Journal of Three Voyages Along the Coast of China, in 1831, 1832, & 1833: With Notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo IslandsF. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1834 - 450 halaman |
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Amoy anchor anxious appearance arrived Bankok barbarians boats Budha built Camboja Canton Canton province capital captain cargo Celestial Empire character China Chinese Chinese character Chinese language Christ Christian coast Cochin-China Confucius conversation Corea cultivated district divine emperor endeavoured enter eternal European favour foreign Formosa frequently friends Fuhkeen gain gospel harbour heathen heaven holy honour hope houses idolatry idols inhabitants intercourse island junks king labours land language Laos living London Missionary Society Lord Macao Malacca Malays mandarins means ment merchants Milne Ming dynasty mission missionary Morrison nations natives never Ning-po object officers opium Pei-ho poor port present priests principal province received religion residence rice river sail sailors Saviour scarcely Scriptures seemed sent Shang-hae ship shore Siam Siamese soon strangers superior Teen-tsin temple thing tion to-day tracts trade vessels village visited voyage whilst whole wind
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Halaman 139 - Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them, for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his Eternal Power and God-head, so that they are without excuse...
Halaman xci - ... hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth...
Halaman 387 - Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Halaman 377 - Gentiles) are without excuse ; because, that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves wise, they became fools...
Halaman xxv - It will probably serve to set at rest the numerous speculations concerning the real amount of population in China. " We know from several authorities, that in China the people are in the habit of diminishing, rather than increasing, their numbers in their reports to government.
Halaman 56 - The common sailors receive from the captain nothing but dry rice, and have to provide for themselves their other fare, which is usually very slender. These sailors are not, usually, men who have been trained up to their occupation ; but wretches, who were obliged to flee from their homes ; and they frequently engage for a voyage before they have ever been on board a junk. All of them, however stupid, are commanders ; and if...
Halaman 57 - ... usually, men who have been trained up to their occupation ; but wretches, who were obliged to flee from their homes ; and they frequently engage for a voyage, before they have ever been on board a junk. All of them, however stupid, are commanders ; and if any thing of importance is to be done, they will bawl out their commands to each other, till all is utter confusion. There is no subordination, no cleanliness, no mutual regard or interest.
Halaman 384 - ... existence. So general degradation in religion. makes it almost impossible that females should have their proper rank in society. They are the slaves and concubines of their masters ; live and die in ignorance, and every effort to raise themselves above the rank assigned them, is regarded as impious arrogance. We should not mention this under the head of religion, did not Confucius designate to females an inferior station, and use every argument to render them mere cyphers in society.
Halaman xxix - Chinese females, and consequent unamiableness of wives, exhorts husbands not to desist from teaching them, for even " monkeys may be taught to play antics ; dogs may be taught to tread a mill ; rats may be taught to run round a cylinder ; and parrots may be taught to recite verses ; since then it is manifest that even birds and beasts may be taught to understand human affairs, how much more so may young wives, who, after all, are human beings.
Halaman 61 - ... judgment, for having paid more attention to their dumb idols, than we have to the worship of the living and true God. The Chinese sailors are, generally, as intimated above, from the most debased class of people. The major part of them are opiumsmokers, gamblers, thieves, and fornicators. They will indulge in the drug till all their wages are squandered ; they will gamble as long as a farthing remains ; they will put oft' their only jacket and give it to a prostitute.