The Broad Stone of Empire: Problems of Crown Colony Administration, with Records of Personal Experience, Volume 2Macmillan and Company, 1910 - Great Britain |
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Page 84 - A philosopher might admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning on their bosoms, weeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding on the cross, that the prejudices of the Synagogue, and the doubts of the Academy, and the pride of the Portico, and the fasces of the Lictor, and the swords of thirty legions,...
Page 69 - Deists and some embrace Christianity. It is my firm belief that, if our plans of education are followed up, there will not be a single idolater among the respectable classes in Bengal thirty years hence.
Page 315 - Whereas, It has come to the knowledge of the Government of British Guiana that certain concessions have been granted by the President and by and with the sanction of the Government of the United States of Venezuela, purporting to give and grant certain rights and privileges for constructing a railway to Guacipati, and in and over certain territories and lands within and forming part of the Colony of British Guiana; " Now, therefore, I do hereby intimate to all whom it may concern that no alleged...
Page 446 - Coast, such law or custom not being repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience, nor incompatible either directly or by necessary implication with any Ordinance for the time being in force.
Page 217 - Assembly was, and always had been, extremely jealous of any interference in the matter of self-taxation: lastly, that 'while sensible that the services of a Governor must be unprofitable if he failed to acquire and exercise a legitimate moral influence in the general conduct of affairs, he was at the same time convinced that a just appreciation of the difficulties with which the legislature of the island had yet to contend, and of the sacrifices and exertions already made under the pressure of no...
Page 512 - ... unless by accident, there are no personal ties between the candidates for offices and those who have a voice in conferring them. It is in no way unjust that public officers thus selected and trained should be exclusively eligible to offices which require specially Indian knowledge and experience. If any door to the higher appointments without passing through the lower be opened even for occasional use there will be such incessant knocking at it by persons of influence that it will be impossible...
Page 440 - The cession was confirmed by Royal Charter in 1881, and the territory is administered by a Governor in Borneo and a Court of Directors in London, appointed under the Charter.
Page 83 - So deep, indeed, and intense was the impression produced, that, in reference to one individual at least, from the simple reading of these verses might be dated his conversion, his turning from dumb idols to serve the living and true God. There was something in them of such an overwhelmingly attractive moral loveliness — something which contrasted so luminously with all that he had been previously taught to regard as revealed by God, that he could not help crying out in ecstasy, ' Oh, how beautiful,...
Page 83 - J overwhelmingly attractive moral loveliness, — something which contrasted so luminously with all that he had been previously taught to regard as revealed by God, that he could not help crying out, in ecstasy, " Oh, how beautiful, how divine ! Surely this is the truth, this is the truth, this is the truth.
Page 438 - In all questions or issues which may hereafter arise or which may have to be decided in this Colony...