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Almanac
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Notice giving publication and subscription details.
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pp.1-2 |
Assembly of Wesleyan ministers for the year 1860
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Reports the [annual] Australasian Conference of the Wesleyan Church held in Melbourne, Australia and attended by [Thomas] Buddle [Editor of Te Haeata] and [James] Buller from New Zealand.
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Lists regional church attendances, clerical placements for New Zealand for 1860 and money collected in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji in 1859.
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Discusses increases in church attendance and fundraising by Fiji and Tonga.
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Mount Sinai
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Outlines the physical dimensions of Mount Sinai and discusses its significance for the people of Israel.
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Includes scriptural quotations.
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pp.2-3 |
A letter from an Irish minister, written so that friends will hear of the great progress of the work of God
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News from Te Poraka [Mr Pollock?] of the work of the Holy Spirit in Ballycorr, Ireland.
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pp.3-4 |
The man who overcame his neighbours
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Continuing story of Himeona Kirini and his neighbours [Vol. 1, 11:2-3].
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The Church after Christ
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Chapter 5
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Discusses events surrounding the spread of Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.
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Includes a scriptural reference.
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Letter from Te Wehona, Waikōwhai
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Reports the death of a Pakeha, Wiremu Peneha Hueta [William Bennett Hughes?], with whom he had lived, and who was said to attend both Maori and European church services.
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A grub
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Story about a ship that sank with loss of life and cargo after two ship-builders used a grub-infested board in its construction. Illustrates a spiritual lesson.
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A small sin
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Warning, linked to the previous item, that Satan helps small sins become large sins.
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Includes scriptural references.
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