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 484
A CHINAMAN BURNING PRAYERS INSTEAD OF SAYING THEM. The following translation of a prayer offered at thetomb shows that it is a real worship which is given: Tankwang, i2th Year, jd Moon, ist Day. I, Lin Kwangf, the second son of the third generation,presume to come before the grave of my ancestor,… … Rung. Revolving years have brought again the seasonof spring. Cherishing sentiments of veneration, I lookup and sweep your tomb.Prostrate, I pray that you jwill come and be present, Jjpand that you will grant toyour posterity that they may \be prosperous and illus-trious. At this season ofgenial…
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