Notices of Madras and Cuddalore: In the Last Century, from the Journals and Lectures of the Earliest Missionaries [principally Benjamin Schultze] of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge |
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Page 169 - I sat down on an elevated spot to contemplate this scene; the tower of blood and impurity on the one hand, and the Christian preachers on the other. I thought on the commandment of our Saviour,
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Page 169 - Go ye, teach all nations.' I said to myself, ' How great and glorious a ministry are these humble persons now exercising in the presence of God !' How is it applauded by the holy Angels, who ' have joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth ;' and how far does it transcend the work of the Warrior or Statesman, in charity, utility and lasting fame ! And I could not help wishing that the Representatives of the Church of Christ in my own country had been present to witness this scene, that they might...
Page 68 - D'OYLY, BD and the Rev. RICHARD MANT, DD : under the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; for the use of Families...
Page 94 - It is impossible for a stranger not to be affected with this scene. This custom is deduced from Ziegenbalg, who proved its use by long experience.
Page 160 - PITT, in 1793, which war was going on at the time of the marriage of the Prince of Wales with the Princess of Brunswick.
Page 163 - Bene Israel, children or descendants of Israel. They have not the books of the Old Testament nor do they understand Hebrew but Hindustani (Mahratti), the language of the country where they reside. What they know of religion is not yet ascertained except that they make use of the word "Shema" as a formula of prayer or of doctrine.
Page 164 - They practise circumcision as a part of their religion. They wear turbans and a long dress reaching to their feet, and long trowsers, just as the Mohammedans do. They do not intermarry with other Indians, but keep to their own people. This account I received from Indian and German Jews resident at Madras, who gained their information from other Jews who come from Cochin. One of these English Jews had seen and conversed with several of the Bene Israel in the country of Surat.
Page 39 - Patres go on board these ships, and offer the prisoners their liberty, on condition that they enter their Order. They accept their liberty with joy, and are brought to the Colleges, and taught a little Latin in the...
Page 6 - ... of Hindoo architecture. Among the curiosities of this temple is a chain of granite five hundred and forty-eight feet in length, beautifully wrought and polished, forming four festoons, and extending from the four angles of the cupola to the nave. Each link of this chain is upwards of three feet in length, and the whole is •supported by four huge stones projecting in the form of wedges from the walls87.