Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 389
ad almost the whole of the southernPacific Islands. They readily responded to the religiousteachings and civilizing influences of Asia. In Java es-pecially they became almost a reproduction of the peopleof India, in their relicnon, lan<nia«-e anc| habits. 387 388 A PAPUAN FETICH HOUSE. THE… … g u a * 6 g of God has almost vanished from their minds. They re-cognize, indeed, not a moral Ruler, but a great awe-in-spiring and mysterious power. Their whole worship is IDOLATRY IX OCRAXICJ. 389 a mere attempt at propitiating the angry and malignantgods and evil spirits. There are no shrines or…
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