“No one can read this story without being inwardly refreshed. The mere adventure side of it is stirring to a degree. It reveals a Pauline daring and endurance.”—Christian World.
“The story of Dr. John’s life is a very fascinating one, and it is told by Dr. Wardlaw Thompson with much literary skill, and excellent taste and judgment.”—The Westminster Gazette.
W. HOLMAN BENTLEY
The Life and Labours of a Congo Pioneer.
By his Widow, H. M. BENTLEY.
With a Photogravure Portrait, Map, and 19 other Illustrations, 466 pages, demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s. net (by post, 6s. 5d.).
“This highly interesting memoir forms a worthy tribute to the honourable life and devoted labours of a notable pioneer of Christianity in Darkest Africa, who gave twenty-seven years to missionary work upon the Congo.… The book forms an admirably interesting life-story of successful mission work.”—The Standard.
“Important in itself as the record of a notable, heroic and consecrated life, important also in the influence which it is sure to have on scores of young men and women in our Churches.”—The Baptist Times. [[128]]
BISHOP HANNINGTON
And the Story of the Uganda Mission.