Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, etc. [With a portrait.]Crocker & Brewster, 1828 - 437 pages |
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Page 31
... entered the rich fields which opened to his view , and which furnished powerful inducements for laborious re- search . Here he found materials for " the feast of reason , " though he had been but moderately inter- ested with the ...
... entered the rich fields which opened to his view , and which furnished powerful inducements for laborious re- search . Here he found materials for " the feast of reason , " though he had been but moderately inter- ested with the ...
Page 71
... entering the ministry , ought to be missionaries . Am I one of the number ? In pursuing the inquiry , I desire to have no regard to private interest , personal convenience or suffer- ing , reputation , natural attachments , advice or ...
... entering the ministry , ought to be missionaries . Am I one of the number ? In pursuing the inquiry , I desire to have no regard to private interest , personal convenience or suffer- ing , reputation , natural attachments , advice or ...
Page 102
... entered the Mediterranean - passage thus far rather long . We are in a good ship , and have good ac- commodations ; -try to do the sailors good ; read , converse , and pray with them daily , and preach to ⚫ them on the Sabbath . They ...
... entered the Mediterranean - passage thus far rather long . We are in a good ship , and have good ac- commodations ; -try to do the sailors good ; read , converse , and pray with them daily , and preach to ⚫ them on the Sabbath . They ...
Page 103
... in wickedness with- -out the Gospel . " The ship , in which Mr. Fisk sailed , entered the harbor of Malta on the 23d of Dec. after a favorable voyage . Such was the strictness of the quarantine laws REV . PLINY FISK . 103.
... in wickedness with- -out the Gospel . " The ship , in which Mr. Fisk sailed , entered the harbor of Malta on the 23d of Dec. after a favorable voyage . Such was the strictness of the quarantine laws REV . PLINY FISK . 103.
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... entered the harbor of Smyrna . As the day following was the Sabbath , Mr. Fisk and his colleague remained on board till Monday . Some of his reflections during the Sab- bath will be found in a letter written to the Rev. A. B. of S ...
... entered the harbor of Smyrna . As the day following was the Sabbath , Mr. Fisk and his colleague remained on board till Monday . Some of his reflections during the Sab- bath will be found in a letter written to the Rev. A. B. of S ...
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