Theodore Pennell, Medical Missionary to the Afghan Tribes

7 years ago

Theodore Leighton Pennell [1867–1912] founded a missionary hospital and a mission boarding school in what is today Pakistan. Wikipedia provides…

A.T. Pierson’s The Crisis of Missions or The Voice Out of the Cloud

8 years ago

Walter Elwell notes that Arthur T. Pierson [1837-1911] was "[h]ailed as the greatest populizer of missions of his age and…

Griffith John Founder of the Hankow Mission Central China

8 years ago

Griffith John [1831-1912] was a Welsh Congregationalist who served with the London Missionary Society in Central China. He is notable…

Conquests of the Cross by Edwin Hodder – 6 Volume set

8 years ago

Edwin Hodder's 6 volume work intended to provide an overview of the progress of Christian Missions since the 17th Century…

Story of James Gilmour and the Mongol Mission

8 years ago

Mary Bryson's account of the life and work of James Gilmour [1843-1891] among the Mongols. My thanks to Redcliffe College…

History of the British and Foreign Bible Society – 5 Volume set

8 years ago

One of the largest sets I received from Redcliffe College was William Canton's exhaustive 5 volume work on the History…

Dan Crawford of Luanza

8 years ago

Dan Crawford [1870-1926] was a Scottish Missionary to Luanza  - in what is today the Democratic Republic of Congo. My…

Drums in the Darkness – 20th Century Mission Work in Angola

8 years ago

This is the story of the work of the United Church of Canada in Angola. It has a number of…

Evangelistic Incidents Among Indian Women by Winifred Booth

8 years ago

Winifred Booth [1874-1942] established a mission and was active in Zenana work, serving alongside her husband Ernest A. Booth [1873-1939]…

Edith Warner of the Niger

8 years ago

Edith Warner was a contemporary of Mary Slessor and also served in Nigeria amongst women and children. My thanks to…