A History of the West Indies: Containing the Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island; with an Account of the Missions Instituted in Those Islands, from the Commencement of Their Civilization, But More Especially of the Missions which Have Been Established in that Archipelago by the Society Late in Connexion with the Rev. John Wesley, Bind 3Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, 1811 |
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Side 92
... attempting either to raise any article for exportation , or to introduce a traffic with other Islands , that were settled by the European nations . With the inhabitants of other Íslands they studiously shunned all intercourse . Neither ...
... attempting either to raise any article for exportation , or to introduce a traffic with other Islands , that were settled by the European nations . With the inhabitants of other Íslands they studiously shunned all intercourse . Neither ...
Side 110
... attempted by the government , in its legislative capacity , to instruct the people in the way to heaven . " Not a single edifice has been appropriated to the purpose of divine worship , nor has a single minister ever been appointed ...
... attempted by the government , in its legislative capacity , to instruct the people in the way to heaven . " Not a single edifice has been appropriated to the purpose of divine worship , nor has a single minister ever been appointed ...
Side 111
... attempts have been made to introduce the Gospel among thein , they have demonstrated the sincerity of their attachinent to its doctrines , by the conformity of their lives to the purity of its precepts . Convinced , by a variety of ...
... attempts have been made to introduce the Gospel among thein , they have demonstrated the sincerity of their attachinent to its doctrines , by the conformity of their lives to the purity of its precepts . Convinced , by a variety of ...
Side 114
... attempted by bringing an evil report on the good land ; at other times by injuring the reputation of the ministers of the Gospel ; and not unfrequently by awakening a spirit of persecution . This last had been attempted in the Island of ...
... attempted by bringing an evil report on the good land ; at other times by injuring the reputation of the ministers of the Gospel ; and not unfrequently by awakening a spirit of persecution . This last had been attempted in the Island of ...
Side 119
... attempt to withhold that tribute of gratitude which such signal fav & urs demand . From Tortola and Spanish Town the work of God spread into the adjacent Islands ; and , in proportion to the number of the inhabitants , many received the ...
... attempt to withhold that tribute of gratitude which such signal fav & urs demand . From Tortola and Spanish Town the work of God spread into the adjacent Islands ; and , in proportion to the number of the inhabitants , many received the ...
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Side 26 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Side 326 - Nor number, nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though single.
Side 192 - The haunt of seals, and ores, and sea-mews' clang To teach thee that God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent, or therein dwell. And now, what further shall ensue, behold.
Side 10 - This dreadful tragedy ended, when it happens in a town, the devastation is surveyed with accumulated horror : the harbour is covered •with wrecks of boats and vessels ; and the shore has not a vestige of its former state remaining. Mounds of rubbish and rafters in one place, heaps of earth and trunks of trees in another, deep gullies from torrents of water, and the dead and dying bodies of men, women, and children, half buried, and scattered about, where streets but a few hours before were, present...
Side 435 - By this decree it was declared and enacted, " that the people of colour resident in the French colonies, born of free parents, were entitled to, as of right, and should be allowed the enjoyment of, all the privileges of French citizens, and, among others, to those of having votes in the choice of representatives, and of being eligible to seats both in the parochial and colonial assemblies.
Side 9 - But a dreadful reverse succeeds: the sky is suddenly overcast and wild ; the sea rises at once from a profound calm into mountains; the wind rages and roars like the noise of cannon; the rain descends in...
Side 442 - Francois, were apprized of the revolt by one of their own slaves, who was himself in the conspiracy, but promised, if possible to save the lives of his master and his family. Having no immediate means of providing for their escape, he conducted them into an adjacent wood; after which he went and joined the revolters. The following night, he found an opportunity of bringing them provisions from the rebel camp. The second night he returned again, with a further supply of provisions; but declared that...
Side 18 - In a rapture of joy My life I employ, The God of my life to proclaim ; 'Tis worth living for this, To administer bliss And salvation in Jesus's name.
Side 442 - ... of their mothers. Young women of all ranks were first violated by a whole troop of barbarians, and then generally put to death. Some of them were indeed reserved for the further gratification of the lust of the savages, and others had their eyes scooped out with a knife.
Side 505 - You, General, and your troops, will be employed and treated like the rest of my army. With regard to yourself, you desire repose, and you deserve it.