The Life and Labours of John Wray, Pioneer Missionary in British Guiana: Compiled Chiefly from His Own Mss. and Diaries |
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... slavery agitation had commenced , progressed , and , in 1807 , attained its first triumph - an Act of Parliament for ... slaves Life , & c . , " vol . ii . Appendix . * " 6 taken in Africa , to be sold in the West 2 LIFE OF JOHN WRAY ,
... slavery agitation had commenced , progressed , and , in 1807 , attained its first triumph - an Act of Parliament for ... slaves Life , & c . , " vol . ii . Appendix . * " 6 taken in Africa , to be sold in the West 2 LIFE OF JOHN WRAY ,
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... slaves . Had I happened , for instance , to correspond with Smith , that alone would have hanged him . " * His wish ... slave eventually prevailed . To gain or to convey an adequate conception of the diffi- * " Life , & c . , " vol . v ...
... slaves . Had I happened , for instance , to correspond with Smith , that alone would have hanged him . " * His wish ... slave eventually prevailed . To gain or to convey an adequate conception of the diffi- * " Life , & c . , " vol . v ...
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... Slavery , of Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts , and of a Ten Hours ' Bill ? The men of 1819 , however , so ... slave trade had ceased to exist , nor could any slave ship be seen riding at anchor in our rivers , or docked at our ...
... Slavery , of Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts , and of a Ten Hours ' Bill ? The men of 1819 , however , so ... slave trade had ceased to exist , nor could any slave ship be seen riding at anchor in our rivers , or docked at our ...
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... Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air , that moment they are free ; They touch our country , and their shackles fall . " * But what of the lands , our own distant possessions , in which slaves could and did ...
... Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air , that moment they are free ; They touch our country , and their shackles fall . " * But what of the lands , our own distant possessions , in which slaves could and did ...
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... slaves from Africa to be their labourers . Things made slow progress ; the course was a very chequered one , and the work had its dangers neither surprising nor undeserved . A minister of religion might be found with each colony , but ...
... slaves from Africa to be their labourers . Things made slow progress ; the course was a very chequered one , and the work had its dangers neither surprising nor undeserved . A minister of religion might be found with each colony , but ...
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The life and labours of John Wray, pioneer missionary in British Guiana T. Rain Limited preview - 1892 |
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Page 345 - That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Page 236 - I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Page 170 - Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Page 269 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 303 - All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Page 7 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 164 - One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Page 92 - And such were some of you : but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Page 180 - That, through a determined and persevering, but at the hame time judicious and temperate enforcement of such measures, this House looks forward to a progressive improvement in the character of the slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of His Majesty's subjects.