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... object of more effectually limiting attention to the chief one , China Proper . The purpose of the largest is sufficiently explained by its title and observations . Of district cities , I have only entered in it such as have been ...
... object of more effectually limiting attention to the chief one , China Proper . The purpose of the largest is sufficiently explained by its title and observations . Of district cities , I have only entered in it such as have been ...
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... objects of which was to urge the institution of Public Service Competitive Examinations for all British subjects , with a view to the IMPROVEMENT OF THE BRITISH EXECUTIVE AND THE UNION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . About the time when I ...
... objects of which was to urge the institution of Public Service Competitive Examinations for all British subjects , with a view to the IMPROVEMENT OF THE BRITISH EXECUTIVE AND THE UNION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE . About the time when I ...
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... object . I got better men about me than had ever been employed in the factories before ; and it is worthy of note that that man , whom , esteeming him intellectually the ablest , I selected for the most important work , proved on longer ...
... object . I got better men about me than had ever been employed in the factories before ; and it is worthy of note that that man , whom , esteeming him intellectually the ablest , I selected for the most important work , proved on longer ...
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... object ) if coloured natives of the East and West Indies were admitted as Competitors , with a view to their filling as many posts in these two territories as might be decided on by the Legislatures . § 9. As the members of the ...
... object ) if coloured natives of the East and West Indies were admitted as Competitors , with a view to their filling as many posts in these two territories as might be decided on by the Legislatures . § 9. As the members of the ...
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... object to a disreputable character being examined with them . A number of young men , with a sense of responsibility upon them , would never be found uniting to persecute an irreproachable man ; while it is found in China that they will ...
... object to a disreputable character being examined with them . A number of young men , with a sense of responsibility upon them , would never be found uniting to persecute an irreproachable man ; while it is found in China that they will ...
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Page 93 - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Page 93 - And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Page 93 - But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Page 92 - He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Page 93 - And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Page 93 - Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands...
Page 93 - Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Page 93 - Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Page 94 - So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Page 93 - Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.