Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 159
... hundred ; the more intelligent among the catechumens were , at their religious meetings , requested to read a portion of Scrip- ture ; and some of them also wrote the prayers which they used in church . * Mr Nott has given a translation ...
... hundred ; the more intelligent among the catechumens were , at their religious meetings , requested to read a portion of Scrip- ture ; and some of them also wrote the prayers which they used in church . * Mr Nott has given a translation ...
Side 161
... hundred na- tive Christians were present . " Their persons were cleanly , their apparel neat , their countenances either thoughtful or beaming with serenity and gladness . The heads of the men were uncovered , their hair cut and combed ...
... hundred na- tive Christians were present . " Their persons were cleanly , their apparel neat , their countenances either thoughtful or beaming with serenity and gladness . The heads of the men were uncovered , their hair cut and combed ...
Side 162
... hundred copies of a spelling - book were soon thrown off , being greatly wanted by the young pupils . Next followed a catechism , scriptural extracts , and a translation of the Gospel according to St Luke . Natives were forthwith ...
... hundred copies of a spelling - book were soon thrown off , being greatly wanted by the young pupils . Next followed a catechism , scriptural extracts , and a translation of the Gospel according to St Luke . Natives were forthwith ...
Side 166
... hundred and sixty pounds . They are still supported by the more pious portion of the community ; and though the amount of subscriptions is now but inconsiderable , they keep before the minds of the people the great duty of seeking the ...
... hundred and sixty pounds . They are still supported by the more pious portion of the community ; and though the amount of subscriptions is now but inconsiderable , they keep before the minds of the people the great duty of seeking the ...
Side 169
... hundred and eighty smaller posts . There were a hundred and thirty - three windows and twenty - nine doors . In the interior were three pulpits , about two hundred and sixty feet from each other ; it was filled with forms or benches ...
... hundred and eighty smaller posts . There were a hundred and thirty - three windows and twenty - nine doors . In the interior were three pulpits , about two hundred and sixty feet from each other ; it was filled with forms or benches ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand