John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 3 (of 3) : $b An autobiography edited by his brother — John Shaqi
John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 3 (of 3) : $b An autobiography edited by his brotherPaton, John Gibson
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John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 3 (of 3) : $b An autobiography edited by his brother
Paton, John Gibson
Missionaries -- Vanuatu -- Biography; Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907
That belief was abundantly justified. The book has had a great
circulation, not only in Great Britain, but also in America, and in the
Colonies; and it has been translated, in whole or in part, into many
Modern Languages.
JAMES PATON.
GLASGOW, _February, 1898_.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
_ROUND THE WORLD FOR JESUS._
PAGE
From 1886 to 1892 23
Tour Round the World 24
Fire-Arms and Intoxicants 25
International Prohibition Proposed 25
Deputies to America 27
Samoan Converts 28
America and Hawaii 29
San Francisco 30
Salt Lake City 31
Chicago 32
Niagara 33
Pan-Presbyterian Council at Toronto 34
The Ruthven Imposture 35
Sabbath Observance 39
Rochester 40
New York 40
Public Petitions 41
Washington 41
The Presbyterian Assembly 42
President Cleveland 43
France’s Withdrawal 43
Dr. Joseph Cook 44
Dr. Blank 45
Second Probation 47
Chicago Exhibition 47
Canadian Presbyterian Church 50
Two Months’ Rush of Meetings 51
Incidents of Travel 53
Impressions of Canada and the States 59
CHAPTER II.
_THE HOME-LANDS AND THE ISLANDS._
Arrival in Great Britain 63
Requisitions 64
Professors and Students 67
_Dayspring_ Scheme 67
Ten Years’ Delay 67
Gideon’s Fleece Experiment 74
Two memorable Checks 75
The “John G. Paton Mission Fund” 77
The _Dayspring_ Disaster 85
Mission Work on all the Islands 91
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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