The Missionary Herald Volume 42. American Board of Missions
---------------------------------------------------------------
Author: American Board of Missions
Number of Pages: 330 pages
Published Date: 06 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781130133639
File size: 34 Mb
Download Link: The Missionary Herald Volume 42
---------------------------------------------------------------
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...by political commotions; but our brethren, nevertheless, find much to encourage them in their efforts. From the report of the 'Abeih station, the following extract is taken: Public preaching in Arabic has been regularly kept np twice every Sabbath at 'Abeih, except when we were absent from the place. The attendance was encouraging; the number of hearers varying from thirty to seventy, according to the circumstances of peace or war. A few listened to the word of life with interest and profit. But although several have applied to be admitted to our church, we have not been able to comply with their request, nor can we speak with confidence of any converts to Christ. This statement is made with sorrow and humiliation. It grieves our hearts to be compelled, at the close of another year, again to'take up the lamentation, "Lord, who hath believed our report, and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?" We earnestly pray and hope for hetter things. Between ihe Arabic services of the Sabbaih, there was regular English preaching during the summer months. Several gentlemen from India, and others from Beirut, spent the hoi months in 'Abeih and neighboring villages, and by their presence added much to the interest of this part of our work. We have reason to believe that the word preached has been blessed to most of those who attended from abroad. We had also commenced meetings in neighboring villages in connection with Sabbaih schools, which promised to be very useful until the war broke them up. As in previous years, the memliors of the Beirut station spent the summer months on Mount Lebanon. They found many opportunities of making known the gospel; and, indeed, they encountered no opposition whatever. Many of the natives were ready lo assemble on th...
Read online The Missionary Herald Volume 42
Buy The Missionary Herald Volume 42
Download and read The Missionary Herald Volume 42 for pc, mac, kindle, readers
Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook The Missionary Herald Volume 42 ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent