| 1857 - 564 pages
...men who not long ago went forward, like the wild tiger upon his prey, to slaughter and destroy, now sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in their right mind. And those Islands, stained with the blood of human sacrifice, are fast being christianized by evangelical... | |
| Congregational union of England and Wales - 1858 - 776 pages
...the word. Wild, wicked, and godless characters, whom no human power could remodel, are now to be seen sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in their right mind. They are walking with Christ, caring for the one thing needful, and living for the noblest object of... | |
| Congregational churches - 1859 - 402 pages
...after long patience on the part of skilful and self-denying teachers, it has not been uncommon to see sitting at the feet of Jesus clothed and in their right mind, those who, a little while before, had seemed to be possessed of all manner of unclean spirits ; and... | |
| Edwin McKean Long - Children - 1859 - 312 pages
...gambler, the drunkard, the drunkard-maker, the disciple of Tom Paine, have all in the Tent been found sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in their right mind. But are there not tens of thousands of these different classes still to be reached, — classes who... | |
| George Stringer Rowe - Cannibalism - 1860 - 296 pages
...God their Saviour. A few years since they were more like incarnate demons than men. Now they are ' sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in their right mind.' Some have died happy in the Lord, since we have been at Viwa. One, who lately died, spent his last... | |
| 1860 - 772 pages
...subduing power of the cross had been felt, and many, whose names might well be Legion, might bo seen sitting at the feet of Jesus, •clothed, and in their right mind. " On his first arrival in the country, fifteen years ago, the Bishop of New Zealand wee struck with... | |
| 1861 - 178 pages
...into time. He lived to hear some of these voices tuned to the praises of God, and to see some of them sitting at the feet of Jesus " clothed and in their right mind." On Monday evening he also attended a cottage prayer-meeting. On Thursday he assisted in a ragged-school.... | |
| 1863 - 596 pages
...some few of our gentiy. I am thankful to be able to add, some thorough drunkards have been reclaimed, "sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in their right mind." Many too there are who, though they have not actually taken the pledge, have thrown in their sympathy,... | |
| Wesleyan Reform Union of Churches - 1863 - 508 pages
...parents and a sister, who had lived in sin and regardless of God for many years ; but they are now sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in their right mind, and are united with us in church fellowship. JB Chtr fissions. HIGH WYCOMBE. BROTHER TAFT has laboured... | |
| Alexander Mackay - Geography - 1864 - 334 pages
...prevailed throughout all Micronesia and the South Sea Islands; but now myriads of the inhabitants are found "sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in their right mind." DIVISIONS.—Micronesia embraces the folio win g principal groups :—The Bonin Islands, SE of Japan;... | |
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