The Story of John G. Paton

1 00.3-Project Gutenberg Statement 2 00.4-PREFACE. 3 01-CHAPTER I. OUR COTTAGE HOME. 4 02-CHAPTER II. OUR FOREBEARS. 5 03-CHAPTER III. CONSECRATED PARENTS. 6 04-CHAPTER IV. SCHOOL DAYS. 7 05-CHAPTER V. LEAVING THE OLD HOME. 8 06-CHAPTER VI. EARLY STRUGGLES. 9 07-CHAPTER VII. A CITY MISSIONARY. 10 08-CHAPTER VIII. GLASGOW EXPERIENCES. 11 09-CHAPTER IX. A FOREIGN MISSIONARY. 12 10-CHAPTER X. TO THE NEW HEBRIDES. 13 11-CHAPTER XI. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF HEATHENDOM. 14 12-CHAPTER XII. BREAKING GROUND ON TANNA. 15 13-CHAPTER XIII. PIONEERS IN THE NEW HEBRIDES. 16 14-CHAPTER XIV. THE GREAT BEREAVEMENT. 17 15-CHAPTER XV. AT HOME WITH CANNIBALS. 18 16-CHAPTER XVI. SUPERSTITIONS AND CRUELTIES. 19 17-CHAPTER XVII. STREAKS OF DAWN AMIDST DEEDS OF DARKNESS. 20 18-CHAPTER XVIII. THE VISIT OF H. M. S. "CORDELIA." 21 19-CHAPTER XIX. "NOBLE OLD ABRAHAM." 22 20-CHAPTER XX. A TYPICAL SOUTH SEA TRADER. 23 21-CHAPTER XXI. UNDER AX AND MUSKET. 24 22-CHAPTER XXII. A NATIVE SAINT AND MARTYR. 25 23-CHAPTER XXIII. BUILDING AND PRINTING FOR GOD. 26 24-CHAPTER XXIV. HEATHEN DANCE AND SHAM FIGHT. 27 25-CHAPTER XXV. CANNIBALS AT WORK. 28 26-CHAPTER XXVI. THE DEFYING OF NAHAK. 29 27-CHAPTER XXVII. A PERILOUS PILGRIMAGE. 30 28-CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PLAGUE OF MEASLES. 31 29-CHAPTER XXIX. ATTACKED WITH CLUBS. 32 30-CHAPTER XXX. KOWIA. 33 31-CHAPTER XXXI. MARTYRDOM OF THE GORDONS. 34 32-CHAPTER XXXII. SHADOWS DEEPENING ON TANNA. 35 33-CHAPTER XXXIII. THE VISIT OF THE COMMODORE. 36 34-CHAPTER XXXIV. THE WAR CHIEFS IN COUNCIL. 37 35-CHAPTER XXXV. UNDER KNIFE AND TOMAHAWK. 38 36-CHAPTER XXXVI. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. 39 37-CHAPTER XXXVII. FIVE HOURS IN A CANOE. 40 38-CHAPTER XXXVIII. A RACE FOR LIFE. 41 39-CHAPTER XXXIX. FAINT YET PURSUING. 42 40-CHAPTER XL. WAITING AT KWAMERA. 43 41-CHAPTER XLI. THE LAST AWFUL NIGHT. 44 42-CHAPTER XLII. "SAIL O! SAIL O!" 45 43-CHAPTER XLIII. FAREWELL TO TANNA. 46 44-CHAPTER XLIV. THE FLOATING OF THE "DAYSPRING." 47 45-CHAPTER XLV. A SHIPPING COMPANY FOR JESUS. 48 46-CHAPTER XLVI. AUSTRALIAN INCIDENTS. 49 47-CHAPTER XLVII. AMONGST SQUATTERS AND DIGGERS. 50 48-CHAPTER XLVIII. JOHN GILPIN IN THE BUSH. 51 49-CHAPTER XLIX. THE ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA. 52 50-CHAPTER L. NORA. 53 51-CHAPTER LI. BACK TO SCOTLAND. 54 52-CHAPTER LII. TOUR THROUGH THE OLD COUNTRY. 55 53-CHAPTER LIII. MARRIAGE AND FAREWELL. 56 54-CHAPTER LIV. FIRST PEEP AT THE "DAYSPRING." 57 55-CHAPTER LV. THE FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC. 58 56-CHAPTER LVI. THE GOSPEL AND GUNPOWDER. 59 57-CHAPTER LVII. A PLEA FOR TANNA. 60 58-CHAPTER LVIII. OUR NEW HOME ON ANIWA. 61 59-CHAPTER LIX. HOUSE-BUILDING FOR GOD. 62 60-CHAPTER LX. A CITY OF GOD. 63 61-CHAPTER LXI. THE RELIGION OF REVENGE. 64 62-CHAPTER LXII. FIRST FRUITS ON ANIWA. 65 63-CHAPTER LXIII. TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS. 66 64-CHAPTER LXIV. NELWANG'S ELOPEMENT. 67 65-CHAPTER LXV. THE CHRIST-SPIRIT AT WORK. 68 66-CHAPTER LXVI. THE SINKING OF THE WELL. 69 67-CHAPTER LXVII. RAIN FROM BELOW. 70 68-CHAPTER LXVIII. THE OLD CHIEF'S SERMON. 71 69-CHAPTER LXIX. THE FIRST BOOK AND THE NEW EYES. 72 70-CHAPTER LXX. A ROOF-TREE FOR JESUS. 73 71-CHAPTER LXXI. "KNOCK THE TEVIL OUT!" 74 72-CHAPTER LXXII. THE CONVERSION OF YOUWILI. 75 73-CHAPTER LXXIII. FIRST COMMUNION ON ANIWA. 76 74-CHAPTER LXXIV. THE NEW SOCIAL ORDER. 77 75-CHAPTER LXXV. THE ORPHANS AND THEIR BISCUITS. 78 76-CHAPTER LXXVI. THE FINGER-POSTS OF GOD. 79 77-CHAPTER LXXVII. THE GOSPEL IN LIVING CAPITALS. 80 78-CHAPTER LXXVIII. THE DEATH OF NAMAKEI. 81 79-CHAPTER LXXIX. CHRISTIANITY AND COCOANUTS. 82 80-CHAPTER LXXX. NERWA'S BEAUTIFUL FAREWELL. 83 81-CHAPTER LXXXI. RUWAWA. 84 82-CHAPTER LXXXII. LITSI SORE AND MUNGAW. 85 83-CHAPTER LXXXIII. THE CONVERSION OF NASI. 86 84-CHAPTER LXXXIV. THE APPEAL OF LAMU. 87 85-CHAPTER LXXXV. WANTED! A STEAM AUXILIARY. 88 86-CHAPTER LXXXVI. MY CAMPAIGN IN IRELAND. 89 87-CHAPTER LXXXVII. SCOTLAND'S FREE-WILL OFFERINGS. 90 88-CHAPTER LXXXVIII. ENGLAND'S OPEN BOOK. 91 89-CHAPTER LXXXIX. FAREWELL SCENES. 92 90-CHAPTER XC. WELCOME TO VICTORIA AND ANIWA. 93 91-CHAPTER XCI. GOOD NEWS FROM TANNA, 1891. (By the Editor.) 94 92-Gutenberg Epilog