Report of the Directors to the ... General Meeting of the Missionary Society ..., Volume 46The Society, 1840 - Missions, British |
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11 Collected ary Box Association attendance Auxiliary Society Berbice Berhampore Boys brethren Brown Campbell Cape Town Capt Catechist Chinsurah Christian church Clark Collected at Public Collected by Miss Collection after Sermon Collection by Rev congregation Contributions not included Crisp Davies day-school Ditto Donations Ebenezer Edwards Evans Family Fletcher Friend George Girls Gospel Griffiths Griqua Hall Hankey Harris Hill ibid India island James John Jones Joseph Knill labours Ladies Legacy Less Expenses London Lord Mary Master Messrs Mission Missionary Boxes Missionary Society Nagercoil Native Assistants Native Schools Native Teacher Orphan Prayer Meetings preaching Printed in last Public Meeting received Reid Relief Church Remitted Richards Roberts Sabbath School Sacramental Collection Schoolmaster Scriptures Secretary Sermon by Rev Small Sums Smith station Street Chapel Subscribers Subscriptions Sunday School Sunday School Children Sunday School ditto Thomas tions Total Town Treasurer Upolu Vide Vizagapatam Walker Westerdale Widows William Wilson Wright Young
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Page 8 - God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings ; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left...
Page viii - As the union of God's people of various denominations., in carrying on this great work, is a most desirable object ; so, to prevent, if possible, any cause of future dissension, it is declared to be a fundamental principle of the Missionary Society, that our design is not to send Presbyterianism, Independency, Episcopacy, or any other form of church order and government, (about which there may be a difference of opinion among serious...
Page 88 - Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
Page 110 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Page viii - God, to the heathen ; and that it shall be left (as it ought to be left) to the minds of the persons whom God may call into the fellowship of His Son from among them, to assume for themselves such form of church government as to them shall appear most agreeable to the Word of God.
Page vii - ... usual on such occasions ; the president for the day shall open and conclude the meeting with prayer, and sign the minutes of the proceedings. All matters proposed shall be determined by the majority of the members present. V. The Direction — To consist of as many directors annually chosen out of its members as circumstances may require.
Page 39 - Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; "and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Page 111 - ... the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our God, and of his Christ.
Page vii - Members — Persons subscribing one guinea or more annually ; every benefactor making a donation of ten pounds ; one of the executors, on the payment of a legacy amounting to fifty pounds or upwards; and ministers, or other representatives of congregations in the country, which subscribe or collect for the use of the Society fifty pounds annually.
Page 9 - But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.