The Missionary Heroes Of Africa Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Missionary Heroes of Africa The following sketches are Ofi'ered in the hope that, brief and imperfect as they are, they may serve to communicate some spark of that divine fire which burns in all heroic lives, and nowhere clearer than in the lives of Christlike and Apostolic men. In the hope, also, that they may aid the imagination in form ing some picture Of the marvelously varied and roman tic scenery of the African mission field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from African Missionary Heroes and Heroines Were it but possible in the time and space that can be given to this book to write Of Stanley and Lavigerie the cardinal, Of Gordon and Rhodesia Rhodes, Of Bishop Hall and Hannington, Of Thornton, Pilkington, and Andrew Murray, Of Mary Kingsley, Mungo Park, and Samuel Baker, Of Rebman, Schoen and Klein, Of Barth and Nachtigal, of Denham, Junker, Overweg and Vogel, Of Browne, and Speke, and Grant, and van der Decken, Of Gordon Cumming, Arnot, Emin Pasha, of Madame Tinney, Schweinfurth and Selous, Of Bishop gobat and his Pilgrim Street to Abyssinia, Of chureh-fathers, Cyril, Cyprian, and Athanasius, Of Clement, Origen and Tertullian, and Of the greatest Of them - St. Augustine - and many more; for days, and months, and years, were one to write, and tell the tales - innumerable, thrilling - Of all these mighty men, whose names you see here on this page, we should have failed to mention most of Afric's heroes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Missionary Heroes of Africa It is no easy task to determine what names should stand in the front rank of the Missionary Heroes of Africa. In making his selection the present writer has at least the consolation of believing that while many, doubtless, would desire some honored name to be added, few would wish any name on the list to be displaced. The following sketches are offered in the hope that, brief and imperfect as they are, they may serve to communicate some spark of that divine fire which burns in all heroic lives, and nowhere clearer than in the lives of Christlike and Apostolic men. In the hope, also, that they may aid the imagination in forming some picture of the marvelously varied and romantic scenery of the African mission field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Fifty Missionary Heroes Every Boy and Girl Should Know About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from South and South Central Africa: A Record of Fifteen Years' Missionary Labors Among Primitive Peoples On meeting Sister H. Frances Davidson, one is quickly impressed with her modest and unassum ing disposition, the rare gift that characterizes all the truly noble and great. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.