A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and India: Founded by the Late Rev. Thomas Coke, L.L.D., Under the Direction of the Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, Including Notices of Bombay and the Superstitions of Various Religious Sects at that Presidency, and on the Continent of India : with an Introductory Sketch of the Natural, Civil, and Religious History of the Island of Ceylonauthor, 1823 - 404 páginas |
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... offered an immense reward to any one who would accom- plish his destruction ; and the lion - prince , availing himself of the freedom with which his shaggy sire permitted his approach , shot him with an arrow , and presented his head to ...
... offered an immense reward to any one who would accom- plish his destruction ; and the lion - prince , availing himself of the freedom with which his shaggy sire permitted his approach , shot him with an arrow , and presented his head to ...
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... offering dance round it , both men and women . " * The total number of the Veddas cannot be ascertained . It is probable , however , from the importance which was attached to their connection with the rebellion of 1817 , that their ...
... offering dance round it , both men and women . " * The total number of the Veddas cannot be ascertained . It is probable , however , from the importance which was attached to their connection with the rebellion of 1817 , that their ...
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... their children ! - Sermon on 2 Tim . ii . 24—26 , by the Rev. G. Bisset , A. M. preached on the Fifth Anniversary of the Colombo Auxiliary Bible Society . has its presiding dæmon ; and prayers are offered , INTRODUCTION .
... their children ! - Sermon on 2 Tim . ii . 24—26 , by the Rev. G. Bisset , A. M. preached on the Fifth Anniversary of the Colombo Auxiliary Bible Society . has its presiding dæmon ; and prayers are offered , INTRODUCTION .
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... offered , and sacrifices made , to avert the evils which they are supposed to inflict . Their images represent Satanic beings , of the most horrible forms and propensities . Some of them have the semblance of men , of gigantic size ...
... offered , and sacrifices made , to avert the evils which they are supposed to inflict . Their images represent Satanic beings , of the most horrible forms and propensities . Some of them have the semblance of men , of gigantic size ...
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... offering according to their ability . Where they to omit either , they would be tormented with the apprehen- sion , that some dreadful evil would be the consequence of the omission . Some of the dewallahs are esteemed highly sacred ...
... offering according to their ability . Where they to omit either , they would be tormented with the apprehen- sion , that some dreadful evil would be the consequence of the omission . Some of the dewallahs are esteemed highly sacred ...
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afforded Alexander Johnstone appeared appointed arrival attended Ault Batticaloa Bisset blessing Bombay brethren Brownrigg Budhu Budhuist Captain Birch Ceylon Ceylonese character Christ Christian church circumstances Clough Colombo commenced congregation Connexion considerable conversation dæmons desire Divine Doctor Coke Dutch endeavoured engaged England English esteem European Excellency expressed favourable feelings friends Galle gentleman Gentoo Gospel Government Governor Harvard heathen honour hope idolatry immediately India inhabitants instruction interesting Island of Ceylon Jaffna Kandy Kandyan kind labours Lady land language letter Lord Lynch Madras Malabar Matura meeting ment Messrs Methodist mind morning natives Negombo persons Pettah pious pleasure Portuguese Portuguese language pray prayer preachers preaching present priests principal racter received religion religious rendered request residence respect Robert Brownrigg sermon servants Singhalese situation Society spirit Squance station Sunday things tion tree Trincomalee Twisleton Veddas venerable vessel Wesleyan Mission Wesleyan Missionaries worship
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Página 57 - While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But with a God to guide our way, 'Tis equal joy to go or stay. Could I be cast where Thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot; But regions none remote I call, Secure of finding God in all.
Página 76 - The God that rules on high, That all the earth surveys, That rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas ; This awful God is ours, Our Father and our Love ; He will send down his heavenly powers, To carry us above.
Página 184 - And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
Página 58 - ... overcome me When I take the Spirit's sword ; Then with ease I drive him from me, — Satan trembles at the word : 'Tis a sword for conquest made, Keen the edge and strong the blade.
Página 35 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Página 56 - To souls impress' d with sacred Love ! Where'er they dwell, they dwell in Thee ; In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. To me remains nor place, nor time ; My country is in every clime ; I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there.
Página 392 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Página 57 - Tis equal joy to go or stay. Could I be cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot ; But regions none remote I call, Secure of finding God in all. My country, Lord, art thou alone; Nor other can I claim or own ; The point where all my wishes meet ; My law, my love, life's only sweet ! I hold by nothing here below ; Appoint my journey, and I go ; Though pierc'd by scorn, oppress'd by pride, I feel thee good — feel nought beside.
Página 326 - By one blow of a sword, the head of this noble child was severed from his body; streaming with blood and hardly inanimate, it was thrown into a rice mortar; the pestle was put into the mother's hands, and she was ordered to pound it, or be disgracefully tortured. To avoid the disgrace, the wretched woman did lift up the pestle and let it fall.
Página xiv - China ; <ind that it was in his power to point out . to Government the means of cultivating it in a proper manner.