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Barclay Fowell Buxton<\/a>, 1937. Public domain image. Source: Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today’s free book is a biography of Barclay Fowell Buxton, missionary to Japan with the Church Missionary Society in 1890. On his return to England in 1902 he became the first chairman of the Japan Evangelistic Band<\/a>. Following this…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[h]e was invited to carry out evangelistic and spiritual training programs in Australia, Egypt, Switzerland, Korea, and the United States, as well as back in Japan. He served as vicar at Tunbridge Wells (1921-1935) before his retirement to Wimbledon, England, where he died.<\/p>Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions<\/em>, pp.104-105.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

My thanks to The Buxton Estate for their kind permission to place this in-copyright book online and to Book Aid<\/a> for providing a copy for digitisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barclay Godfrey Buxton [1895-1986], The Reward of Faith in the Life of Barclay Fowell Buxton, 1860-1946.<\/em> London: Lutterworth Press, 1949. Hbk. pp.274. [Click here to visit the download page for this title.]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • Foreword<\/strong><\/li>
  • Preface<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    1. Roots and Soil, 1860-1884<\/strong><\/li>
    2. The Call of God, 1885-1889<\/strong><\/li>
    3. The Harvest Field, Japan, 1890<\/strong><\/li>
    4. Making Harvesters, Matsuye, 1891-1892<\/strong><\/li>
    5. Combined Operations, 1893<\/strong><\/li>
    6. Letters to the Workers, 1894-1899<\/strong><\/li>
    7. An Interlude\u2014The Boxer Riots, 1900<\/strong><\/li>
    8. After Ten Years, 1890-1900<\/strong><\/li>
    9. Opening Out from the Bridgehead, 1902-1905<\/strong><\/li>
    10. Training Youth for God, Widbury, 1903-1913<\/strong><\/li>
    11. The Message Given, 1908-1910<\/strong><\/li>
    12. A Scattered Family, 1911-1917<\/strong><\/li>
    13. The Younger Generation, 1886-1946<\/strong><\/li>
    14. The Vicar, Tunbridge Wells, 1921-1935<\/strong><\/li>
    15. Fruit in Old Age, 1937<\/strong><\/li>
    16. The Apostle of Love, Wimbledon, 1936-1946<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      • Epilogue<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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