Mission life, ed. by J.J. Halcombe, Volume 1John Joseph Halcombe 1871 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abbot amongst Archbishop of Arles arrived Austin better Bishop Board boys Brahmins Brigus British Cadoc called canoe Canterbury carried caste chief Chinese Christ Christian Church Missionary Society civilisation clergy coast colonies Columba congregation converts Danish death district Duncan Dyak England English episcopal Eskimo European faith father friends Gaul give Gospel Government Greenland hand heard heart heathen Iceland Indian Iona Kamehameha III King Kodran labour land Lerins living London Missionary Society look Luxeuil Maori Mboli miles Mission Missionary Centre monasteries monastic monasticism monks morning native never night Norfolk Island North once Pagan parish population prayer present priests reached received religion religious round Salmon Cove seemed settlement shore slaves soon spirit station Sunday Takua things Thorvald thou told town Travancore tribe vessel village whilst whole Zanzibar
Popular passages
Page 177 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 23 - Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Page 281 - And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
Page 346 - With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alleyed walk To emulate in stone.
Page 249 - ... which they believe to be the abode of a spirit. In a little time the naked youth would start up again and proceed a few more yards in a crouching posture, with his arms pushed out behind him and tossing his flowing black hair. All the while he is earnestly watched by the group about him, and when he pleases to sit down they again surround him and commence singing. This kind of thing goes on, with several different additions, for some time.
Page 4 - He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Page 266 - After three hours' march we arrived, but could see nothing. ' Where are they lodged?' we asked ; 'and he pointed to a palisade of bamboo open to the sky, where they were exposed, at the worst season of the year, to a fiery sun, alternating with torrents of rain, and sometimes of hail, without any roof to cover them. A man of tall stature, with his spear in his hand, and a poignard in his belt, pulled up three posts, which served for a gate to the enclosure, and 'we entered.
Page 352 - The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me : give place to me that I may dwell.
Page 230 - Christ, with whom we shall reign together, if first we suffer with Him here on earth. Choose ye which rule respecting Easter ye prefer to follow, remembering the words of the Apostle, Prove all things, hold fast that which is good.
Page 200 - And so, Mr. Morrison, you really expect that you will make an impression on the idolatry of the great Chinese empire ?' * No, Sir,' said Morrison, with more than his usual sternness, 'I expect GOD will.