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agony America ancestor worship asked Bible study Bishop Buddhism Call of Korea China Chinese Christ comes confession custom dead demon possession demons dream earth East emperor evangelistic Every-day face father fear Five Laws Five Virtues Foreign Missions Gale geomancy Gifford give gone gospel hand heart heaven hills history of Korea honor Hulbert Isabella Bird Japan Japanese Jesus Kamok Keel king Korean Christians land leaders lived look meet ment Methodist MICHIGAN LIBRARIES millions missionary Nai-woi nation native Church Neighbors never Passing of Korea peace Peach-red Ping pray prayer Presbyterian present QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER religion schools seems Seoul society soul spirits Syen Taoism tell thing thou thought thousand tion to-day Underwood UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Unsu walked whole woman women wonder Wonsan word writer young
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Page 164 - They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Page 83 - They haunt every umbrageous tree, shady ravine, crystal spring, and mountain crest. On green hill-slopes, in peaceful agricultural valleys, in grassy dells, on wooded uplands, by lake and stream, by road and river, in north, south, east, and west, they abound, making malignant sport out of human destinies. They are on every roof, ceiling, fireplace, kang and beam. They fill the chimney, the shed, the living room, the kitchen — they are on every shelf and jar.
Page 142 - ... Such fate to suffering worth is given, Who long with wants and woes has striven, By human pride or cunning driven To misery's brink, Till, wrenched of every stay but Heaven, He, ruined, sink! Even...
Page 42 - If other Powers deal unjustly or oppressively with either Government, the other will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement, thus showing their friendly feelings.
Page 84 - This belief, and it seems to be the only one he has, keeps the Korean in a perpetual state of nervous apprehension, it surrounds him with indefinite terrors, and it may truly be said of him that he 'passes the time of his sojourning here in fear.
Page 160 - Abide in the calling wherein he was found," teaching that each was to be an individual worker for Christ, and to live Christ in his own neighborhood, supporting himself by his trade.