A Journal of a Mission to the Indians of the British Provinces, of New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and the Mohawks, on the Ouse, Or Grand River, Upper Canada |
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Page 237
... flames burst forth ; nor were our fears allayed , till the air became clear , and the surrounding country opened again to our view . Then the melancholy tale reached us of the above dreadful calamity ; and we 238 MIRAMICHI DESTROYED BY ...
... flames burst forth ; nor were our fears allayed , till the air became clear , and the surrounding country opened again to our view . Then the melancholy tale reached us of the above dreadful calamity ; and we 238 MIRAMICHI DESTROYED BY ...
Page 238
... flames , ashes , and hot sand , to its immediate ruin , and that of the adjoining Settlements . To describe the scene ( said an eye witness ) at this awful period , is beyond the power of language . It resembled more the immediate ...
... flames , ashes , and hot sand , to its immediate ruin , and that of the adjoining Settlements . To describe the scene ( said an eye witness ) at this awful period , is beyond the power of language . It resembled more the immediate ...
Page 239
... flames ; these , together with the general illumination , presented a spectacle which ima- gination would fail to describe . The hurricane raged so tremendously at some points , that large bodies of burning timber , and parts of the ...
... flames ; these , together with the general illumination , presented a spectacle which ima- gination would fail to describe . The hurricane raged so tremendously at some points , that large bodies of burning timber , and parts of the ...
Page 240
... flames ascending into the midst of Heaven , feel the elements melting with fervent heat , and hear the groans of a world expiring in universal ruin . What must have been the apprehensions of those who witnessed the tremendous scene ...
... flames ascending into the midst of Heaven , feel the elements melting with fervent heat , and hear the groans of a world expiring in universal ruin . What must have been the apprehensions of those who witnessed the tremendous scene ...
Page 265
... flames , and which now brighten the prospect of all true believers , in their journey of life towards the kingdom of heaven . I was greatly delighted during the toils of the wilderness , in meeting with an aged Chris- tian pilgrim , who ...
... flames , and which now brighten the prospect of all true believers , in their journey of life towards the kingdom of heaven . I was greatly delighted during the toils of the wilderness , in meeting with an aged Chris- tian pilgrim , who ...
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