This is the story of the triumphs of the gospel in the Cook Islands (Hervey and Penrhyn Isles) and Niue (Savage Island) in the 19th century. From cannibal savages, many of these islanders were transformed into exemplary Christians, and fearless heralds of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The fascinating story of their progress is told here with sympathy and enthusiasm by the author, who was himself a missionary among them. ""The story of the gospel's progress in the islands of the Pacific, and the great moral and social revolution thence resulting has no parallel save in the Acts of the Apostles....
This is the story of the triumphs of the gospel in the Cook Islands (Hervey and Penrhyn Isles) and Niue (Savage Island) in the 19th century. From cann...
The success of the gospel in the Pacific in the 19th century is still almost unparalleled in the history of Christianity. Ever since, Christians have been thrilled at the accounts of the triumphs of the gospel of peace among savage cannibals, and the heroism of the missionaries in the face of death. Many evangelists were murdered, and others succumbed to disease. But more always rose to take their place, working fearlessly to win 'Gems for the Redeemer's crown' from the coral islands of the Pacific. In this volume of 'Gems from the Coral Islands', missionary William Gill tells of the faith,...
The success of the gospel in the Pacific in the 19th century is still almost unparalleled in the history of Christianity. Ever since, Christians have ...
