Life and Journals of Keh-ke-wa-guo-nā-ba: (Rev. Peter Jones,) Wesleyan Missionary |
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addressed afternoon amongst appeared appointed arrived assembled attended Bay of Quinte bless breakfast brother John called Camp meeting Canada chapel Chief Chippeway Christ Christian Indians Church Cobourg commenced congregation conversion dians discourse Elder endeavoured faithful father felt forenoon Friday friends gave Givins glad Gospel Grand River Grape Island hands happy hear heart held a meeting Holy Indian brethren informed Jesus John Sunday Jones labours Lake Huron Lake Simcoe land letter Lord Lord Glenelg love feast mercy Methodist miles Mission House Missionary Meeting Mohawk Monday morning Muncey Munceytown native brethren night noon o'clock Ojebway Penetanguishene Peter Peter Jones poor Indians praise prayed prayer meeting preached preachers present received rejoiced requested Rice Lake River Credit rode Ryerson Sabbath Saturday Sawyer singing and prayer Society soul Spirit spoke Sunday School thankful Thursday told took Torry translating Tuesday Upper Canada village Wednesday wigwam worship York
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Page 20 - But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Page 21 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Page 65 - For the Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost.
Page 161 - Carmel have, by some mischance, been bound up as if they were the sequel of the descent of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost ? And...
Page 416 - And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Page 60 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 13 - The love of God being now shed abroad in my heart, I loved Him intensely, and praised Him in the midst of the people. Everything now appeared in a new light, and all the works of God seemed to unite with me in uttering the praises of the Lord The people, the trees of the woods, the gentle winds, the warbling notes of the birds, and the approaching sun, all declared the power and goodness of the Great Spirit. And what was I that I should not raise my voice in giving glory to God, Who had done such...
Page 367 - THE MARTYR'S PRAYER ANSWERED. — David Slraiton, one of the Scottish martyrs, was brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the instrumentality of John Erskine, of Dun. One day, having retired with the young laird of Laurieston, to a quiet and solitary place in the fields, to have the New Testament read to him, it...
Page 106 - Attorney General said, that the Indians were considered by the Government to be under the war department, and therefore it was necessary that they should be under their instruction; and that another reason was, that it would make the missionary establishments more permanent; whereas at present they were liable to fluctuation, the only resource of the Methodists being that of subscriptions.
Page 12 - ... my heart got as hard as a stone. I tried to look up, but the heavens seemed like brass. I then began to say to myself, ' There is no mercy for poor Indian.