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Cecil Robertson of Sianfu by F.B. Meyer

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Cecil Robertson

Dr Cecil Robertson was a Baptist medical missionary to China. He was converted through the ministry of F.B. Meyer, who compiled this book, mainly from Robertson’s own writings.

My thanks to Redcliffe College for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.

Frederick Brotherton Meyer [1847-1929], Memorials of Cecil Robertson of Sianfu. Medical Missionary. London: The Carey Press, 1916. Hbk. pp.182. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Contents

  • One of Dr. Robertson’s Favourite Hymns
  • Foreword
  1. Birth and Early Years
  2. Jottings from Dr. Robertson’s Diary
  3. The Missionary Designate
  4. At Yenanfu—Getting into Harness
  5. On the Eve of the Great Revolution
  6. A Brief View of the Revolution
  7. Summoned to T’ung Yan
  8. Back Again at Sianfu
  9. The Last Leaves of His Diary
  10. The Triumphant End
  • Appendix: Dr. Robertson’s Account of his Visit to Yananfu

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