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 98
... seemed to serve the double purpose of admitting air and promoting defence . A wooden cross with suitable inscriptions denoted that christian ministers had favoured the island with their presence ; that the 98 ON . CHRISTIANITY AS THE MEANS.
... seemed to serve the double purpose of admitting air and promoting defence . A wooden cross with suitable inscriptions denoted that christian ministers had favoured the island with their presence ; that the 98 ON . CHRISTIANITY AS THE MEANS.
Side 99
... seemed pleased with the idea of such an accession to his subjects ; " little thinking , " says the navigator , " that the com- pletion of it would at once deprive him of his kingdom , and the people of their liberties . This shows with ...
... seemed pleased with the idea of such an accession to his subjects ; " little thinking , " says the navigator , " that the com- pletion of it would at once deprive him of his kingdom , and the people of their liberties . This shows with ...
Side 104
... seemed to be highly valued by those who offered it ; but , during a period of nearly twenty years , the zeal of the preachers was not rewarded by the con- version of a single individual whose example could have any effect upon others ...
... seemed to be highly valued by those who offered it ; but , during a period of nearly twenty years , the zeal of the preachers was not rewarded by the con- version of a single individual whose example could have any effect upon others ...
Side 105
... seemed sufficient if they could induce the uninstructed natives to receive baptism , or to observe , even mechanically , certain forms of the church ; and hence it cannot appear surprising that Christianity failed to obtain any ...
... seemed sufficient if they could induce the uninstructed natives to receive baptism , or to observe , even mechanically , certain forms of the church ; and hence it cannot appear surprising that Christianity failed to obtain any ...
Side 106
... seemed hardly to have the capacity of forming abstract ideas , while they possessed not language fitted to express them . To such men , the sublime and spiritual doctrines of Christianity must have been , in a great measure , in ...
... seemed hardly to have the capacity of forming abstract ideas , while they possessed not language fitted to express them . To such men , the sublime and spiritual doctrines of Christianity must have been , in a great measure , in ...
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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