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... clothing ; being , she said , " affecting remembrances of a dear and only son : " feeling assured that this lady ... clothes before , they looked in amazement at the white shirts , pockets in the jackets , & c . If our Christian friends ...
... clothing ; being , she said , " affecting remembrances of a dear and only son : " feeling assured that this lady ... clothes before , they looked in amazement at the white shirts , pockets in the jackets , & c . If our Christian friends ...
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... clothing for children , as almost all of them in this place are quite destitute . I wish some of our kind friends in England would send us a box of garments suitable for children , such as unbleached calico , shirts for boys , and loose ...
... clothing for children , as almost all of them in this place are quite destitute . I wish some of our kind friends in England would send us a box of garments suitable for children , such as unbleached calico , shirts for boys , and loose ...
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... clothes to each of the pupils ; and while doing so , I found a dollar concealed in the clothing , which sur- prised me not a little . A dollar is worth one shilling and six- pence . The inquiry was , who of my pupils had so large a sum ...
... clothes to each of the pupils ; and while doing so , I found a dollar concealed in the clothing , which sur- prised me not a little . A dollar is worth one shilling and six- pence . The inquiry was , who of my pupils had so large a sum ...
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... clothing is not discreditable ; but to be entirely destitute of ornaments is very disgraceful . A string of glass beads , or even a cord without any beads , must be round the neck . The baskets on the head are two or three in number ...
... clothing is not discreditable ; but to be entirely destitute of ornaments is very disgraceful . A string of glass beads , or even a cord without any beads , must be round the neck . The baskets on the head are two or three in number ...
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... clothing . The Dutch language has entirely superseded their mother - tongue , and that in its turn is being gradually supplanted by the English . Their services are very valuable to the adjacent farmers , many of whom greatly envy their ...
... clothing . The Dutch language has entirely superseded their mother - tongue , and that in its turn is being gradually supplanted by the English . Their services are very valuable to the adjacent farmers , many of whom greatly envy their ...
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Page 120 - I HEARD the voice of Jesus say, ' Come unto Me and rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.' I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, ' Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live.
Page 120 - I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world's light, Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright. I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my star, my sun ; And in that light of life I'll walk Till travelling days are done.
Page 39 - Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, " Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments : and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el ; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Page 125 - And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Page 39 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God. And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house; and of all that thou shall give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 55 - Our Hope and Expectation, O Jesus, now appear ; Arise, Thou Sun -so longed for, O'er this benighted sphere ! With hearts and hands uplifted, We plead, O Lord, to see The day of earth's redemption, That brings us unto Thee ! Laurentius Laurenti.
Page 120 - I heard the voice of Jesus say, " Behold, I freely give The living water ; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live !" I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, " I am this dark world's light ; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright.
Page 144 - To leave nor track nor trace. And yet, with Him who counts the sands. And holds the waters in his hands, I know a lasting record stands, Inscribed against my name, Of all this mortal part has wrought; Of all this thinking soul has thought ; And from these fleeting moments caught For glory or for shame.
Page 72 - If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down: for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Page 144 - I stooped and wrote upon the sand My name — the year — the day. As onward from the spot I passed, One lingering look behind I cast : A wave came rolling high and fast, And washed my lines away.