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After prayer we sang "From Greenland's icy mountains," changed to "From Mongolia, &c," and we felt it as never before. 'Though God has thus given us great pleasure in gathering this first fruit, still I feel, and we all feel, that the honour of the work belongs to God, and the reward to you and others.
In this process of distillation heat plays quite as necessary a part as cold, and before Bishop Heber could speak of "Greenland's icy mountains," the equatorial ocean had to be warmed by the sun. We shall have more to say upon this question afterwards. The heating of the tropical air by the sun is indirect.
Giles, and statues of him and of twenty-nine other saints embellish niches in the tower. Alongside of St. Giles is the hind that nourished him in the desert. The bells of Wrexham peal melodiously over the valley, and in the vicarage the good Bishop Heber wrote the favorite hymn, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains."
No, sonny, I ain't so orthodox but what I'm willing to have 'em show me anything that tries to advance brotherhood. Not that I think it's very likely to be found in a lot of Noo York plays. But I'll look in at one lesson, anyway," and Plain Smith clumped away, humming "Greenland's Icy Mountains." Professor Frazer's modern drama course began with Ibsen.
She was angry and ashamed, if I happened to see them sitting in the same chair, and singing, in a quavering voice, "Greenland's Icy Mountains," and continued morose for a week, in consequence. "What will Veronica do without me?" she said. "I vow I wish Abram Handy would keep himself out of my way; who wants him?" "She will visit you, and so shall I." "Certain true, will you, really?"
The company sang "From Greenland's Icy Mountains," and Doctor Schoolman offered prayer. The Secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting a "Thank-offering meeting" and it was discovered that the sum of $90 had been realized. The ladies exchanged glances of satisfaction at the amount. "Hm-m! Their combined thanks foot up to that," thought Hubert.
"Very well," Tish replied, "we can stay here, I dare say. Bill's busy at something I've set him to doing." "Whose fault is it," I demanded, "that we are here in 'Greenland's Icy Mountains'? Not mine. Id never heard of the dratted place. And those horses are five miles away by now, most likely." "Go and get a cup of tea. You'll have a little sense then," said Tish, not unkindly.
I also got the initial surprise of the many that awaited me in this part of the world. In the popular mind the Congo is an annex of the Inferno. I can vouch for the fact that some sections break all heat records. The air that greeted me, however, might have been wafted down from Greenland's icy mountain, for I was chilled to the bone.
"From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand." The sorrowful friends remained standing upon the wharf until the vessel which contained the loved ones had faded from sight, and with its precious freight was far out upon the deceptive ocean. After a fine voyage of fifty-four days the missionaries landed at Malta, and proceeded to Beyroot, via Alexandria.
My father was not a clergyman but he was very miserable, and it made him so religious that he was ALMOST one. We were every one of us christened and catechized and confirmed and all that. So God's rather an old story." "Queer how old from Greenland's icy mountains to India's coral strand," said Coombe. "It's an ancient search that for the Idea whether it takes form in metal or wood or stone."