Search Results: MISSIONARY from Chilton Books

Westminster:Universities' Mission to Central Africa,1935.. 1st ed. Foreword by Re. Canon E.F.Spanton. Illustrations by Naomi Lang. Five stories set in the Masasi (Tanganyika) based on facts. Pp.96,frontis.+ 5 other wood-block illustrations, glossary, owners impress mark to fep. Tan cloth, title to front and spine, slightly rubbed. G+.

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1961.. 1st edition. Joan Scutt lived and worked in South Africa and Swaziland for over twenty years. "The characteristics which she has found in the heroine of this story, to whom she has given the sobriquet of 'Mrs Crocodile', are no doubt those found in many an African woman, while the setting of the tale is typical of countless homes in the Reserves, both in South Africa and Swaziland." Pp.71, occasional line drawing illustrations by Ian Armour Chelu. Paperback. VG.

Operation Sunshine, nd. (1994).. Kathleen Harding is the founder of Operation Sunshine. "The work of Operation Sunshine in England, opened the door for Compassion Ministries in Zimbabwe, Africa, to minister to thousands of refugees and Street People in that country." Pp.94, signed by author to title page, some black & white photo illustrations. Stiff card covers. VG.

London: Methodist Church Home Mission, 1996.. 1st edition. Keynote addresses, Bible studies and practical guidelines for a resourcing mission event. Pp.77. Pbk. VG.

London: Church House Publishing, 1994.. 1st ed. "The book considers the whole phenomenon of church planting, its triumphs and its pitfalls... It offers guidance for all kinds of church planting situations, and goes beyond the first stages to consider how to bring these new parts of God's church to fruition and maturity." Pp.7/53; owner's name to fep. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

Eastbourne: Kingsway, 2006.. When a surgeon and his anaesthetist wife are called by God to the strange and exotic land of Thailand in the 1960's, they soon find themselves immersed in a culture and language that require both a sense of humour and strong practicality in order to survive!" Pp.240, 2 maps. Pbk. VG.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, nd. (c.1930).. Story of the author's missionary work in Northern Canada with an introduction by Mark Guy Pearce.. Pp.267, colour frontispiece + 3 further colour plates and occasional black & white illustrations, presentation bookplate to front free endpaper, small bookseller's stamp (Ruddocks,Lincoln). Grey illustrated cloth. VG.

London: Charles H. Kelly,1890.. Pp.267, engraved frontis. + numerous engraved portraits and illustrations throughout + Woodburyprint portrait of Elizabeth Young(author's wife) inserted between pages 28/29, engraved headpieces, small booksellers label to verso front board: "D.B.Friend, 77 Western Road, Brighton". Grey/green illustrated cloth over bevelled boards, gilt title to front, spine faded, edges rubbed. G+.

London: China Inland Mission, 1959.. 1st ed. "This book seeks to explain many of the peculiar difficulties created by a unique and mystifying culture, which face the missionary and Japanese Christian in Japan". Pp. 302, 11 b/w photos, + 1 map. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustd. d/w has closed tear to bottom of spine. G+/G.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1970.. On her lonely mission station, at the end of a desperately treacherous road, in one of the densest spots of the great Ituri forest, she built her hospital, the only maternity unit within a hundred miles. The undiscriminating, savage Simba rebels took her captive and held her for thirty-three months". Pp 143, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover, toning to pages, 4 b/w illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to cover and spine, illustrated cover. G+.

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1897.. Being an Account of Some Who Have Suffered Martyrdom for the Truth During This Century of Missionary Work. Chapters include: The Martyr of Erromanga; The Martyrs of Madagascar; The Martyred Bishop of Melanesia; The Martyrs of Uganda; The Martyred Bishop in Eastern Equatorial Africa; The Martyrdom at Ku-Cheng; The Martyrs of Ku-Cheng. Pp.xvi/143/16(ads), b/w photo frontispiece (The Four Leaders of the Ku-Cheng Massacre), endpapers browned. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, publisher's 'File Copy' label pasted to front board. VG.

New York: Morehouse-Barlow. 1959.. First delivered in lecture form at a colloquium at the College of Preachers in Washington, to which the Overseas Mission Society had invited a number of bishops, professors of theology, parish clergy, and laymen. The intent was to consider the theology of missions". Pp 148, name to fep. P/b, slight sunning to spine. G+.

London: The Church Information. 1957.. This handbook is not solely for the specialist in Children's Missions. All priests charged with the religious training of the Church's children should read it". Pp 84. P/b, slight rusting to staples, mark to rear cover. G+.

Sevenoaks England: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979.. 1st ed. "The untold story of the withdrawal of the China Inland Mission from China". Pp.189, slight toning to pages. P/b with illustrated cover. G+.

London: Falcon Books, 1975.. 1st.ed. "The substance of this book was given at the World Congress on Evangelism at Lausanne in 1974 and later as the Chevasse Lectures in Oxford in 1975." Pp. 128. P/b. G+.

London: Board for Social Responsibility, 1989.. The follow up paper to Industrial Mission - an Appraisal. The Church's Response to the Changing Industrial and Economic Order. The Report of a group appointed by the Industrial & Economic Affairs Committee of the Church of England's Board for Social Responsibility. Pp.8/30. Pbk. VG.

Minnesota: The Liturgical Press. 1993.. Focuses on the relationship of the Church to the Kingdom of God, the role of the Church in the work of salvation, the life and mission of the Church in relation to culture, and the place of dialogue in the missionary activity of the Church". Pp 104. P/b. VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1992.. 1st.ed. "This book offers valuable insight into the beliefs of the British people and helps us to gain a better understanding of the times we live in." Pp.x/182, pages slightly toned. Paperback. VG.

Germany: Verlagshandlung der Anstalt Bethel, 1964.. It would take several volumes to present a comprehensive picture of the Bethel Institutions, and this book can therefore only serve to give the reader a broad outline of the work." Pp. 173/1 Sources, 34 black and white illustrations. Paperback. G+.

London: The Highway Press, 1958.. 1st.ed. "This book describes the growth of the Church in the New Villages of Malaya, in particular methods found valuable in teaching illiterate communities." Pp, 95, 6 b/w illustrations, page edges slightly toned. P/b, illustrated cover. G.