 God never dies. The fish which they revered were made by God for men to eat, and it was the same with their sacred birds, such as the areva or cuckoo. And as for the shootingstar, it was not a god, but merely a passing light in the night, and, like all...  Jottings from the Pacific - Page 25de William Wyatt Gill - 1885 - 248 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Wesleyan Methodist missionary society - 1877 - 152 pages
...HEAR THE WORDS OF THY MOUTH. PSALM CXXXVIII. 4. DESTROYING THE IDOLS. 59 " At midnight he was waked np by two of the chiefs, who asked him to rise and go...of them, and was ready to burn, or bury, or remove in any way they liked. This was all they wanted, and they decided to let him be the executioner on... | |
 | 1877 - 818 pages
...which they revered were made by God for men to eat, and it was the same with their sacred birds, euch as the areva or cuckoo. And as for the shooting-star,...was how to get rid of the relics or gods. He said ho had no fear of them, and was ready to burn, or bury, or remove in any way they liked. This was all... | |
 | 1887 - 598 pages
...talk about their gods. The people were much impressed. At midnight he was waked up by two of their chiefs, who asked him to rise and go with them. They took him away into a field where no one could hear, and said they had made up their minds to be Christians.... | |
 | Henry Grattan Guinness - 156 pages
...native pastors in Samoa. On his first Sabbath on shore in September last loane had twenty-four to heal him. On the second Sabbath he begged them to give...They took him to the bush away from the hearing of everybodv, and there they talked. They said they had ruade up their minds to turn over, but their gi,... | |
| |
