Friday, May 05, 2023

Faithful John Paton.

John PatonJohn Gibson Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides. Before sailing there with his newly wed wife in 1858, he was a city missionary in Glasgow for ten years. Began work on Tanna, an island inhabited by savage cannibals; later worked on the island of Aniwa. He gave to the Aniwan people the first hymnbook in their own language and translated the New Testament into their language.

Philippians 1. A verse which, for some reason, is seldom quoted.

  27)   Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.