John G. Paton


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'Few books are more inspiring to the Christian reader than a compelling missionary biography. This book is no exception. Paul Schlehlein has given us a heart-moving, soul-stirring survey of the life and labours of the famed missionary to the flesh-eating cannibals of the South Sea Islands, John G. Paton. Paton's zeal for reaching this remote people group with the good news of the gospel will both encourage and motivate you in your own Christian walk. These pages will challenge your commitment to Jesus Christ and intensify your zeal to live for the glory of God. You simply must read this book and, by God's grace, learn the lessons Paton's extraordinary life sets forth.' STEVEN J. LAWSON




John Paton for Young Folks


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The story of missionary John G. Paton has fascinated and inspired readers for generations. With its thrilling accounts of life among cannibals and its glorious portrayal of the mercy and faithfulness of God in the direst of circumstances, Paton's autobiography of missionary life and Biblical living is a shining example to the coming generations.'John Paton for Young Folks' is a young person's edition of this classic autobiography.







John Jensen Feels Different


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John Jensen, a crocodile, cannot quite understand why he feels so different from everyone else, but a kindly doctor reassures him that no one is exactly the same as anyone else.




The Story of John G. Paton


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The Story of John G. Paton; Or, Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals


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John Gibson Paton was a Scottish Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. During his mission, he brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. To support the locals economically, he developed small industries for them, such as hat making. In his engaging autobiography, John G. Paton relates his life spent as a missionary among the cannibal peoples of the South Sea Islands and the education and development he helped bring to those remote isles.




Letters from the South Seas


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John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides is a missionary classic. In this companion volume, Margaret Whitecross Paton gives an enthralling account of missionary life in the New Hebrides from the 1860s to the 1890s. The steady advance of the gospel in the islands is vividly described, and the whole account is set against the background of the joys and sorrows of family life. Margaret Paton writes with rare grace, humour and pathos. Letters from the South Seas is an inspiring story, full of the triumphs of Christian faith and love, and a missionary classic in its own right- a book to prize. Margaret Whitecross Paton was the second wife of the pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides, John G. Paton. She was the daughter of the Rev. John Whitecross whose work The Shorter Catechism Illustrated was republished by the Trust. A gifted writer, musician and artist, she died in 1905.




STORY OF JOHN G PATON TOLD FOR


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