A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and India: Founded by the Late Rev. Thomas Coke, L.L.D., Under the Direction of the Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, Including Notices of Bombay and the Superstitions of Various Religious Sects at that Presidency, and on the Continent of India : with an Introductory Sketch of the Natural, Civil, and Religious History of the Island of Ceylon |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 56
Page xviii
... honours to this tree , and make a pavement round it , which they keep con- stantly swept . They place lighted lamps , images , and sacred flowers under it , and bow before it with great vene- ration . Capt . Knox states , " that it is ...
... honours to this tree , and make a pavement round it , which they keep con- stantly swept . They place lighted lamps , images , and sacred flowers under it , and bow before it with great vene- ration . Capt . Knox states , " that it is ...
Page xxv
... honours at court ; and , at length , the sovereignty of another nation ; who , from him , and his extraordinary history , received the appellation of Sing - ha - lese . Most traditionary fables have their origin in some fact ...
... honours at court ; and , at length , the sovereignty of another nation ; who , from him , and his extraordinary history , received the appellation of Sing - ha - lese . Most traditionary fables have their origin in some fact ...
Page xliii
... honour- able attestation has been recently borne by the Supreme Court of the island . * The Singhalese are more remarkable for their patient endurance of suffering , than for an aptitude to face danger ; and have been supposed better ...
... honour- able attestation has been recently borne by the Supreme Court of the island . * The Singhalese are more remarkable for their patient endurance of suffering , than for an aptitude to face danger ; and have been supposed better ...
Page lvii
... honour or defence . A priest is ge- nerally in attendance to receive the offerings of the wor- shippers : these consist of food , flowers , and money . The food is the portion of the priests ; the flowers are placed on a table before ...
... honour or defence . A priest is ge- nerally in attendance to receive the offerings of the wor- shippers : these consist of food , flowers , and money . The food is the portion of the priests ; the flowers are placed on a table before ...
Page lxiii
... has been supposed by some writers to have had this honour ; and is said by them to have preached Christianity at the Ceylon pearl fishery , so early as 1452 . cause , were furnished by these Missionaries . Memorials of INTRODUCTION . lxiii.
... has been supposed by some writers to have had this honour ; and is said by them to have preached Christianity at the Ceylon pearl fishery , so early as 1452 . cause , were furnished by these Missionaries . Memorials of INTRODUCTION . lxiii.
Other editions - View all
A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and ... William Martin Harvard No preview available - 2017 |
A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and ... William Martin Harvard No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
afforded Alexander Johnstone appeared appointed Armour arrival Asiatic attended Ault Batticaloa Bisset blessing Bombay brethren Brownrigg Budhu Budhuist Captain Birch Ceylon Ceylonese character Christian church circumstances Clough Colombo commenced Conference congregation Connexion considerable conversation dæmons Divine Doctor Coke Dutch endeavoured engaged England English esteem European Excellency expressed favourable friends Galle Gentoo Gospel Government Governor Harvard heathen honour hope idolatry immediately India influence inhabitants instruction interesting Island of Ceylon Jaffna Kandy Kandyan kind labours Lady land language letter Lord Lynch Madras Malabar Matura meet ment Messrs Methodist mind morning natives Negombo Pantura party persons Pettah pious pleasure Portuguese Portuguese language possession prayer preachers preaching present priests principal racter received religion religious rendered residence respect Robert Brownrigg sermon servants Singhalese situation Society spirit Squance station Sunday things tion tree Trincomalee Twisleton Veddas venerable vessel Wesleyan Missionaries worship
Popular passages
Page 56 - The God that rules on high, That all the earth surveys, That rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas ; This awful God is ours, Our Father and our Love ; He will send down his heavenly powers, To carry us above.
Page 372 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 10 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Page 36 - While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But, with a God to guide our way, "Tis equal joy to go, or stay.
Page 23 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Page 334 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him ; let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 36 - To souls impress' d with sacred Love ! Where'er they dwell, they dwell in Thee ; In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. To me remains nor place, nor time ; My country is in every clime ; I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there.
Page 345 - And the Spirit and the bride say, come. And let him that heareth, say, come. And let him that is athirst, come; and whosoever will, let him come and take of the water of life freely.
Page 174 - ... into the Armenian Language in the fifth century, under very auspicious circumstances, the history of which has come down to us. It has been allowed, by competent judges of the language, to be a most faithful translation. La Croze calls it, " the Queen of Versions."! This bible has ever remained in the possession of the Armenian people ; and many illustrious instances of genuine and enlightened piety occur in their history. The manuscript copies not being sufficient for the demand, a ' council...
Page 174 - The Bible was translated into the Armenian language in the fifth century, under very auspicious circumstances, the history of which has come down to us. It has been allowed by competent judges of the language, to be a most faithful translation. La Croze calls it the