Memoir of the Rev. Pliny Fisk, etc. [With a portrait.]Crocker & Brewster, 1828 - 437 pages |
From inside the book
Page iv
... Holy Land . The subject was ac- cordingly submitted to the consideration of the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Missions , at a meet- ing held at Andover , September 23 , 1818 , the anniversary of the Theological Seminary ...
... Holy Land . The subject was ac- cordingly submitted to the consideration of the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Missions , at a meet- ing held at Andover , September 23 , 1818 , the anniversary of the Theological Seminary ...
Page v
... Holy Land , and which , ' there is reason to believe , is well - pleasing in the sight of Heaven . The responsible , but pleasing task of preparing a Me- moir of Mr. Fisk , endeared to the writer , as he was , by personal acquaintance ...
... Holy Land , and which , ' there is reason to believe , is well - pleasing in the sight of Heaven . The responsible , but pleasing task of preparing a Me- moir of Mr. Fisk , endeared to the writer , as he was , by personal acquaintance ...
Page vi
... holy resolution to gird himself for the perils , conflicts , and sacrifices of the same self - deny- ing service , the labor of preparing it for the press will not have been in vain . That such may be the results , this volume is ...
... holy resolution to gird himself for the perils , conflicts , and sacrifices of the same self - deny- ing service , the labor of preparing it for the press will not have been in vain . That such may be the results , this volume is ...
Page x
... Holy Sepulchre - The holy fire - Un- pleasant occurrence - Concert of prayer on Mount Olivet - Cave of Jeremiah - Prison of Zedekiah- Bethany - Valley of Jehoshaphat - Sepulchre of the kings Monastery of the Cross -- Tombs of the ...
... Holy Sepulchre - The holy fire - Un- pleasant occurrence - Concert of prayer on Mount Olivet - Cave of Jeremiah - Prison of Zedekiah- Bethany - Valley of Jehoshaphat - Sepulchre of the kings Monastery of the Cross -- Tombs of the ...
Page 15
... holy affection can I find by examination during that whole period . Nev- er did my heart exercise any love for God - never was I willing that God should reign a Sovereign on his throne . I have even wished there were no God , or that he ...
... holy affection can I find by examination during that whole period . Nev- er did my heart exercise any love for God - never was I willing that God should reign a Sovereign on his throne . I have even wished there were no God , or that he ...
Common terms and phrases
Arabic Armenian arrived attention Bedouins Beyroot Bible bless brethren brother Cairo called Catholic Christ Christian church consul convent conversation Coptic Copts dear death dervish devoted divine duty earth Egypt engaged English faith father favorable feel feet Fisk friends gave give glory Gospel Greek half past happy heart heathen heaven hill Holy hope inhabitants inquired Jaffa gate Jerusalem Jesus Jews journey King kohen labors letter live lodgings Lord Mallem Malta Maronite mind mission missionary morning mosque Mount Lebanon mountains Mussulmans pasha passed Pergamos persons piety plain pray prayer preach priests received religion religious respecting Sabbath Saviour Scriptures seems Seminary sins Smyrna Society soon soul spirit Syria temple Testament thing thou Tiberias tion told tomb took town Tracts travellers Turkish Turks village wall wish Wolff Zion