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\"Hendrina<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

An important biography on the noted Baptist Missionary Society pioneer in the Congo W. Holman Bentley, written by his widow. My thanks to Redcliffe College<\/a> for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrina Margo Bentley [1855-1938], <\/a>W. Holman Bentley: The Life and Labours of a Congo Pioneer<\/a><\/em>. London: The Carey Press, 1907. pp.446. [Click to visit the download page for this title]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contents<\/h3>\n
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  • Preface<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    1. Early Life and Home Influences<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. The Voyage Out<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. The San Salvador<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Early Days<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. To Stanley Pool<\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. Manyanga<\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. ‘In Journeys Oft’<\/strong><\/li>\n
    8. ‘A People in Darkness’<\/strong><\/li>\n
    9. Arthington at Last<\/strong><\/li>\n
    10. First Furlough, and Many Labours<\/strong><\/li>\n
    11. To the Field Once More<\/strong><\/li>\n
    12. Up the River<\/strong><\/li>\n
    13. Settles at Wathen<\/strong><\/li>\n
    14. The Man and His Methods<\/strong><\/li>\n
    15. Mission Policy and Personal Dealings<\/strong><\/li>\n
    16. Itinerating: Privlieges and Perils<\/strong><\/li>\n
    17. Progress, Encouragement, and Trials<\/strong><\/li>\n
    18. Third Period in the Congo<\/strong><\/li>\n
    19. Last Days and Home-Call<\/strong><\/li>\n
    20. Recollections and Testimonies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      • Appendix<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • Index<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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