 | James Hough - 1860 - 722 pages
...; " and if God spare his life and mine," wrote the Bishop, " I hope, during the ember weeks in the next autumn, to confer orders on him. He is every...them, and is a most sincere Christian, quite free, as far as I could observe, from all conceit or enthusiasm. His long eastern dress, his long grey beard,... | |
 | 1863 - 330 pages
...Abdool Messeeh with much satisfaction. "The earnest desire of this good man," Bishop Heber writes, " is to be ordained a clergyman of the Church of England,...spares his life and mine I hope during the Ember weeks next autumn to confer orders upon him. He is every way fit for them — a most sincere Christian, quite... | |
 | Robert George Hobbes - 1893 - 594 pages
...interested motive ? He is a very good Hindostanee, Persian, and Arabic scholar ; but knows no English. The earnest desire of this good man is to be ordained...if God spares his life and mine, I hope during the earlier weeks in this autumn to confer orders on him. He is every way fit for them, and is a most sincere... | |
 | Henry Morris - 1908 - 266 pages
...that this man has changed his faith from any interested motives ? He is every way fit to be ordained, and is a most sincere Christian, quite free, so far...all conceit or enthusiasm. His long Eastern dress, and his calm resigned countenance, give him already almost the air of an apostle."* The ordination... | |
 | 1828 - 234 pages
...least half! Who can dare to say that this man has changed his faith from any interested motives ? He is a most sincere Christian, quite free, so far as...conceit or enthusiasm. His long eastern dress, his long grey beard, and his calm resigned countenance, give him already the air of an Apostle." Bishop Heber... | |
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The earnest desire of this good man is to be ordained a clergyman of the church of England, and if God spares his life and mine, I hope, during the Ember weeks in this next autumn, to confer orders on him. 
