The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway),a Young Indian Chief of the Ojebwa Nation, a Convert to the Christian Faith, and a Missionary to His People for Twelve Years: With a Sketch of the Present State of the Ojebwa Nation, in Regard to Christianity and Their Future Prospects. Also an Appeal; with All the Names of the Chiefs Now Living, who Have Been Christianized, and the Missionaries Now Laboring Among Them

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Weed and Parsons, 1847 - 224 sivua
 

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Sivu 121 - God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him might not perish, but have everlasting life.
Sivu 77 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Sivu 170 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good : — if ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Sivu 222 - cast down to the moles and to the bats !" Will no one go and tell him and his nation, of the boundless, beseeching, bleeding, dying love of a Saviour; and urge upon them the importance of such a preparation of heart, as will enable them " to give up their account with joy ?" The Great Spirit is no respecter of persons ; He has made of one blood all the nations of the earth ; He loves all his children alike ; and his highest attributes are love, mercy and justice.
Sivu 10 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Sivu 134 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Sivu 16 - I was born in iwture's wide domain ! The trees were all that sheltered my infant limbs — the blue heavens all that covered me. I am one of nature's children; I have always admired her; she shall be my glory; her features — her robes, and the wreath about her brow — the seasons — her stately oaks, and the evergreen — her...
Sivu 62 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Sivu 64 - The judgment! the judgment! the thrones are all set, Where the Lamb and the white-vested Elders are met! All flesh is at once in the sight of the Lord, And the doom of eternity hangs on His word...
Sivu 49 - When I fell asleep in the woods, and dreamed some strange dream, I felt confident that it was from the spirits. I will now relate what I dreamed when I was but twelve years old, and also my father's interpretation of my dream. Myself and others were sleeping far from the wigwam, near a large pine. I saw, in my dream, a person coming from the east; he approached, walking on the air: he looked down upon me, and said, "Is this where you are?

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