Margaret Paton: Letters from the South Seas (Paton)

Author:

Paton, Margaret

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9781800404540

Publisher:

Banner of Truth

Format:

Hardcover

Pages:

344

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In this companion volume to the missionary classic John G. Paton: The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides, Margaret Whitecross Paton gives an enthralling account of the missionary life in the New Hebrides (now called Vanuatu) from the 1860s to the 1890s. The steady advance of the gospel in the islands is vividly described, and the whole account is set against the background of the joys and sorrows of family life. Margaret Paton writes with rare grace, humour, and pathos.

Letters from the South Seas is an inspiring story, full of the triumphs of Christian faith and love, and a missionary classic in its own right—a book to prize.

Contents

Introduction
A Paton Family Table
Preface

Bound for the Islands
First Impressions of the New Hebrides
Settling Down on Aniwa
Glimpses of the Aniwans
Early Mission Days
The Church of God on Aniwa
Death and the Dayspring
To the Children of the Dayspring
A Trip to the Colonies
Family Life and Church Life
The Shipwreck and the Angel-Child
Home, Sweet Home, on Aniwa
The Mission Forces at Work
The Year of the Hurricane
The Madness of Mungaw
Slavers and Friends
To Her Dear Sister-in-Law
Days of Sunlight and Shadow
A Tour Round the Islands in 1889
To Her Husband
The Passing of Margaret Whitecross Paton

Key to Principal Missionaries Named
Index

About the Author

Margaret Whitecross Paton was the second wife of the pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides, John G. Paton. She was the daughter of the Rev. John Whitecross whose work The Shorter Catechism Illustrated was republished by the Trust. A gifted writer, musician and artist, she died in 1905.