A Memoir of Allen F. Gardiner, Commander, R.N.J. Nisbet, 1857 - 399 pagine |
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Pagina 3
... attempt as mad- ness , threw off a few expressions of indignant pity . Many , who had once admired the enthusiasm of the devoted band , now maintained a cold silence , hardly venturing to whisper to each other the true feelings of their ...
... attempt as mad- ness , threw off a few expressions of indignant pity . Many , who had once admired the enthusiasm of the devoted band , now maintained a cold silence , hardly venturing to whisper to each other the true feelings of their ...
Pagina 29
... attempt to settle a dispute , between the chief of one of the Marquesas and the proprietors of a whale - boat , which had been seized by the chief , Captain Gambier touched at Tahiti . This afforded Gardiner an opportunity of witnessing ...
... attempt to settle a dispute , between the chief of one of the Marquesas and the proprietors of a whale - boat , which had been seized by the chief , Captain Gambier touched at Tahiti . This afforded Gardiner an opportunity of witnessing ...
Pagina 49
... attempt had been made . To become the pioneer of a Christian mission to the most abandoned heathens was henceforward the grand aim of his life . Africa , that mysterious continent , which has so long been a little world of slavery ...
... attempt had been made . To become the pioneer of a Christian mission to the most abandoned heathens was henceforward the grand aim of his life . Africa , that mysterious continent , which has so long been a little world of slavery ...
Pagina 58
... attempt made to amuse the natives in the mean- time . This was accomplished by shaving a man , and handing him a glass , in which to observe his altered face . The Kafir objected to the hair being left on his upper lip , but was ...
... attempt made to amuse the natives in the mean- time . This was accomplished by shaving a man , and handing him a glass , in which to observe his altered face . The Kafir objected to the hair being left on his upper lip , but was ...
Pagina 60
... attempt to cross , with the only swimmer of the party . They gained the landing - place without difficulty , but to return for their companions was found to be impossible , from the force of the current . The next morning one of the ...
... attempt to cross , with the only swimmer of the party . They gained the landing - place without difficulty , but to return for their companions was found to be impossible , from the force of the current . The next morning one of the ...
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Pagina 310 - And let us not be weary in well-doing ; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Pagina 352 - In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him. at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Pagina 347 - BE MERCIFUL unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Pagina 369 - THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.
Pagina 15 - JUST AS I AM. Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. — John ., 37Just as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come...
Pagina 101 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Pagina 350 - ARISE, my soul, arise ; Shake off thy guilty fears ; The bleeding Sacrifice In my behalf appears : Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede ; His all-redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead ; His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3...
Pagina 93 - A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Pagina 363 - Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Pagina 243 - TIME was, I shrank from what was right From fear of what was wrong; I would not brave the sacred fight, Because the foe was strong. But now I cast that finer sense And sorer shame aside; Such dread of sin was indolence, Such aim at Heaven was pride. So, when my Saviour calls, I rise, And calmly do my best; Leaving to Him, with silent eyes Of hope and fear, the rest. I step, I mount where He has led; Men count my haltings o'er; — I know them; yet, though self I dread, I love His precept more.