The Children's missionary newspaper [sometimes entitled The Children's monthly missionary newspaper] ed. by C.H. Bateman, Volume 13Christian Henry Bateman 1856 |
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20 copies sent 38 North Bridge asked Bible Brahmins Burdwan Buriats called chief Children's MISSIONARY NEWSPAPER Christian Cockran copies sent free dark eyes father felt fire free by post friends GALL & INGLIS give God's gods gospel Gospel of John Grand Rapids Griqua happy hear heard heart heathen heaven Hindoos holy HOULSTON & STONEMAN Ibadan idols Indians Jesus Christ knew labour lamas listened live look Matebele MOFFAT'S JOURNAL Mohan Mongol language morning Mosele Moselekatse mother never night paid in advance Pigwis Poetry poita POLOA poor post for 10d pray prayer preach Price 6d priest Published by GALL Red River Settlement river round Rupert's Land Saviour Shagdur Siberia soon soul STORIES taught teach tell temple things thought THY KINGDOM told town tract village wagon WILDERNESS wished wonder word worship XIII.-No young
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Page 8 - I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him against that day.
Page 56 - Ganges' rolling wave; By the mother's tearful eye, Friends of Jesus, come and save! By that pilgrim, weak and hoary, Wandering far from friends and home Vainly seeking endless glory At the false Mahomet's tomb; By that blind, derided nation, Murderers of the Son of God, Christians, grant us our petition, Ere we lie beneath the sod!
Page 85 - God would send us to the great devil's fire ; by the goodness of God we saw at last it was true. We now like the word of God, and we have left off our sins ; we have cast away our rattles, our drums, and our idols, and all our bad heathen ways. But what are we to do, our friends ? Mr. Jones is going to leave us ; Mr. Cockran talks of it. Must we turn to our idols and gods again ? or must we turn to the French praying-masters ? We see three French praying-masters have come to the...
Page 30 - but you must be after provin that same, before I conBint to lave it off." " That I will do from the book itself. Now, turn to 1 Peter ii. 2, ' As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.
Page 84 - Pigwys stepped into the aisle and said, " You have spoken as you always do, as a father to his children, and I wish all would listen to you. I send by you a letter to the Missionary men in England : tell them not to forget me — I want the word of life to be always spoken in my land.
Page 51 - ... congregation. It never comes into their minds that a slight cold, or a soaking rain, or a violent snow-storm, or a piercing frost, are any reasons to keep them from public worship. They have made up their minds to be found always in the house of God, and hitherto their strength has been equal to their day. Be the weather ever so bad, none ever stay away but the aged and the sick ; and when the ground is too wet for the women and children to walk, they are put into their little carioles ; while...
Page 85 - River and not one for us ! What is this, our friends ? The word of God says that one soul is worth more than all the world ; surely then, our friends, three hundred souls are worth one prayingmaster ! It is not once or twice a-week teaching that is enough to make us wise ; we have a bad heart, and we hate our bad hearts and all our evil ways, and we wish to cast them all away, and we hope in time, by the help of God, to be able to do it. But have patience, our friends ; we hope our children will...
Page 92 - These heavens so wide, this earth so great, everything in the many waters and numerous lands, God created. He formed man holy, exempt from old age, sickness, and death ; but he disobeyed God, obeying Satan ; and thus brought misery on himself and all creation. Still God did not give us up. He had compassion upon us, and sent His only Son to save the slaves of Satan, and who had no rest in his service.
Page 15 - Tiaki, who had just destroyed his idol, was situated at a distance from the settlement ; and, at midnight, while he was lying asleep on his mat, his wife, who was sitting awake by his side musing upon the strange events of the day, beheld with consternation two fires glistening in the doorway, and heard with surprise a mysterious voice. Almost petrified with fear she awoke her husband, and began to upbraid him with his folly for burning his god, who, she declared, was now come to be avenged of them....
Page 30 - I thought you ; but, as you are not quite a babe, you may keep your Bible, but don't lend it or read it to your neighbours.