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Page ix - made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel," that " As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they SHALL PART ALIKE.
Page 103 - and, indeed, the kindness shown to the subsequent expeditions by all the Boers they met sufficiently proves that this treatment was only the work of a small political clique hostile to foreign missions.
Page 118 - The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth from all sin.
Page 191 - and Natives. Three workers are stationed amongst the Zulus at Ingogo, and six are working amongst the Zulus round St. Lucia Bay. At Pietermaritzburg there is a third Soldiers' Home. Three workers are hard at work in
Page 188 - I am persuaded that nothing shall separate me from the love of God.
Page 193 - at the front, to know that besides the Chaplains there are men moving in "and out among the wounded and others, trying to assuage suffering, and " pointing all to Christ. Capt. the Hon. R.
Page 193 - I have read with pleasure your lovely booklet, 'At Modder River,'and ' thank God for such zealous Christian workers endued with such cool courage "and ready resource. May God bless the SAGM abundantly, and
Page 192 - and am glad to testify to the " splendid work done by Mr. James Taylor and the late Mr. Ion Smith, whose "sad death was a great loss to the garrison at