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Page 116
It also afforded superior advantages for the study of modern Greek , which might
be pursued under the direction of Professor Bambas , the Principal of a
flourishing Seminary then in the Island . Accordingly arrangements were made by
Mr. F.
It also afforded superior advantages for the study of modern Greek , which might
be pursued under the direction of Professor Bambas , the Principal of a
flourishing Seminary then in the Island . Accordingly arrangements were made by
Mr. F.
Page 148
The inhabitants are all Greeks . There is one church , four priests , one school ,
and perhaps 100 houses . I carried with me a Testament and 50 Tracts . Sold the
Testament to the priests , and gave part of the Tracts to them , and the rest to the ...
The inhabitants are all Greeks . There is one church , four priests , one school ,
and perhaps 100 houses . I carried with me a Testament and 50 Tracts . Sold the
Testament to the priests , and gave part of the Tracts to them , and the rest to the ...
Page 190
I observed , in most of the Coptic books , that the letters very nearly resemble the
Greek .-- I told the priest that I was a minister of the Gospel from America , that I
had come to see the country where our Saviour and the apostles lived , to visit
the ...
I observed , in most of the Coptic books , that the letters very nearly resemble the
Greek .-- I told the priest that I was a minister of the Gospel from America , that I
had come to see the country where our Saviour and the apostles lived , to visit
the ...
Page 411
The Greeks need missionaries ; for , though nominal Christians , they pay an
idolatrous regard to pictures , holy places ... rare , and in most of the schools that
exist , the children merely learn to read ancient Greek , without understanding it .
The Greeks need missionaries ; for , though nominal Christians , they pay an
idolatrous regard to pictures , holy places ... rare , and in most of the schools that
exist , the children merely learn to read ancient Greek , without understanding it .
Page 412
siThe Greek church itself opens the door to missionaries . It has always allowed
the distribution of the Scriptures , and has had disputes with papists on this point .
The Greek patriarchs , archbishops and bishops , have generally favored the ...
siThe Greek church itself opens the door to missionaries . It has always allowed
the distribution of the Scriptures , and has had disputes with papists on this point .
The Greek patriarchs , archbishops and bishops , have generally favored the ...
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| Title | Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, A.M.: Late Missionary to Palestine |
| Authors | Alvan Bond, Pliny Fisk |
| Publisher | Crocker and Brewster, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 437 pages |
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