James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters and Reports |
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April 20 asked baptized blessing boys brother Buriat Ch'ao Ch'ao Yang chapel Chêng Tzu Cheshunt Cheshunt College China Chinaman Chinese Christ Christian Church colleague conversation dear diary district doctor earnest England faith father feel felt foreigner friends give glad Glasgow God's Gospel hand heard heart heathen heaven hope Irkutsk James Gilmour January 25 Jesus journey Kalgan Kiachta knew labour lads lama large number letter live London Missionary Society look Lord Meech miles mission Mongolia Mongols months morning native never night opium passed Peking Plain pray prayer preaching rain RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY seemed sent sermon sometimes soon soul speak spiritual street Sunday taels talk teetotalism tell tent things thought Tientsin tobacco took travelling Urga walked weeks whisky wife words write
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Page 124 - The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
Page 39 - I have commanded you, and lo ! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world.
Page 59 - For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Page 303 - Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest; Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast; We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best — Good-night!
Page 137 - THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY'S LIST. REGENT MISSIONARY BOOKS. Among the Mongols. By the Rev. JAMES GILMOUR, MA, of Pekin. With Map aud numerous Engravings. 8vo. 6s. cloth boards. "There has been, if our experience serves us at all, no book quite like this since ' Robinson Crusoe ; ' and ' Robinson Crusoe ' is not better, does not tell a story more directly, or produce more instantaneous and final conviction. No one who begins this book will leave it till the narrative ends, or doubt for an instant,...
Page 69 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise...
Page 312 - Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you ; and I will not be a burden to you : for I seek not yours, but you : for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less ? But be it so, I did not myself burden you ; but being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Page 303 - Good night ! Good night ! Good night ! Until we meet again before His throne, Clothed in the spotless robe He gives His own, Until we know even as we are known — Good night ! Good night ! Good night ! ' Little Chinese boys who had known and loved Mr.
Page 12 - O CHRIST ! in Thee my soul hath found, And found in Thee alone, The peace, the joy, I sought so long — The bliss till now unknown.