A sketch of native education in India under the superintendence of the Church of Scotland1839 - 80 pages |
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acquainted afford Akber already Assembly Assembly's Institution attempt attention authority believe Bishop body Brahma Brahminical British India Buddha Calcutta character Chris Christian Missionary Church of England Church of Scotland circumstances Committee constitution countrymen creed degrading desire distinguished divine doctrines doubt duty ecclesiastical effect employed encouraging enlightened errors established exertions existence faith feeling Gospel government of India Greek happiness heathen Hindu Hinduism hitherto holy honour hope human idolatry ignorance instruction JAMES BRYCE kirk-session knowledge labours language learned length less literature manner means measure memorialist ment mind ministers moral and religious NATIVE EDUCATION native population natives of India nature neral object once philosophy pious possessed Presbytery present principle progress race racter Ram Mohun regard religion remarks Saktideva Sanscrit School and Mission Scriptures Serampore Society Stha success superstition Suttee temples thing tian tion tive translation truly truth Western world worship writer youth zeal
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Page 349 - The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.
Page 364 - The ministers so appointed chaplains must be ordained and inducted by the presbytery of Edinburgh according to the forms and solemnities used in the Church of Scotland, and shall be subject to the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction in all things of the presbytery of Edinburgh, whose judgments shall be subject to dissent, protest and appeal to the Provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale and to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Page 141 - Salia being, be declares expressly, " the first and best of the medical sciences, less liable than any other to the fallacies of conjectural and inferential practice ; pure in itself, perpetual in its applicability, the worthy produce of heaven, and certain source of fame.
Page 305 - India, and that such measures ought to be adopted as may tend to the introduction among them of useful knowledge and of religious and moral improvement/.
Page 58 - presented to the General Assembly of 1824 the petition and memorial which first directed the attention of the Church of Scotland to British India as a field for missionary exertions...
Page 364 - India, to any sect, persuasion, or community of Christians, not being of the united church of England and Ireland, or of the church of Scotland...
Page 211 - In the course of time, still greater advantages would arise ; and the support of a respectable body of Christian subjects would contribute to strengthen the British power, in those junctures of commotion and difficulty, which must be expected to occur in a country like India, that has been in a state of revolution for ages. The introduction of Christianity, in some of the provinces, may be attended with delays ; but, in Travancore and Cochin, there is already a numerous body of Christian inhabitants,...
Page 295 - What was before speculation, is now matter of fact : it is no longer doubtful whether the Natives will receive help from us : it is ascertained that they gladly avail themselves of our aid : they flock to the Schools — they advance in their learning — they prove to a demonstration, that if the European will condescend to labour for their good, the Native will gladly receive the aid offered.
Page 351 - All nature — the surrounding realms of space; The genii of these groves, the moon, the sun, The winds, the vault of heaven, the firm-set earth, Hell's awful ruler, and the conscious soul — These all bear witness to the good or ill That men perform, and these will see the deed.* Sams.
Page 352 - Beat me if you will, kill me if you will, I cannot do what ought not to be done. Fate has already punished me with servitude for the misdeeds of a former life, and I will not incur the penalty of being born again a slave.