Memoir of James BackhouseBriefly mentions passing of N.S.W. Aborigines; Government Mission House, Melbourne, 1837. |
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Page 6 - And I will set a sign among them, And I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, To Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, To Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, That have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; And they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.
Page 108 - Bless the LORD, 0 my soul, And forget not all his benefits ; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 72 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you. with all malice, and be ye kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 55 - We, the prisoners of the crown, embracing the tenets of the Prostestant faith, cannot, from pure motives of unfeigned gratitude, allow you to quit this Island, without thus, publicly, expressing our sentiments for your unwearied zeal, and attention to our best interests, since you came amongst us, viz. the salvation of our immortal souls. " Permit us to implore, that you would convey to Major Anderson, our Commandant, the deep sense we entertain of his great anxiety, since he assumed the command,...
Page 115 - Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Page 34 - if My kingdom were of this world, then would My servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is My kingdom not from hence.
Page 181 - Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Page 125 - Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Page 151 - God upon justification by faith, with the love of God shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost...
Page 40 - Convicts, from the wealthy Settler to the Felon in prison — all were alike the objects of his Christian solicitude. Salvation, free and full, through faith in the atoning sacrifice of our Lord and Saviour...