{"id":896,"date":"2017-02-23T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=896"},"modified":"2016-11-16T19:25:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T19:25:17","slug":"darkest-africa-william-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/darkest-africa-william-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaming Torch in Darkest Africa by Bishop William Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WilliamWilliam Taylor [1821-1902] was missionary bishop of Africa from 1884 to 1896. This book attempts to provide a history of Africa from earliest times until the end of the Nineteenth Century. It includes a description of the exploratory work of David Livingstone, native religions and the progress of missionary work in the Nineteenth Century. There are numerous unique photographs and images. These and the large format of book make the download quite large (29MB). My thanks to Redcliffe College<\/a> for providing a copy of this book to scan. This title is in the Public Domain.<\/p>\n

William Taylor [1821-1902], The Flaming Torch in Darkest Africa<\/em>. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1898. Hbk. pp.675. [Click to download the complete book in PDF]<\/a><\/h2>\n

Contents<\/h2>\n

Preface
\nList of Illustrations
\nIntroduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Division<\/h3>\n

The Dark Land
\nAncient Africa
\nThe Invasions of Islam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Division<\/h3>\n

The Portuguese and Dutch
\nEngland and France Explore Africa
\nAn African Association
\nMungo Park
\nHorneman, Campbell, Tuckey,etc.
\nThe New Era
\nAbout Lake Tchad
\nIn Campbell’s Footsteps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third Division<\/h3>\n

Livingstone’s Discoveries
\nStanley’s Discoveries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fourth Division<\/h3>\n

Islam and the Natives
\nCommercial and Domestic
\nThe Kaffirs a Century Ago
\nNative Religion and Fetichism
\nWorship of the Yorubas
\nHuman Sacrifices
\nCruel Native Tyrants – Uganda’s Despot and Sepopo
\nSacrified to Crocodiles
\nThe Zulus and “Judicial” Murders
\nReligious Supersititions in Garenganze
\nThe Legendary Lore
\nFolk Takes of Angola<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fifth Division<\/h3>\n

To a Sure Foundation
\nApostolic and Early Modern Missions
\nChristianizing Wild Tribes
\nIncrease of the Advancing Host
\nScotch Missions and Methods
\nAbyssinia and Uganda
\nTriumphs in Madagascar
\nThe Gospel in Mohammedan Centers
\nLand of the White Man’s Grave
\nThe Gospel on the Gold Coast
\nMissions West and Southwest
\nLight in the Valley of the Congo
\nThe Gospel in South Central Africa
\nMission to Garenganze
\nMethodist Industrial Missions
\nPractical Principals of Self-Support
\nFate of the First Party
\nThe Church in the Wilderness
\nMissionary Heroes and Heroines
\nHeroes of the Congo
\nEarly Days of the Republic of Liberia
\nHeathen Tribes on the Cavalla
\nAdvance up the Sinoe River
\nKroo Coast Experiences
\nThe Gospel in Tonga
\nThe Torch in a Strong Hand
\nMy Latest Evangelistic Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixth Division<\/h3>\n

Africa’s Partition and Promise
\nDr. Ravenstein’s Political Division of Africa in1893
\nAfrica: Present and Future
\nAfrica’s People and Languages
\nThe Open Sore
\nThe Mines at Kimberley
\nRetribution and Restitution <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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