Missions to the North American IndiansReligious Tract Society, 1899 - 244 Seiten |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afterwards American appeared arrived attended baptized Bethlehem blessed Brainerd brethren brother called Cherokee chief Choctaw Christian Indians church circumstances civilization commenced Conanda congregation conversion countrymen David Brainerd David Zeisberger death Delaware desire dian Divine Divine grace Eliot English faith father Fort Churchill friends Gnadenhuetten gospel greatly hear heard heart heathen heaven Holy hope hundred inhabitants instruction Jesus Christ John Sergeant journey labours land live Lord Lord's Lord's supper manner Martha's Vineyard Mayhew meeting ment miles mission missionaries murder Muskingum nation neighbourhood never night Oneida Osages persons powaws pray prayer praying Indians preach the gospel received rejoice religion religious remarkable river sabbath sachems Samuel Kirkland Sandusky savages Saviour scarcely settle settlement Shekomeko soon soul Spirit Susquehannah tears things thou thought tion told town trials tribes warriors whole woods word worship zeal Zeisberger
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 38 - I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Seite 172 - WHY should we start and fear to die ? What timorous worms we mortals are ! Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there.
Seite 33 - He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
Seite 38 - One shall say, I am the LORD'S ; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob ; and another shall subscribe loith his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Seite 105 - The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Seite 148 - counted he his life dear unto himself, so that he might finish his course with joy, and the ministry, which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Seite 102 - Wayomik; for there a fire is kindled for them, and there they may plant and think on God : but if they will not hear, the great head will come and clean their ears with a red-hot iron ; (meaning they would set their houses on fire) and shoot them through the head with musquet-balls.
Seite 57 - I was thus exposed to cold and rain, I was ready to please myself with the thoughts of enjoying a comfortable house, a warm fire, and other outward comforts ; but now these have less place in my heart, (through the grace of God,) and my eye is more to God for comfort.
Seite 23 - There is a cloud, a dark cloud, upon the work of the gospel, among the poor Indians. The Lord revive and prosper that work, and grant that it may live when I am dead. It is a work which I have been doing much and long about. But what was the word I spoke last ? I recall that word, my doings '. Alas ! they have been poor and small, and lean doings ; and I'll be the man that shall throw the first stone at them all.
Seite 93 - Then again, another preacher came, and began to teach us, and to say ' You must not steal, nor lie, nor get drunk.