Anita: A Tale of the PhilippinesJudson Press, 1925 - 268 Seiten "This volume is an effort to open a window for the reader into the experience of the Philippine missionary. The author has striven for fidelity in presenting the picture, but has felt that a thread of narrative through the whole would help to sustain the reader's interest. ... Most of the incidents of this story have been taken from his experience as a missionary at Capiz, P.I. ..."--Word to the reader. |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abaw afraid American asked bamboo Benigno Benito boys calesa Caligula Crum chapel child cholera church cistern Conching dear dispensary Doctor Murray Dolores door dormitory Eugenio Eustaquio evangelical eyes face Felipe Filipino friends gathered glad grandmother hand heart Home School hospital images inquired Joaquin José Buenaventura José's Juan Juan's Lieutenant light little Agnes little Anita little blind girl live look Luis Macaw Mamma Shubert Manila Miss Burton Miss Shubert Miss Stearns morning mother Nemesio never night nurse once Pastor patient Pedro Pericola pesos Petronila Philippine Pobar Protestante ready replied responded roof San Jacinto Santecilla seated seemed Señor Perez side song story Sunday school Sunday sing sure talk task tell Timoteo tion Tomas turned veranda village Visayan voice Wallace Wallace's week window woman words world is Jesus young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 19 - Thou Shalt not make unto thee any graven image, * * » * thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...
Seite 258 - There is one mediator between God and man, the Man Christ Jesus.
Seite 18 - tis shining for thee ; Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me. Once I was blind, but now I can see : The Light of the world is Jesus.
Seite 179 - I never was so glad to see any one in my life.
Seite 259 - ... world, before hidden from their view, can tell in the utterance of a simple faith : " This one thing I know, that whereas once I was blind, now I see.
Seite 19 - I have not yet been able to make up my mind to visit the left wing of tne house.
Seite 259 - A part of the price which must be paid for the privilege of remaining somewhat amorphous is the limitation of public acknowledgment of the existence of a discrete profession of adult educator.
Seite 25 - I do not know whether you will be able to do anything in the matter, but I thought it would be just as well to speak about it.
Seite 257 - Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come.