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 391
ithwings instead ofarms, and clawsinstead of fin-gers, to snatchhis victims. Histooth is so largethat it reachesabove his head,and he throwsout sparks offire as he fliesthrough the air. Among thispeople there is apriesthood, andtheir temples, or spirit-houses,are called Mbure.They are exceed-ingly… … POLYNESIAN IDOL AND ITS DEVOTEES. IDOLATRY IN OCEANICA. 39» TRADITIONARY ORIGIN OF HUMAN PRIESTHOOD. The gods first spake to man through the small land-birds; but their utterances were too indistinct to guidethe actions of mankind. To meet this emergency, anorder of priests was set apart, the gods…
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