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JOHN G. PATON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE PIONEER MISSIONARY TO THE NEW HEBRIDES
John G. Paton, edited by his brother James Paton
"THIS IS FAR AND AWAY THE MOST POWERFUL MISSIONARY BIOGRAPHY I HAVE EVER READ. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERSTATE THE POWER AND PASSION CONTAINED IN THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK. ONCE YOU HAVE READ IT YOU CAN NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN! " -Michael Gaydosh
The autobiography of John G. Paton contains everything necessary to make it a missionary classic. Born into a Christian family near Dumfries in 1824, Paton’s early years were marked by a struggle against poverty. He was self-educated, and the training ground for his life’s work was the slums of Glasgow where he laboured with success as a city missionary. With ‘the wail of the perishing heathen in the South Seas’ continually sounding in his ears, he prepared himself to serve overseas and was ordained as a missionary to the New Hebrides in 1858. This group of thirty mountainous islands, so named by Captain Cook, with its unhealthy climate, was then inhabited by savages and cannibals. The first attempt to introduce Christianity to them resulted in John Williams and James Harris being clubbed to death within a few minutes of landing in 1839. The difficulties that confronted Paton were accentuated by the sudden death of his wife and child within months of their arrival. Against the savagery and the superstition, despite the trials and the tragedies, Paton persevered and witnessed the triumph of the gospel in two of these South Sea islands. His life is almost without parallel in missionary annals and his account of it is moving and gripping.
‘Early in my life I was enduringly impacted by Paton’s autobiography edited by his brother, James. The story was a stunning account of dedication, desperation, sacrifice at the most extreme level, and selfless love to Christ. I was marked for life by the amazing missionary adventure and the far reaching and lasting gospel impact of that one man empowered and protected by the Holy Spirit.’ — JOHN MACARTHUR
‘What sustained John Paton in his missionary zeal? No doubt he had a love for the people. He was certainly burdened for them and had compassion on their souls, knowing that without Christ they were certain to go to hell. As important as compassion is for those who do not know God, I suggest this will not sustain a missionary zeal, whether it be for missionaries serving on the field or for Christians in western churches who pray and support various missionaries. Something more is needed…Only a zeal for the true and living God to receive his due, to receive the glory and commitment in a local church.’ — ALLEN M. BAKER
PART FIRST
INTRODUCTORY NOTE 2
CHAPTER I. THE HOME LIFE 3-18
CHAPTER II. SCHOOL AND EARLY COLLEGE DAYS 19-31
CHAPTER III. IN GLASGOW CITY MISSION 32-51
CHAPTER IV. FOREIGN MISSION CLAIMS 52-61
CHAPTER V. THE NEW HEBRIDES 62-69
CHAPTER VI. LIFE AND DEATH ON TANNA 70-85
CHAPTER VII. MISSION LEAVES FROM TANNA 86-108
CHAPTER VIII. MORE MISSION LEAVES FROM TANNA 109-148
CHAPTER IX. DEEPENING SHADOWS 149-185
CHAPTER X. FAREWELL SCENES 186-224
CONCLUDING NOTE 225
PART SECOND
PRELIMINARY NOTE 228
CHAPTER I. THE FLOATING OF THE “DAYSPRING” 229-258
CHAPTER II. THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES 259-275
CHAPTER III. TO SCOTLAND AND BACK 276-293
CHAPTER IV. CONCERNING FRIENDS AND FOES 294-308
CHAPTER V. SETTLEMENT ON ANIWA 309-325
CHAPTER VI. FACE TO FACE WITH HEATHENISM 326-359
CHAPTER VII. THE LIGHT THAT SHINETH MORE AND MORE 360-387
CHAPTER VIII. PEN PORTRAITS OF ANIWANS 388-416
CHAPTER IX. SECOND VISIT TO BRITAIN 417-442
CLOSING TESTIMONY 443-444
PART THIRD
PRELIMINARY NOTE 446
CHAPTER I. ROUND THE WORLD FOR JESUS 447-471
CHAPTER II. THE HOME-LANDS AND THE ISLANDS 472-496
FAREWELL TO THE READER 497
APPENDICES
A. A WHITE-SOULED PEASANT 501-503
B. NOTES ON THE NEW HEBRIDES 503-506
C. THE PRAYER OF THE TANNESE 506-508
INDEX 509-524
A 540 PAGE HARDCOVER VOLUME
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