Polynesia: or an historical account of the principal Islands in the South-Sea, including New Zealand: With a Map and VignetteOliver & Boyd, 1842 |
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... knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores of Otaheite in quest of materials on which to found an intercourse beneficial to the inhabitants of ...
... knowledge of true religion and the elements of social improvement . Mercantile speculation had , indeed , been invited to the shores of Otaheite in quest of materials on which to found an intercourse beneficial to the inhabitants of ...
Side 8
... knowledge , relative to the mythology , the traditions , the laws , government , and usages of the simple people whom they have brought within the pale of revealed religion . From the same source has been gained an acquaintance with ...
... knowledge , relative to the mythology , the traditions , the laws , government , and usages of the simple people whom they have brought within the pale of revealed religion . From the same source has been gained an acquaintance with ...
Side 13
... Knowledge and Civilisation - Case of a Chief - Number of Persons in Congregations and Schools - Religion must pre- cede all other Improvements , .. CHAPTER VII . TONGA , FIJEE , AND NAVIGATORS ' ISLANDS . Page 219 Tonga or Friendly ...
... Knowledge and Civilisation - Case of a Chief - Number of Persons in Congregations and Schools - Religion must pre- cede all other Improvements , .. CHAPTER VII . TONGA , FIJEE , AND NAVIGATORS ' ISLANDS . Page 219 Tonga or Friendly ...
Side 14
... Knowledge - Enjoy a good Climate , and are capable of great Improvement - New Hebrides principally discovered by Quiros - Are in most Parts very fertile - Inhabitants of the Negro Race - Visited by Bougainville and Captain Cook -The ...
... Knowledge - Enjoy a good Climate , and are capable of great Improvement - New Hebrides principally discovered by Quiros - Are in most Parts very fertile - Inhabitants of the Negro Race - Visited by Bougainville and Captain Cook -The ...
Side 16
... Knowledge discoverable among Natives of South Sea - To be particularly traced in their religious Usages - Resemblance to Israelites , Greeks , and Romans- Influence of Chiefs in Conversion - Examples - Gospel ad- vanced amidst War and ...
... Knowledge discoverable among Natives of South Sea - To be particularly traced in their religious Usages - Resemblance to Israelites , Greeks , and Romans- Influence of Chiefs in Conversion - Examples - Gospel ad- vanced amidst War and ...
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