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... persons in eminent stations , among whom were twenty Presidents of Colleges and Theological Seminaries , viz .: Rev. E. Nott , D.D. , ...... President of Union College . L. Beecher , D.D . , ... President of Lane Seminary . • J. Edwards ...
... persons in eminent stations , among whom were twenty Presidents of Colleges and Theological Seminaries , viz .: Rev. E. Nott , D.D. , ...... President of Union College . L. Beecher , D.D . , ... President of Lane Seminary . • J. Edwards ...
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... person until he is first deprived of life by strangulation . They affirm that this system was instituted by Kali , and is consequently of divine origin ; that , for many thousands of years , she assisted them in escaping detection , by ...
... person until he is first deprived of life by strangulation . They affirm that this system was instituted by Kali , and is consequently of divine origin ; that , for many thousands of years , she assisted them in escaping detection , by ...
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... persons . In view of these facts , who is prepared to carry out the doctrine , that it matters not what a man believes , if he is only sincere ? Engraving , No. 28 is a view of one of the most celebrated temples in India . It is devoted ...
... persons . In view of these facts , who is prepared to carry out the doctrine , that it matters not what a man believes , if he is only sincere ? Engraving , No. 28 is a view of one of the most celebrated temples in India . It is devoted ...
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... persons threw themselves from one stage . None but the last appeared to receive much injury . He pretended to be killed , and was carried off with great shouting . During the whole of the night , Calcutta resounded with the sound of ...
... persons threw themselves from one stage . None but the last appeared to receive much injury . He pretended to be killed , and was carried off with great shouting . During the whole of the night , Calcutta resounded with the sound of ...
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... persons were daubed over with the sacred ashes of cows ' ordure . Hundreds of these were inflicting self - torture . In one procession , I saw ten persons , each with more than a hundred iron pins inserted in the flesh . In another ...
... persons were daubed over with the sacred ashes of cows ' ordure . Hundreds of these were inflicting self - torture . In one procession , I saw ten persons , each with more than a hundred iron pins inserted in the flesh . In another ...
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