West Indies: Extracts from the Journal of John Candler, Whilst Travelling in Jamaica

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Harvey and Darton, 1840 - Всего страниц: 49

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Стр. 18 - Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine ? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little...
Стр. 18 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept ; Line upon line, line upon line; Here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue Will he speak to this people.
Стр. 31 - ... certificates were read by Alexander Simpson ; after which I had a full opportunity to clear my mind amongst these people : and although I had had nearly a sleepless night, and felt in the morning sunk both in body and mind, below the usual level of depression in such cases, yet my Lord was 'to me in truth, strength in weakness, riches in poverty, and a present helper in the needful time...
Стр. 32 - Almost all the labourers have provision-grounds of about an acre ; and these grounds, if the produce be all sold, will clear to each of these £20 per annum, currency, in this quarter. In the coffee-mountains, and on some sugar-properties, the provision-grounds clear more than double this sum.
Стр. 22 - Kingston, which city, twenty-five miles off, they sometimes visit ; and after paying their money to 21 wards the support of himself and the chapel, receive a ticket of continued membership, which they seem highly to value. They are in a very dark state of mind, living, many of them, according to their own confession, in a very immoral manner ; but this is no hindrance to church-membership, if the leader choose to recommend them as candidates for baptism.

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