This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...witness among the simple negroes. In the islands of the summer seas Christian hymns and prayers rise to God beneath the calm gaze of the Southern Cross from the dark-skinned converts of Selwyn and Patteson. Further north the shy Karens of Burma's hills flock to the Church's sheltering arms at the call of England's ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...witness among the simple negroes. In the islands of the summer seas Christian hymns and prayers rise to God beneath the calm gaze of the Southern Cross from the dark-skinned converts of Selwyn and Patteson. Further north the shy Karens of Burma's hills flock to the Church's sheltering arms at the call of England's missionaries. Our own Herrnhuters, Whipple and Hare and Rowe, with their noble comrades, are worthy to stand by the side of Zinzendorf and his missionary band. Though we will never be able to think of our national treatment of the North American Indian with aught but shame as we review the past, there will always be one illuminated chapter in the otherwise dark history. "After my consecration as bishop, while the words, Hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring again the outcast, seek the lost, were still ringing in my ears, the venerable Bishop Kemper said with deep feeling, 'My young brother, do not forget these wandering Indians, for they, too, can be brought into the fold of Christ.'"1 Need I say that Whipple did not forget his promise? Two years ago one of our own clergy went to the succour of the long-haired, tattooed savages who dwell in the mountains of Luzon, neglected and unloved. The days went by with no sign of positive results rewarding his labours until at last a young lad sought baptism, the firstfruits of his prayers and teaching. It is fitting that the Kingdom into which no one can enter unless he become as a little child should have as its earliest citizen this boy. And so once more the prophet's words come true, --And a little child shall lead them. The lives of men who are drawn by the vision to the hidden corners of the world, to minister to the odds and ends of this strange human race of which we are...
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Add this copy of Adventure for God to cart. $32.97, good condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1915 by Longmans, Green and Co..
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Very Good- No Jacket. Book RARE! ! ! ! Some scuffs and edge wear on exterior, with light fading on spine and towards board edges; gold star sticker on leaf; pages in very good + condition. A documented religious adventure, spreading the word of Christianity around the world. 158 pages.
Add this copy of Adventure for God to cart. $56.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
