ) are truly alive to God , and are zealous in the promotion of every ...
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... thankful , and would ascribe all the glory to Him to whom it is most justly due . But we look for yet greater things than these : " Lo , the promise of a shower Drops already from above ; But the Lord will shortly pour All the Spirit of ...
... thankful , and would ascribe all the glory to Him to whom it is most justly due . But we look for yet greater things than these : " Lo , the promise of a shower Drops already from above ; But the Lord will shortly pour All the Spirit of ...
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... thankful to say that but comparatively little of it will be left standing after the present month , and the buildings and land , which are the fruit of our toils , will be no small acquisition to our Mission property in this city . The ...
... thankful to say that but comparatively little of it will be left standing after the present month , and the buildings and land , which are the fruit of our toils , will be no small acquisition to our Mission property in this city . The ...
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... thankful , and rejoicing , wrapped it carefully in their cloth , and then went home . This day was an exciting and exhausting , but very happy and blessed , one . Had I only more books ! This country seems to be white unto harvest ! But ...
... thankful , and rejoicing , wrapped it carefully in their cloth , and then went home . This day was an exciting and exhausting , but very happy and blessed , one . Had I only more books ! This country seems to be white unto harvest ! But ...
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Africa amongst arrived attended Beecham blessing brethren British called cause chapel Cheers Chief China Christ Christian church Circuit commenced Committee Conference congregation connexion DAVID HAY death DEVONPORT DISTRICT Ditto Divine England English Extract faith favour Feejee feel Fingoe friends George Cathcart give Gospel grace happy Hear heard heart Heathen honour hope HOXTON-SQUARE hundred India Indians interest island JAMES NICHOLS Jesus John Kaffir King labours land late Leeds LEEDS DISTRICT Letter Lord Meeting ment Messrs Methodist miles Ministers Mission Mission-house Missionary Society months morning native Negapatam NEWCASTLE DISTRICT Nomuka pray prayer prayer-meeting preached Preacher present received rejoice religious Robert Young Rotumah Sabbath sent Sierra-Leone sionary souls South Spilsby spirit Stations Teachers thankful thing Thomas tion Tonga town TRICT truth Tui Levuka Vavau village Wesleyan Missionary William worship young
Popular passages
Page 98 - We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge, and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Page 91 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort ? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Page 15 - I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Page 34 - Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
Page 34 - This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other ; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Page 194 - ... through our Lord Jesus Christ ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, •whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.
Page 205 - His marvellous light : which in time past were not a people, but are now the People of God : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Page 206 - Gilfillan again smiled scornfully as he made this indirect answer, — " Even thus are the children of this world wiser in their generation than the children of light...
Page 98 - Tis of the wave and not the rock ; ,Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar. In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Page 32 - In a rapture of joy My life I employ, The God of my life to proclaim ; 'Tis worth living for this, To administer bliss And salvation in Jesus's name.