Author: Jeanette Hardage
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718842022
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and connected with the Africans among whom she lived, so much so that the British government appointed her their first woman magistrate anywhere in the world and later awarded her the highest honor then bestowed on a woman commoner. Examining both the eraand the influence of this extraordinary woman, the book reveals aspects of her public and private life that has previously been unanswered.
Mary Slessor of Calabar
Author: William Pringle Livingstone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Mary Slessor
Author: Terri B. Kelly
Publisher: Journeyforth
ISBN: 9781606826300
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Mary Slessor was a missionary woman from Scotland who relied on God's will and power to overcome hardship and danger to be a missionary in Africa for thirty-nine years"--
Publisher: Journeyforth
ISBN: 9781606826300
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Mary Slessor was a missionary woman from Scotland who relied on God's will and power to overcome hardship and danger to be a missionary in Africa for thirty-nine years"--
Mary Slessor - Everybody's Mother
Author: Jeanette Hardage
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718842022
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and connected with the Africans among whom she lived, so much so that the British government appointed her their first woman magistrate anywhere in the world and later awarded her the highest honor then bestowed on a woman commoner. Examining both the eraand the influence of this extraordinary woman, the book reveals aspects of her public and private life that has previously been unanswered.
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718842022
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and connected with the Africans among whom she lived, so much so that the British government appointed her their first woman magistrate anywhere in the world and later awarded her the highest honor then bestowed on a woman commoner. Examining both the eraand the influence of this extraordinary woman, the book reveals aspects of her public and private life that has previously been unanswered.
Mary Slessor of Calabar
Author: W. P. Livingstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780359044863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A pioneering woman missionary hailing from Aberdeen in Scotland, Mary Slessor's journey to Nigeria set an example to all Christian missions; she gained the trust, respect and thanks of the local peoples, and introduced the gospel of Christ. Most notably from a social viewpoint, Slessor managed to convince the Ibibio tribespeople of southern Nigeria to cease killing infants who were twins. The tribes of the region held a belief that one of two twins is an evil spirit; to be certain the spirit was vanquished, both babies would be left to die of exposure in the countryside. Appalled at this practice, Mary Slessor found, rescued and adopted many twins - seeing that the babies grew up to be healthy children, the tribes repented and ceased the abysmal practice. In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, women's rights were inferior to those of men. Mary Slessor used her public profile to support the women's suffrage movement which argued for political enfranchisement.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780359044863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A pioneering woman missionary hailing from Aberdeen in Scotland, Mary Slessor's journey to Nigeria set an example to all Christian missions; she gained the trust, respect and thanks of the local peoples, and introduced the gospel of Christ. Most notably from a social viewpoint, Slessor managed to convince the Ibibio tribespeople of southern Nigeria to cease killing infants who were twins. The tribes of the region held a belief that one of two twins is an evil spirit; to be certain the spirit was vanquished, both babies would be left to die of exposure in the countryside. Appalled at this practice, Mary Slessor found, rescued and adopted many twins - seeing that the babies grew up to be healthy children, the tribes repented and ceased the abysmal practice. In the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, women's rights were inferior to those of men. Mary Slessor used her public profile to support the women's suffrage movement which argued for political enfranchisement.
Mary Slessor Unit Study Guide
Author: Janet Benge
Publisher: YWAM Publishing
ISBN: 9781576582534
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Curriculum guide for use with the author's Mary Slessor, forward into Calabar.
Publisher: YWAM Publishing
ISBN: 9781576582534
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Curriculum guide for use with the author's Mary Slessor, forward into Calabar.
Mary Slessor
Author: Ambassador
Publisher: Ambassador International
ISBN: 1889893676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Perhaps the greatest thing that can be said of Mary Slessor is that she was a born missionary. From her earliest days, her dream was to be a missionary and Calabar (Nigeria) was her mission field. The death of David Livingstone was the catalyst for her missionary call, and in 1876, she went to the African mission field. "Anywhere, provided it be forward," was one of her most famous sayings and summed up her life. She toiled for forty years in the heart of Nigeria, constantly seeking new tribes and new people to reach with the gospel of Christ. She rescued hundreds of orphans from certain death, prevented wars between tribes, helped to heal the sick, and spoke ceaselessly of the great love of God in sending Jesus Christ.
Publisher: Ambassador International
ISBN: 1889893676
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Perhaps the greatest thing that can be said of Mary Slessor is that she was a born missionary. From her earliest days, her dream was to be a missionary and Calabar (Nigeria) was her mission field. The death of David Livingstone was the catalyst for her missionary call, and in 1876, she went to the African mission field. "Anywhere, provided it be forward," was one of her most famous sayings and summed up her life. She toiled for forty years in the heart of Nigeria, constantly seeking new tribes and new people to reach with the gospel of Christ. She rescued hundreds of orphans from certain death, prevented wars between tribes, helped to heal the sick, and spoke ceaselessly of the great love of God in sending Jesus Christ.
Geography and Imperialism, 1820-1940
Author: Morag Bell
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719039348
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An examination of how European imperialism was facilitated and challenged from 1820 to 1920. With reference to geographical science, the authors add to multi-disciplinary debates on the complex cultural, ideological and intellectual bases of European imper
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719039348
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
An examination of how European imperialism was facilitated and challenged from 1820 to 1920. With reference to geographical science, the authors add to multi-disciplinary debates on the complex cultural, ideological and intellectual bases of European imper
Mary Slessor
Author: Catherine MacKenzie
Publisher: CF4kids
ISBN: 9781857923483
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mary had a hard life. She grew up in the slums of Dundee in the 1800s. However, this prepared her for the the life she would lead as a missionary in Africa.
Publisher: CF4kids
ISBN: 9781857923483
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mary had a hard life. She grew up in the slums of Dundee in the 1800s. However, this prepared her for the the life she would lead as a missionary in Africa.
Lives of Scottish Women
Author: William Knox
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748626557
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book tells the remarkable stories of ten women whose inspirational lives and struggles exemplify the concerns and problems that other women have faced throughout the last two centuries. Each is the subject of a chapter devoted to her particular story and the times in which she lived. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed great changes in women's position in Scotland, and yet little is known about the achievements of the Scottish women who were the main agents of these changes. In presenting the life stories of ten women, William Knox provides evidence of the huge contribution made by women to the shaping of modern Scotland. At the same time he shows how the life histories of individuals can reveal previously dark corners of historical understanding and allow a more nuanced picture of Scottish society as a whole. Subjects include Jane Welsh Carlyle, brilliantly gifted, but married to the wayward and demanding Thomas, Sophia Jex-Blake, Scotland's first female doctor, and Mary Slessor,
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748626557
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book tells the remarkable stories of ten women whose inspirational lives and struggles exemplify the concerns and problems that other women have faced throughout the last two centuries. Each is the subject of a chapter devoted to her particular story and the times in which she lived. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed great changes in women's position in Scotland, and yet little is known about the achievements of the Scottish women who were the main agents of these changes. In presenting the life stories of ten women, William Knox provides evidence of the huge contribution made by women to the shaping of modern Scotland. At the same time he shows how the life histories of individuals can reveal previously dark corners of historical understanding and allow a more nuanced picture of Scottish society as a whole. Subjects include Jane Welsh Carlyle, brilliantly gifted, but married to the wayward and demanding Thomas, Sophia Jex-Blake, Scotland's first female doctor, and Mary Slessor,
Mary Slessor
Author: James Joseph Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description