This book was written for the occasion of 25th anniversary of the Medical Missions Auxilliary of the Baptist Missionary Society. The Appendices helpfully document the names and dates of those who served as medical missionaries from 1793 to 1928. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy to digitise. This book is in the Public Domain.

R. Fletcher Moorshead [1874-1934], “Heal The Sick”. The Story of the Medical Auxiliary of the Baptist Missionary Society. London: The Carey Press, [1929]. Hbk. pp.224. [Download the complete book in PDF]

Contents

1. At The Dawn
2. A Faulty Perspective
3. A New Beginning
4. Getting To Work
5. After Eleven Years
6. Lengthening the Cords
7. Strengthening the Stakes
8. Heroism and Sacrifice
9. A Medical Mission Nehemiah’s Wall
10. In the Crucible of War
11. Through Sorrow to Joy
12. The Return of the Deputation
13. A Costly Service
14. Reaching Out to Greater Things
15. The Auxiliary Loses Its Life
16. Under Fire
17. The Twenty-Fifth Milestone
18. On the Way to the Jubilee
19. The Challenge of To-Morrow

Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III

Author’s Preface

Two years ago, upon the occasion of the celebration of the semi-jubilee of the Medical Mission Auxiliary, the desire was expressed that some permanent record of the twenty-five years should be compiled. The following pages, written as and when they could be in the scant leisure that it was possible to snatch from the demands of other work, are offered in the hope that their perusal may deepen interest in the work of B.M.S. Medical Missions.

The very fact that the Auxiliary no longer exists as a specific branch of the Society may be held to constitute one reason why its inspiring story should be recorded ere the ceaseless march of events has caused it to be forgotten. A greater reason may be found in the character of the service which here stands revealed. No finer heroism is to be found anywhere than that exhibited by the lives of missionary doctors and nurses, and for the sake of the younger generation in particular, it deserves to betold. A still further reason may be traced in the need, increasingly apparent, to safeguard the distinctive work of Medical Missions from being lost sight of in the more general presentation of the missionary enterprise which has become customary of recent years. [Continue reading]

The sub-title of this book tells you all you need to know! My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy for scanning. This title is in the Public Domain.

John C. Lambert [1857-1917], Missionary Heroes in North & South America. True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery and Stirring Adventures of Missionaries With Uncivilised Man, Wild Beasts and the Forces of Nature in Two Continents of America. London: Seeley, Service & Co., Ltd., 1913. Hbk. pp.170. [Click to download complete book in PDF]

Contents

1. Among the Indians and Eskimo of Hudson Bay
2. The ‘Praying-Master’ of the Redskins
3. In the Land of the Dakotas
4. In the Forest of Guiana
5. The Sailor Missionary of Tierra Del Fuego
6. The Schooner of Keppel Island

Prefatory Note

In a “foreword” which he contributes to Dr. Jacob Chamberlain’s attractive missionary book, In the Tiger Jungle, Dr. Francis E. Clark expresses the opinion that one need not patronize sensational and unhealthy fiction to find stirring adventure and thrilling narrative, and then goes on to say:-

“There is one source which furnishes stories of intense and dramatic interest, abounding in novel situations and spiced with abundant adventure; and this source is at the same time the purest and most invigorating fountain at which our youth can drink. To change the figure: this is a mine hitherto largely unworked; it contains rich nuggets of ore, which will well repay the prospector in this new field.”

The field to which Dr. Clark refers is the history of modern Christian missions. His meaning is that the adventurous and stirring side of missionary experience needs to be brought out, and emphasis laid upon the fact that the romantic days of missions are by no means past.

There are stories which are among the classics of missionary romance. Such are the expedition of Hans Egede to Greenland, the lonely journeys of David Brainerd among the Indian tribes of the North American forests, the voyage of John Williams from one coral island of the Pacific to another in the little ship which his own hands had built, the exploration of the Dark Continent by David Livingstone in the hope of emancipating the black man’s soul. [Continue reading]

This is a short account of the Baptist Missionary Society’s work on the Congo River up to around 1884. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing me with a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain.

Joseph Henry Tritton [1844-1923], The Rise and Progress of the Work on the Congo River. London: Baptist Missionary Society, 1844. Hbk. pp.63. [Click to download complete book in PDF]

Contents

1. First Steps
2. Forward Movements
3. At the Pool
4. Dark Overshadowings
5. Helpful Tokens
6. Helpful Tokens (continued)

Chapter 1 – First Steps

It has been suggested that a brief but connected account of the Rise, and Progress thus far, of the Society’s Mission in Central Africa, would be useful, especially in connection with our Sunday-schools, in many of which great interest has been awakened in this particular branch of our operations.

Laid aside in the providence of God from active work, it has occurred to me that I might be of some service in preparing a narrative, such as I conceive to be desired. Let me at once say that I make no pretensions to authorship. My work will be that of compilation, rather than of composition; but I feel that a judicious arrangement of facts, a wise compression of details, and, above all, a devout recognition of the true source of evangelical effort, will be necessary to render such a narrative influential for good.

Seeking the aid and direction of the Divine Spirit, I turn with pleasure to my self-imposed task or rather, “labour of love”; and I ask the prayers of those into whose hands these pages may come, that this, my service, may be “accepted of the saints,” help forward the cause of the Gospel, and promote the glory of the Great Head of the Church. [Continue reading]