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Theodore Leighton Pennell [1867-1912] was a medical missionary to the North West Frontier of what is today Pakistan. Writing in the The Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions C.H. Grundmann notes: Pennell’s fame was due not only to his medical skills and daring itinerations, mostly on bicycle and always moving unarmed amongst the heavily armed Muslim…
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George Grenfell [1849-1906] was a Baptist missionary who worked with Alfred Saker [1814-1880] in the Cameroon and later went on to explore the Congo region. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of the book to scan. This title is in the public domain. Shirley J. Dickens, Grenfell of the Congo….
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A. Paget Wilkes [1871-1934] recalls the story of the Japan Evangelistic Band from its foundation in 1903 until 1933. Wilkes was optimistic that Christianity would continue to spread in Japan. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the public domain. Note that this book…
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Albert Lloyd, the Archdeacon of Western Uganda, writes here about the work of the Church Missionary Society in that country. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book. This book is in the public domain. Albert B Lloyd [?-1946], Dayspring in Uganda. London: Church Missionary Society, 1921. Hbk. pp.120….