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Page 36
... kill the Aneityumese , and Mr Matheson and me . Lately they have purchased for a little tobacco and powder , and taken away , four females from Port Resolu- tion . Some of them were bound and clubbed for resisting , so that they were ...
... kill the Aneityumese , and Mr Matheson and me . Lately they have purchased for a little tobacco and powder , and taken away , four females from Port Resolu- tion . Some of them were bound and clubbed for resisting , so that they were ...
Page 37
... killing the missionaries , and banishing the worship of Jehovah from our land . " An inland chief also said in my hearing , " My love to the Eromangans . They are bold , good men the Eromangans to kill Misi and his wife , and to de ...
... killing the missionaries , and banishing the worship of Jehovah from our land . " An inland chief also said in my hearing , " My love to the Eromangans . They are bold , good men the Eromangans to kill Misi and his wife , and to de ...
Page 38
... killing us all , and the inland people will destroy you and it , for we all love the conduct of the Tannese , but hate that of the worship . We will kill you and it , and then we will be good . " I tried to shew him that it was their ...
... killing us all , and the inland people will destroy you and it , for we all love the conduct of the Tannese , but hate that of the worship . We will kill you and it , and then we will be good . " I tried to shew him that it was their ...
Page 39
... killing both them and us at present , they dare not speak out . If God spares us till this crisis passes , I hope a time of peace and prosperity awaits us , but things wear a dark and threatening aspect at present . Five weeks ago , all ...
... killing both them and us at present , they dare not speak out . If God spares us till this crisis passes , I hope a time of peace and prosperity awaits us , but things wear a dark and threatening aspect at present . Five weeks ago , all ...
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... killed Mrs Gordon . Some of the natives who were living on the premises ran off to one of the estab- lishments on the bay and told what had been done . A Mr Milne , and some natives about him , hurried up the hill , but found life in ...
... killed Mrs Gordon . Some of the natives who were living on the premises ran off to one of the estab- lishments on the bay and told what had been done . A Mr Milne , and some natives about him , hurried up the hill , but found life in ...
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Page 304 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 84 - Now I beseech you, brethren-, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Page 82 - But now I have' written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Page 56 - I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation.
Page 75 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid .of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Page 208 - Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust : His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Page 75 - Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.
Page 305 - Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing. Let them not feed, nor drink water: but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God. Yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Page 362 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial?
Page 387 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency...