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John Paton (Men of Faith) / John Paton ; edited and abridged by Benjamin Unseth.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Men of faith | Men of faithPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA : Bethany House Publishers, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: 160 pages : 1 map ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1556614950 (paperback)
Other title:
  • John Paton : frontier missionary to the South Pacific [Cover title]
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Contents:
Introduction -- First things first -- Welcome to Tanna -- After the honeymoon -- In the presence of my enemies - Blinding light, deepening shadows -- The final war -- Australia to Aniwa -- Beyond revenge -- The well -- Around the world and home again -- Epilogue.
Summary: When John Paton left Scotland to become a missionary to the South Pacific in the late 1800s, he dared an island's chief priests to prove their gods by placing a death curse on him. The failure of their curse brought support for his ministry from some, murderous ambushes from others. When Paton dug a well and provide "water from a rock," it was a clear miracle in the sight of the islanders. From that time forward people turned to the Lord.--Back cover. Summary: In 1887 John Paton sat down and wrote the story of his life - from birth, in 1824, to 1862. Since those first 380 pages were so popular, he quickly wrote Part Two - another 380 pages, on the period of 1862-1885. A decade later he concluded his writing with Part Three, telling his story through 1898, another 100 pages. For this edition the original autobiography has been distilled to one-fifth of its original bulk. The language has been updated to remove the barriers of archaic vocabulary and grammar. Paton's New Hebrides islands are referred to under their modern name of Vanuatu.--Introduction, pages 9-10.
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Introduction -- First things first -- Welcome to Tanna -- After the honeymoon -- In the presence of my enemies - Blinding light, deepening shadows -- The final war -- Australia to Aniwa -- Beyond revenge -- The well -- Around the world and home again -- Epilogue.

When John Paton left Scotland to become a missionary to the South Pacific in the late 1800s, he dared an island's chief priests to prove their gods by placing a death curse on him. The failure of their curse brought support for his ministry from some, murderous ambushes from others. When Paton dug a well and provide "water from a rock," it was a clear miracle in the sight of the islanders. From that time forward people turned to the Lord.--Back cover.

In 1887 John Paton sat down and wrote the story of his life - from birth, in 1824, to 1862. Since those first 380 pages were so popular, he quickly wrote Part Two - another 380 pages, on the period of 1862-1885. A decade later he concluded his writing with Part Three, telling his story through 1898, another 100 pages. For this edition the original autobiography has been distilled to one-fifth of its original bulk. The language has been updated to remove the barriers of archaic vocabulary and grammar. Paton's New Hebrides islands are referred to under their modern name of Vanuatu.--Introduction, pages 9-10.

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