The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Volume 2George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana D. Appleton, 1879 - Encyclopedias |
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... province of Yun - nan , after an E. S. E. course of Altai mountains to the shores of the Arc- 1,000 m . , falls into ... provinces . productive . Its N. E. section , lying between Its course is very winding , the general direction the ...
... province of Yun - nan , after an E. S. E. course of Altai mountains to the shores of the Arc- 1,000 m . , falls into ... provinces . productive . Its N. E. section , lying between Its course is very winding , the general direction the ...
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... province of Bithynia , nearly opposite Constanti- and a half wrestled for supremacy , until semi- nople , and made Brusa his capital . Amurath Hellenic Macedonia established her sway over and his son Bajazet soon overran the provinces ...
... province of Bithynia , nearly opposite Constanti- and a half wrestled for supremacy , until semi- nople , and made Brusa his capital . Amurath Hellenic Macedonia established her sway over and his son Bajazet soon overran the provinces ...
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... province at the N. E. extremity of British India , presidency of Bengal , between lat . 25 ° 50 ' and 28 ° 20 ' N. , lon . 90 ° 40 ′ and 97 ° 30 ' E. , bounded N. by Bhotan and Thi- bet , N. E. by Thibet , E. and S. by Burmah , and ...
... province at the N. E. extremity of British India , presidency of Bengal , between lat . 25 ° 50 ' and 28 ° 20 ' N. , lon . 90 ° 40 ′ and 97 ° 30 ' E. , bounded N. by Bhotan and Thi- bet , N. E. by Thibet , E. and S. by Burmah , and ...
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... provinces to which his order extended . Under these were the duah or dais , the religious nuncios and po- litical ... province to Alamut , where he addressed the multitude , announced the day of resurrection or revelation of the imam ...
... provinces to which his order extended . Under these were the duah or dais , the religious nuncios and po- litical ... province to Alamut , where he addressed the multitude , announced the day of resurrection or revelation of the imam ...
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... province of Drenthe , 14 m . S. of Gronin- gen , on the Horn - Diep , which is connected by means of a canal with ... provinces . The Span- ish government , having no settlements on the African coast , encouraged adventurers to sup- ply ...
... province of Drenthe , 14 m . S. of Gronin- gen , on the Horn - Diep , which is connected by means of a canal with ... provinces . The Span- ish government , having no settlements on the African coast , encouraged adventurers to sup- ply ...
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Page 291 - BAPTISM is a sacrament of the New Testament ordained by Jesus Christ not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church but also to be unto him a sign and seal of the Covenant of Grace of his ingrafting into Christ of regeneration of remission of sins and of his giving up unto God through Jesus Christ to walk in newness of life...
Page 204 - it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.
Page 291 - Church ; the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be. the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed; faith is confirmed and grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God. The baptism of young children is in any wise to be retained in the church as most agreeable with the institution of Christ.
Page 58 - I believe, towards the close of the last century, and the beginning of the present, sent out more living writers, in its proportion, than any other school.
Page 280 - The original act of incorporation, section 21 , enacts " that no other Bank shall be established by any future law of the United States during the continuance of the corporation hereby created, for which the faith of the United States is hereby pledged, Provided...
Page 202 - No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where he spoke; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion.
Page 281 - ... shall be received at par in all parts of the United States in payment of taxes, excises, public lands, and all other dues to the United States, except for duties on imports; and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to individuals, corporations, and associations within the United States, except interest on the public debt, and in redemption of the national currency.
Page 202 - His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.
Page 291 - BAPTISM is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened ; but it is also a sign of regeneration or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly are grafted into the church...
Page 281 - And that one hundred and fifty millions of dollars of the entire amount of circulating notes authorized to be issued shall be apportioned to associations in the states, in the District of Columbia, and in the territories, according to representative population, and the remainder shall be apportioned by the Secretary of the Treasury among associations formed in the several states, in the District of Columbia, and in the territories, having due regard to the existing banking capital, resources, and...