Rusty Hinges. A Story of Closed Doors Opening in North-East Tibet

Frank Doggett Learner writes of his 22 years of service with the China Inland Mission in Tibet, noting indications of progress that have been made. My thanks to Redcliffe College for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.

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Frank Doggett Learner [1886-1947], Rusty Hinges. A Story of Closed Doors Beginning to Open in North-East Tibet. London: The China Inland Mission, 1934. Hbk. pp.157. [Click to visit the download page for this title]

• By Way of Introduction

1. “The Western City of Peace”
2. A General View of the Land
3. The People of Tibet
4. Religious Conditions
5. Incarnate Buddhas
6. The Lamasery of Ten Thousand Images
7. Two Kumbum Festivals
8. A Visit to Koko-Nor
9. Among the Nomads
10. The Door is Opening
11. Firstfruits

By Way of Introduction

It has been my desire in recent times, strengthened by the request of many friends, to record some of the knowledge acquired and experiences passed through during the twenty years’ service for His Kingdom which. God has permitted me to render on the borders of Tibet.

Feeling very much my inadequacy, I venture on the task relying wholly upon God for guidance and ability, my one aim being to help create a keener missionary interest in the mysterious land of Tibet.

At the time of writing, I am sitting outside our tent on an August day at a little place among the Tibetan hills called Shang-hsin-chuang, where my wife and I have come for a few days’ rest and retreat. A panorama of beautiful country is stretched out before me, the old border wall dividing Tibet from China but a few hundred yards away.

As my eyes rest on the snow-capped mountain range, from 13,000 to 15,000 feet high, I cannot but think of the millions of Tibetans on the other side who have never heard of Jesus Christ….

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