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John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 2 (en Inglés)
John Gibson Paton (Autor)
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John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 2 (en Inglés) - John Gibson Paton
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On Aniwa, missionary conviction is tested not only by resistance and violence, but by the demanding work of turning belief into a functioning community. John G. Paton's first-person account follows his efforts to establish a mission station among the island's people, where evangelism is inseparable from education, literacy, medical care and practical organisation. His construction of a well becomes one memorable expression of a ministry shaped as much by physical necessity as by preaching. Beyond the immediate mission, the narrative confronts the forces surrounding nineteenth-century missionary work in Oceania: colonial interference, labour trafficking, slavery, illness, sorcery and financial uncertainty. Paton records conversion and social reform alongside the emergence of Indigenous Christian leadership, giving detailed attention to Aniwan converts rather than treating them merely as figures in his own story. The memoir also traces the wider networks required to sustain the enterprise, from recruiting missionaries and raising funds to printing books and maintaining support across distant communities. Letters from Margaret Paton broaden the personal record, while missionary reports and travel writing reveal the administrative burdens behind public appeals and religious endeavour. Edited by Paton's brother, the volume moves between testimony, correspondence and documentary observation, preserving both the convictions of its narrator and the practical realities of Pacific Islands missions. It is a revealing historical account of perseverance, cultural encounter and organised missionary work under persistent pressure. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.
