A Voice from the East to the Young: In a Series of Letters to the Children of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of North America

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John Scudder
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Agni Bible birth blessed blood body born Brahm Brahmin Brumha burning Calcutta called caste ceremonies Ceylon child Christ Christian cocoa-nut creature DEAR CHILDREN death destroy dreadful Durga enemy entreat eternity feet females festival fire flowers friends Ganges give goddess gods gold gospel of John hands head heard heart heaven hell Hindoos holy Holy Spirit hope hundred husband idols India jackal Jesus jewels Juggernaut Khonds king land last letter little boy little girl Madras marriage missionaries mother mouth murder native neck never night offer Orissa ornament palanquin perish person piece pile plantains poor heathen pray prayers preach priest rice river sacrifices Saviour sins Siva snake sometimes souls spirit Sudra supposed Suttee tell temple things thou thousand throw told tree Vishnoo wear white ants wife woman worship wretched Yama young

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TitleA Voice from the East to the Young: In a Series of Letters to the Children of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of North America
AuthorJohn Scudder
ContributorReformed Protestant Dutch Church (U.S.)
PublisherBoard of Publication of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, 1859
Original fromHarvard University
DigitizedMay 19, 2008
Length312 pages
  
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