A Half Century Among the Siamese and the Lāo: An Autobiography

A Half Century Among the Siamese and the Lāo: An Autobiography

Years ago, in the absence of any adequate work upon the subject, the officers of our Missionary Board and other friends urged me to write a book on the Lo Mission. Then there appeared Mrs. L. W. Curtis interesting volume, The Laos of North Siam, much to be commended for its accuracy and its valuable information, especially in view of the authors short stay in the field. But no such work exhausts its subject. I have always loved to trace the providential circumstances which led to the founding of the Lo Mission and directed its early history. And it seems important that before it be too late, that early history should be put into permanent form. I have, therefore, endeavoured to give, with some fulness of detail, the story of the origin and inception of the Mission, and of its early struggles which culminated in the Edict of Religious Toleration. And in the later portions of the narrative I have naturally given prominence to those things which seemed to continue the characteristic features and the personal interest of that earlier period of outreach and adventure, and especially my long tours into the regions beyond. The appearance during the past year of Rev. J. H. Freemans An Oriental Land of the Free, giving very full and accurate information regarding the present status of the Mission, has relieved me of the necessity of going over the same ground again. I have, therefore, 10been content to draw my narrative to a close with the account of my last long tour in 1898. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 63818
Author: McGilvary, Daniel
Release Date: Nov 20, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Bradley, Cornelius Beach, 1843-1936