Wiliamu, Mariner - Missionary - The Story of John Williams - Paperback

Wiliamu MARINER-MISSIONARY - I - THE STORY OF JOHN WILLIAMS -The epic story of lohn Williams in the South Seas - I916 - FOREWORD - MY friend, the author of this book, has told with admirable skill and conciseness the immortal A story of the Apostle of Polynesia. He himself has felt the thrill of tHat story, and in his book he has shared it with others. It ia - a record which cannot be told too often. So. long as there is a Christian Church to remember its heroes, so long will the name of John Williams be held in honour. It pay even be claimed that the wisdom as well as the courage of this man never stood higher than to-day. No higher praise can be given to such a book than this that the name of Williams will not lose any of its glory for readers who knew him before, and those who have not known him will find here an admirable introduction to a wonderful story. m It is a pleasure to wish success to this little book. PRONUNCIATION of South Sea Names, etc. Roadors will find little difficulty in pronouncing the native words in this book if they will remember that all the consonants are sounded, and that the vowel sounds are m follows ---B as in fathkr l e as a in take 66 i as in marine o as in no7 and U as 00 in tool e. g. Tahiti Tah-eatee hiatw Rah-ee-sh-tay-ah. CONTENTS WITH SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF JOHN WILLIAMS. DATE OHAPTIOR PAGE I. THE CALL OF THE PACLFIC . . 9 1796 Williams born at Tottenham, 27th June Duff takes first missionaries to South Seas, . . 13 1810 Apprenticed to Enoch Tonkin in London . 9 1814 Converted member of Whitefields Tabernacle 12 1815 Offers himself to the Bissionary Society . 14 1816 Marries and sails to South Seas3 . . 14 11. THE BEGINNIN AT RAIATEA . 15 1817Reaches South Seas lands at F imeo . . 16 1818 Settles at Raiatea builds settlement . . 18, , Starts school for natives . . 23 111. THE WIDER VISION 2 6 1819 New Church opened and laws promulgated . 26 1820 Native teachers sent to Rurutu . . 29 Writes to London for a Miseionary ship . 31 1 1 Visits Aitutaki native teachers landed . 33 IY. THE DISCOVER O Y F RAROTONGA 3 4 1821 Visits Sydney purchases the Endeavour . . 34 1822 Returns Raiatea ship re-named Te Matamua . 35, , Visits Aitutaki natives forsake idols . 36, , Visits Atiu, Mauke, and Mitiaro chief converted 39 1823 Search for Rarotonga island discovered . 41 V. BEGINNINGS 02 MISSIONARY C msma . . . . . . . 43 1823 Native teacher Papeiha placed on Rarotonga. 43 Returns Raiatea visits Rurutu and Rimatara...