 | Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - 1808 - 132 pàgines
...and pastimes? and being concerned in lotteries, wagering, or other species of gaming. And as we are not only accountable for our substance, but also for our time, let them be employed in fulfilling our respective religious and social duties, remembering the injunction... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1825 - 362 pàgines
...occupations of time and mind as plainly tend to levity, vanity, and forgetfulness of our God and Saviour.7 not only accountable for our substance, but also for...distressing the creatures of God for our amusement." Book of Extracts, " Conduct and Conversation," p. 25. 7 There is much reason to fear that some individuals,... | |
 | Elisha Bates - 1825 - 340 pàgines
...even the leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore...our time, let our leisure be employed in serving our neighbor, and not in distressing the creatures of God for our amusement."* (London Book of Extracts,... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1825 - 360 pàgines
...forgetfulness of our God and Saviour.7 not only accountable for our substance, but also for our tune, let our leisure be employed in serving our neighbour,...distressing the creatures of God for our amusement." Book of Extracts, " Conduct and Conversation," p. 25. 7 There is mnch reason to fear that some individuals,... | |
 | Thomas Charles Boone - 1826 - 598 pàgines
...even the leisure of those whom providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore...our time, let our leisure be employed in serving our neighbours, and not in distressing the creatures of God for our amusement." Book of Extracts, Conduct,... | |
 | Elisha Bates - 1826 - 324 pàgines
...even the leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore,...not only accountable for our substance, but also for oar time, let our leisure be employed in serving our neighbour, and not in distressing the creatures... | |
 | Elisha Bates - 1829 - 360 pàgines
...even the leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore,...distressing the creatures of God for our amusement." * (London Book of Extracts, p. 25.) The demoralizing effects of gaming are so generally admitted by... | |
 | Elisha Bates - 1829 - 358 pàgines
...even the leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore,...distressing the creatures of God for our amusement."* London Book of Extracts, p. 25. " Cruelty to the brute creation, though not in connexion with motive*... | |
 | London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) - 1834 - 460 pàgines
...leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a for (hversioncompetence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with these amusements. Therefore,...distressing the creatures of God for our amusement. 1795. WE Let us, in reverence of soul, avoid too nice an enquiry into the 20 moral causes of such dreadful... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1834 - 518 pàgines
...leisure of those whom Providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill rilled up with these amusements. Therefore, being not only...leisure be employed in serving our neighbour, and not in disin funerals, furniture, and style of living—from seductive and dangerous amusements—and, generally,... | |
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... clearly rank the practice of hunting and shooting for diversion with vain sports; and we believe the awakened mind may see, that even the leisure of those whom providence hath permitted to have a competence of worldly goods, is but ill filled up with... 
