{"id":2556,"date":"2020-08-07T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2020-08-05T18:28:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:28:04","slug":"cecil-robertson-of-sianfu-by-f-b-meyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/cecil-robertson-of-sianfu-by-f-b-meyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecil Robertson of Sianfu by F.B. Meyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Cecil<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thanks to Redcliffe College<\/a> for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frederick Brotherton Meyer [1847-1929], Memorials of Cecil Robertson of Sianfu. Medical Missionary<\/em>. London: The Carey Press, 1916. Hbk. pp.182. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • One of Dr. Robertson’s Favourite Hymns<\/strong><\/li>
  • Foreword<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    1. Birth and Early Years<\/strong><\/li>
    2. Jottings from Dr. Robertson’s Diary<\/strong><\/li>
    3. The Missionary Designate<\/strong><\/li>
    4. At Yenanfu\u2014Getting into Harness<\/strong><\/li>
    5. On the Eve of the Great Revolution<\/strong><\/li>
    6. A Brief View of the Revolution<\/strong><\/li>
    7. Summoned to T’ung Yan<\/strong><\/li>
    8. Back Again at Sianfu<\/strong><\/li>
    9. The Last Leaves of His Diary<\/strong><\/li>
    10. The Triumphant End<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      • Appendix: Dr. Robertson’s Account of his Visit to Yananfu<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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