The Cross and the Dragon: Or, The Fortunes of Christianity in China ; with Notices of the Christian Missions and Missionaries, and Some Account of the Chinese Secret SocietiesSmith, Elder, 1854 - 282 Seiten |
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according ambassador ancient apostle appear arrived in China baptism baptized Batou bishop bonzes brethren brother Buddhism bull Canton Catholic century ceremony characters Chinese language Christ Christianity Christians in China church command Confucius converts Coublai court death disciples doctrine Dominicans dynasty earth East emperor empire Europe European faith favour Franciscans gave gospel Gützlaff Hoi'h holy honour hundred idolatry India inscription instructed Jesuits Jesus John of Mount Kambalu khan Khang-he king kingdom Koxinga Lazarists learned letters London Missionary Society Macao Malacca mandarins Mangu Milne mission in China missionary labours Mongols monks Monument Morrison Mount Corvin native Nestorian Netherlands Missionary Society palace Pekin persecution pope prayers preached present priests prince propagate Protestant province received reign religion religious Ricci rites Rubruquis Schall secret societies sent sionaries subjects Syrian Ta-tsin Tang dynasty Tartar temples thousand translated Verbiest virtue Wang-lung word writing zeal
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Seite 278 - to do something to avoide idlenesse, for that it is the mother of all vices, whereby it may take no roote in them It is newes and a strange thing to meete a woman in the streetes of any citie or towne, neither at the windowes, which is a sign that they Hue honest.
Seite 18 - Namely, the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, fourteen epistles of St. Paul, three of St. John, one of St. James, two of St. Peter, one of St. Jude, and the
Seite 193 - 3 camp, where he could expect nothing but present death: every one entreated him to stay. He had two daughters within the castle, who
Seite 184 - that the adulterated Christianity which they taught is to be ascribed to the effect of education, not to design; and also
Seite 233 - that ruinous practice is permitted. When a few persons came to hear, it was no easy matter to fix their attention. Some would be talking ; others laughing at the newness of the things spoken ; others smoking their pipes ; others coming in and going out, as they act in the temples of their own gods, before which nothing like reverence is ever seen. They did these things, it was
Seite 233 - as they act in the temples of their own gods, before which nothing like reverence is ever seen. They did these things, it was
Seite 265 - earnestly invited to come, if you do not come [to the funeral], may you die at the bottom of the sea! " " A member who does not attend a brother's marriage when he has leisure, shall receive twelve strokes!" " If a brother love wine and is not obedient to the head-man, cut off the rim of his
Seite 265 - sell it to another person: if you do, may you perish by a rocket [or great gun ! ] " " If a brother do not take care of his mother, give him thirty-six strokes of the bamboo ! " "If a brother be poor, you must help him ; otherwise, may you die on the road!
Seite 73 - notes, because I have only a portable Breviary and a small Missal. If I had a copy the youths would transcribe it. I am now busy building a second church, in order to be able to distribute the youths in different places. " I am now become old and grey, more through toil and labour than through age, since I am only