Work in the Colonies: Some Account of the Missionary Operations of the Church of England in Connection with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ... |
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... charge of the Bishop of Nova Scotia was reduced in 1793 , by the erection of the Bishopric of Quebec . In 1814 our first Bishop in the eastern hemisphere was appointed to the See of Calcutta . In 1824 the episcopate was extended to the ...
... charge of the Bishop of Nova Scotia was reduced in 1793 , by the erection of the Bishopric of Quebec . In 1814 our first Bishop in the eastern hemisphere was appointed to the See of Calcutta . In 1824 the episcopate was extended to the ...
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... charge of Ceylon , then erected into a separate diocese with the title of the Bishopric of Colombo ; and the diocese of Nova Scotia was still further reduced by the formation of the Bishopric of Fredericton . In 1846 a Bishop was ...
... charge of Ceylon , then erected into a separate diocese with the title of the Bishopric of Colombo ; and the diocese of Nova Scotia was still further reduced by the formation of the Bishopric of Fredericton . In 1846 a Bishop was ...
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... charge upon unkind brethren in the land of their fathers , their spiritual destitution and advancing debasement . " TORONTO . The history of Upper Canada is so closely connected with that of the Lower Province ( Quebec ) , that but ...
... charge upon unkind brethren in the land of their fathers , their spiritual destitution and advancing debasement . " TORONTO . The history of Upper Canada is so closely connected with that of the Lower Province ( Quebec ) , that but ...
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... charge to the clergy of the province assembled at Toronto : and when he died , in 1825 , their numbers had increased to twenty - six . His successor , Dr. Stewart , as visiting missionary had made himself well acquainted with most of ...
... charge to the clergy of the province assembled at Toronto : and when he died , in 1825 , their numbers had increased to twenty - six . His successor , Dr. Stewart , as visiting missionary had made himself well acquainted with most of ...
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... charge of the Upper Province by the con- secration of Dr. Strachan as first Bishop of Toronto on the 7th August in that year . At this time the number of members of the Church of England was estimated at 150,000 , under the pastoral ...
... charge of the Upper Province by the con- secration of Dr. Strachan as first Bishop of Toronto on the 7th August in that year . At this time the number of members of the Church of England was estimated at 150,000 , under the pastoral ...
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Page 202 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's. isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone.
Page 21 - NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise; for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Page 2 - I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the Gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold no'w in this time, and in the 'world to come eternal life; but many that are first shall be last ; and the last first.
Page 37 - King. 4 Soon shall we hear him say, "Ye blessed children, come!" Soon will he call us hence away, To our eternal home.
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Page 194 - Island off the East coast of Africa from which it Is separated by the Mozambique Channel (240 miles wide at its narrowest part).
Page 9 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
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