Daughters of the Cross: Or, Woman's MissionDayton and Wentworth, 1855 - 250 pages |
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Page 31
... - From the scenes I loved so well ; Far away , ye billows , bear me ; Lovely , native land , farewell ! Pleased I leave thee , Far in heathen lands to dwell . In the desert let me labor ; On the mountain HARRIET NEWELL . 31.
... - From the scenes I loved so well ; Far away , ye billows , bear me ; Lovely , native land , farewell ! Pleased I leave thee , Far in heathen lands to dwell . In the desert let me labor ; On the mountain HARRIET NEWELL . 31.
Page 35
... natives , who brought on board cocoa nuts , bananas , and dates in great profusion ; while others were seen on the banks reposing in the sun , or bathing in the waters of the Ganges , or diving beneath the surface for the shellfish ...
... natives , who brought on board cocoa nuts , bananas , and dates in great profusion ; while others were seen on the banks reposing in the sun , or bathing in the waters of the Ganges , or diving beneath the surface for the shellfish ...
Page 36
... natives , and threw all their influence against the divine cause of missions . As soon as the gov- ernment became apprised of the object of Mr. New- ell and his associates , orders were issued for them to leave the country immediately ...
... natives , and threw all their influence against the divine cause of missions . As soon as the gov- ernment became apprised of the object of Mr. New- ell and his associates , orders were issued for them to leave the country immediately ...
Page 57
... natives ; and as she passed along , or as the bearers stopped to rest , a crowd of people gathered around her . Some came to her side and looked under her bonnet , and retired with boisterous merriment . But all their little annoy ...
... natives ; and as she passed along , or as the bearers stopped to rest , a crowd of people gathered around her . Some came to her side and looked under her bonnet , and retired with boisterous merriment . But all their little annoy ...
Page 75
... native land , and to enter upon a course of evangelical la- bors for the benefit of distant heathens . " On such an occasion , it is obviously proper in itself , as well as conformable to general usage , ELIZABETH HERVEY . 75.
... native land , and to enter upon a course of evangelical la- bors for the benefit of distant heathens . " On such an occasion , it is obviously proper in itself , as well as conformable to general usage , ELIZABETH HERVEY . 75.
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Page 75 - JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
Page 84 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 201 - Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away! What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? Tell me, my soul, can this be death?
Page 90 - Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on His breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there.
Page 14 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till, o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb, for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 86 - It has omnipotence for its support. Jesus ' shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession.
Page 271 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Page 142 - For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end.
Page 111 - Welcome to a Land of Rest ! Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high, While with hallelujahs ring All the regions of the sky.
Page 100 - 1! meet again? Oft shall glowing hope expire, Oft shall wearied love retire, Oft shall death and sorrow reign, Ere we all shall meet again.