The African Repository, المجلد 50American colonization society., 1874 |
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AFRICAN REPOSITORY American Colonization Society Americo-Liberian Annual Arabic Arthington Ashantee Baptist Bassa benevolent Bishop blessings Blyden Board Brewerville Cape Cape Coast Castle Cape Palmas cause cent century chief Christian civilization Church Coast of Africa coffee colored commerce Committee continent Coomassie death District duty emigrants England English enterprise exploration favor female pupils fifty freedmen friends give gold Gospel Government Grand Bassa county heart heathen hope hundred increase influence intelligent interest interior James January John JOSEPH TRACY King labor land Legislature Liberia College Livingstone ment Methodist miles mission missionary Mohammedan Monrovia Montserrado County Musardu nations negro never object Orcutt pastor PHILLIS WHEATLEY planted population present President prosperity race received religious Republic of Liberia river schools Secretary sent settlement Sierra Leone slave-trade slavery slaves teacher thousand tion trade tribes United West William York
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الصفحة 197 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
الصفحة 103 - I beg to direct your attention to Africa : I know that in a few years I shall be cut off in that country, which is now open ; do not let it be shut again ! I go back to Africa to try to make an open path for commerce and Christianity ; do you carry out the work which I have begun. I LEAVE IT WITH YOU !" In a prefatory letter prefixed to the volume entitled Dr.
الصفحة 103 - As I have elsewhere remarked, I view the end of the geographical feat as the beginning of the missionary enterprise. I take the latter term in its most extended signification, and include every effort made for the amelioration of our race ; the promotion of all those means by which God in His providence is working, and bringing all His dealings with man to a glorious consummation.
الصفحة 185 - But small the bliss that sense alone bestows, And sensual bliss is all the nation knows. In florid beauty groves and fields appear, Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
الصفحة 105 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
الصفحة 227 - Yet I doubt not through the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns.
الصفحة 201 - Liberia, and shall consist of two separate branches. A House of Representatives and a Senate, to be styled the Legislature of Liberia; each of which shall have a negative on the other, and the enacting style of their acts and laws, shall be, "It is enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia in Legislature assembled.
الصفحة 77 - The great one in question is truly of a national character, and it is known that distinguished patriots not dwelling in slave-holding States have viewed the object in that light, and would be willing to let the national domain be a resource in effecting it.
الصفحة 361 - Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses...
الصفحة 250 - ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. Some view our sable race with scornful eye, "Their colour is a diabolic die.