The Book of Missionary Heroes by Basil Mathews, M.A

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Author

Mathews, Basil, 1879-1951

Title

The Book of Missionary Heroes

Credits

Produced by Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship

Subject

Missionaries

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16657

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16657

Release Date

September 5, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOOK OF MISSIONARY HEROES — BY
2. 2.BASIL MATHEWS, M.A. — Author of "The Argonauts of Faith," "The Riddle of Nearer Asia," etc. — CONTENTS
3. 3.THE BOOK OF MISSIONARY HEROES — PROLOGUE — THE RELAY-RACE — FOOTNOTES:
4. 4.Book One: THE PIONEERS — CHAPTER I — THE HERO OF THE LONG TRAIL — St. Paul — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER II — THE MEN OF THE SHINGLE BEACH — Wilfrid of Sussex — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER III — THE KNIGHT OF A NEW CRUSADE — Raymund Lull — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER IV — FRANCIS CŒUR-DE-LION — ( St. Francis of Assisi ) — I — II
5. 5.Book Two: THE ISLAND ADVENTURERS — CHAPTER V — THE ADVENTUROUS SHIP — The Duff — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER VI — THE ISLAND BEACON FIRES — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER VII — THE DAYBREAK CALL — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER VIII — KAPIOLANI, THE HEROINE OF HAWAII — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER IX — THE CANOE OF ADVENTURE — I — II — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER X — THE ARROWS OF SANTA CRUZ — CHAPTER XI — FIVE KNOTS IN A PALM LEAF — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XII — THE BOY OF THE ADVENTUROUS HEART — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XIII — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XIV — A SOUTH SEA SAMARITAN — FOOTNOTES:
6. 6.Book Three: THE PATHFINDERS OF AFRICA — CHAPTER XV — THE MAN WHO WOULD GO ON — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XVI — THE BLACK PRINCE OF AFRICA — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XVII — THE KNIGHT OF THE SLAVE GIRLS — CHAPTER XVIII — "A MAN WHO CAN TURN HIS HAND TO ANYTHING" — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XIX — THE ROADMAKER — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XX — FIGHTING THE SLAVE TRADE — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXI — THE BLACK APOSTLE OF THE LONELY LAKE — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXII — THE WOMAN WHO CONQUERED CANNIBALS — I. The Mill-girl — II. The Healing of the Chief — III. Valiant in Fight — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.Book Four: HEROINES AND HEROES OF PLATEAU AND DESERT — CHAPTER XXIII — SONS OF THE DESERT — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXIV — A RACE AGAINST TIME — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXV — THE MOSES OF THE ASSYRIANS — I — II — III — IV — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXVI — AN AMERICAN NURSE IN THE GREAT WAR — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXVII — ON THE DESERT CAMEL TRAIL — FOOTNOTES: — CHAPTER XXVIII — THE FRIEND OF THE ARAB — FOOTNOTES:

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