The Karen Apostle: Or, Memoir of Ko Thah-byu, the First Karen Convert, with Notices Concerning His NationGould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1843 - 153 páginas |
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Página 45
... less , apparently , from love , than from an indescrib- able power , that may best be compared to the fas- cinating influence of the serpent over an uncon- scious brood of chickens . The first sentence I heard on coming up , was ...
... less , apparently , from love , than from an indescrib- able power , that may best be compared to the fas- cinating influence of the serpent over an uncon- scious brood of chickens . The first sentence I heard on coming up , was ...
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... less and less acceptable . He was adapted in a most special manner for a pioneer ; and it would be singular in- deed , did we not believe in an overruling providence , that , without any plans either on his own part or on that of the ...
... less and less acceptable . He was adapted in a most special manner for a pioneer ; and it would be singular in- deed , did we not believe in an overruling providence , that , without any plans either on his own part or on that of the ...
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... less Burmese , and our examinations are in that language , which is far better than to draw it through an interpreter . We have proposed to some of the young men ( who also understand * * A Burman Magistrate . - E . Burmese , ) to go ...
... less Burmese , and our examinations are in that language , which is far better than to draw it through an interpreter . We have proposed to some of the young men ( who also understand * * A Burman Magistrate . - E . Burmese , ) to go ...
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... less , so honest , so simple - hearted , and withal , so full of love to Christ , that no one , who knows the sweets of pardoning mercy , could hear their tales unmoved . They proposed , to - day , a plan , ( which I fear could not be ...
... less , so honest , so simple - hearted , and withal , so full of love to Christ , that no one , who knows the sweets of pardoning mercy , could hear their tales unmoved . They proposed , to - day , a plan , ( which I fear could not be ...
Página 72
... less , and who , if they read Karen , have but a single tract of six pages , besides a spelling - book of thirty- three pages , in all their language . " How great is the grace of God , to render the truth so plain that the mere child ...
... less , and who , if they read Karen , have but a single tract of six pages , besides a spelling - book of thirty- three pages , in all their language . " How great is the grace of God , to render the truth so plain that the mere child ...
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anciently arrived asked for baptism baptized Bassein believe blessed brethren brother Burman Burmese called children and grandchildren Christ church comes commanded countrymen created death earth Elders eternal exceedingly fruit gospel happy heard heathen heaven History of Missions hope hundred instruction Jesus journey Judson jungle Karen Christians Karen house Karen king Karen mission Karen nation Karen settlements Ko Thah-byu labors land language listened live Lord Matah Maubee Maulmain MEMOIR Mergui missionary months morning Moung mountain native NEWTON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY night Pegu persecution pray prayer preaching prophet Rangoon received rens replied rice righteous Ruler sabbath Satan says Siam Siamese sick sing slaves spirit taught Tavoy teach teacher Tenasserim Thah Thah-byu thee things thou tion tism to-day town traditions tree tree of death truth Tshiekku village visit the Karens white foreigners whole wife wild wish woman words worship young zayat
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Página 81 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely...
Página 134 - And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Página 72 - Weep not for her ! Weep not for her ! — Her memory is the shrine Of pleasant thoughts, soft as the scent of flowers, Calm as on windless eve the sun's decline, Sweet as the song of birds among the bowers, Rich as a rainbow with its hues of light, Pure as the moonshine of an autumn night...
Página 145 - Of the several productions of Dr. Harris, — all of them of great value, — that now before us is destined, probably, to exert the most powerful influence in forming the religious and missionary character of the coming generations.
Página 146 - ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF MISSIONS. A Record of the Voyages, Travels, Labours, and Successes of the various Missionaries, who have been sent forth by Protestant Societies to Evangelize the Heathen; compiled from authentic Documents, forming a Complete Missionary Repository. Illustrated by twenty-Jive EnBrewings on steel.
Página 72 - Hence they will meet their end " sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust," " Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Página 143 - For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Página 148 - He fell gloriously at the head of his troops in the arms of victory — thirty-eight wild Karens having been brought into the camp of King Jesus since the beginning of the year, besides the thirty-two that were brought in during the two preceding years. Disabled by wounds, he was obliged, through the whole of his last expedition, to be carried on a litter ; but his presence was a host, and the Holy Spirit accompanied his dying whispers with almighty influence.
Página 122 - When the Karen king arrives, There will be only one monarch ; When the Karen king comes, There will be neither rich nor poor...
Página 148 - Boardman was a man of rare excellence, and his biographer, by a just exhibition of that excellence, has rendered an important service, not only to the cause of Christian missions, but to the interests of personal...