Thirty Years in Madagascar with the Rev T.T. Matthews

Thomas Trotter Matthews [1842-1928] was an LMS missionary in Madagascar. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Matthews was influenced by the 1859 revival movement and volunteered to the London Missionary Society. He studied theology at the Congregational colleges in Manchester and Highgate and took some medical studies. He was appointed to Madagascar in 1870 as part of…

Progress of Missions in the Hundred Years After Carey

Although Delavan Leonard’s history of missions covers early church and medieval missions, his primary focus is in “The Great Century” following William Carey. He provides an overview of progress of the Great Commission by Continent as well as a chapter of work still to be done. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with…

Church Planting in Madagascar

William Kendall Gale [1873-1935], who served with the London Missionary Society (LMS), was well qualified to write on the subject of church planting in Madagascar, having established over 200 churches in that country. This book is a compilation of his articles previous published in Word Dominion magazine. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me…