The Stewart Missions: A Series of Letters and Journals, Calculated to Exhibit to British Christians, the Spiritual Destitution of the Emigrants Settled in the Remote Parts of Upper Canada, to which is Prefixed a Brief Memoir of the the Late Hon. & Rt. Rev. Chas. James Stewart, Lord Bishop of Quebec...William James Darley Waddilove J. Hatchard & Son, 1838 - 276 pages |
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ADAM ELLIOT appointment arrived assemblage assembled attended attentive congregation baptism baptized a child baptized two children Bishop of Quebec blessing Burford children were baptized Chippewa Christ Christian Church Clergyman Coldwater concession district emigrants endeavoured Episcopalians erected exertions Friday friends Gospel heart Hexham Holy Communion hope hundred Indians inhabitants Innisfil labours Lake Lake Huron Lake Simcoe large congregation late letter liturgy Lord Lord's Supper M'Murray Manitoulin Island Methodists miles Minister Miss Missionary Monday Monsec morning service neighbourhood neighbours numerous and attentive occasion officiated Penetanguishine performed divine service persons were present Port Burwell pray prayers and lectured prayers and preached proceeded read prayers received religion resident returned Ripon rode Sabbath Sacrament Saturday Sault St school house service and preached settlement Simcoe Society Spirit Stewart Sunday Tecumseth Thursday Toronto township Travelling Missionary Tuesday Upper Canada Vachell village visited Waddilove weather Wednesday West Gwillimbury Woodhouse worship
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Page xiii - Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection ; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Page 13 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 13 - Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.
Page 10 - By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page xvi - Is there no balm in Gilead ; is there no physician there ? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered...
Page 203 - OH that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people...
Page xv - Will you be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word; and to use both public and private monitions and exhortations, as well to the sick as to the whole, •within your cures, as need shall require, and occasion [shall] be given ? Answer.
Page xvi - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Page 57 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, nor he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase
Page 87 - He has invented a new missile — the following syllogism : " The apostles were commanded to go into all the world, and to preach the gospel to every creature.