...themselves before the General Association of Mass, in Bradford, and made known their convictions of the duty and importance of personally attempting a mission to the heathen, and requested the advice of the Association, and that this movement led to the formation of the American...

...came before the Association and presented a written paper in which they stated ' that their minds had been long impressed with the duty and importance of personally attempting a mission to the heathen ; ' and they solicited the opinion and advice of the Association as to their duty and as to the source...

...presented a paper to the General Association of Massachusetts, in which they stated that ' their minds had been long impressed with the duty and importance of personally attempting a mission to the heathen.' This resulted in the adoption, next day, of the resolution ' that there be instituted by this association...

...sending others, but of going to the heathen." [Andover] . . . beg leave to state, that their minds have been long impressed with the duty and importance...of personally attempting a mission to the heathen . . and that, after examining all the information which they can obtain, they consider themselves as...

...terror, two names were taken off! This decisive document set forth that their " minds had long been impressed with the duty and importance of personally attempting a mission to the heathen," and inquired if they could expect "patronage and support from a society in this country, or if they...

...(he duly •md importance of personally attempting a Mission to the Heathen; that the impre> -ions on their minds have induced a serious, and they trust a prayerful consideration »t the subject in its various attitudes, particularly in relation to the probable success md the difficulties...

...Nott, Samuel J. Mills, and Samuel Newell, appeared before the association and stated ". . . our minds have been long impressed with the duty and importance...of personally attempting a mission to the heathen ..." and asked ". . . whether they might expect patronage and support from a Missionary Society in...

...forward and read in his clear resonant voice: The undersigned . . . beg leave to state that their minds have been long impressed with the duty and importance...of personally attempting a mission to the heathen; . . . and after examining all the information that they can obtain, they consider themselves devoted...

...petition he and three others had written out and signed. "They beg leave to state that their minds have been long impressed with the duty and importance...of personally attempting a mission to the heathen. After examining all the information that they can obtain, they consider themselves as devoted to this...

...Unitarianism in eastern Massachusetts. The students presented their ideas in writing, "noting that their minds have been long impressed with the duty and importance...of personally attempting a mission to the heathen." They then sought the advice of their elders: "Whether, with their present views and feelings, they...