This eye-opening book provides a candid and insightful glimpse into the life of missionaries in Manchuria in the late 19th century. Through a series of letters written by Rev. A. R. Crawford, readers will gain a deep appreciation for the challenges and rewards of being a missionary in a distant and unfamiliar land. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Christian missions and the spread of Christianity in Asia. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Sketches of Missionary Life in Manchuria: Being Extracts From Letters Home of Rev. A. R. Crawford, M.A., Missionary of the Irish Presbyterian Church Doubtless the letters of many others of our Missionaries tell of equally or more marvellous tales of God's grace, and I earnes wish that more news of the splendid work being done by our Missionaries in India and China could be made accessible. Though this volume is not published in the ordinary sense, I shall feel pleased if those into whose hands it may come will lend it to others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Frederick O’Neill, an Irish Presbyterian missionary, lived for forty-five years in Faku, a small town in Manchuria, northeast China. From 1897 until his expulsion by the Japanese army in 1942, he witnessed and reported the extraordinary events that convulsed China – the Boxer Rebellion, the Great Manchurian Plague, the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. He also served with the China Labour Corps in France in World War One. “Engagingly written, with a wonderful way of bringing to life the work of one missionary and the broader history of Manchuria.” ----Frank Dikötter, Chair Professor of Humanities at The University of Hong Kong “History is more complex and colourful through the lives of real persons than by the pens of historians. Basically we are all human beings and the distinctions by religion, race, and class could not conceal our passion for others. We might interpret macrohistory in whatever ideologies; the microhistory of individuals does not follow any mega-theory and the individuals’ lives present only narratives embedded in a particular conjuncture of time and place. But only through these narratives that we can understand real persons, real lives, the real world and the history they constitute. The case of Frederick O’Neill is one of them.” ----Dr Thomas Chan, Head of the China Business Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Excerpt from The Call of the East: Sketches From the History of the Irish Mission to Manchuria, 1869-1919 On the occasion of the jubilee of the Manchuria Mission of the Irish Presbyterian Church, and at the suggestion of the Conveners of the Foreign Mission, these sketches have been put together, largely from the pages of The Missionary Herald and, to some extent, from Woman's Work. The book is intended for the members of the Young People's Guild and for general reading, its aim being to present a picture, however incomplete, of certain outstanding events of the history, and some principal phases of the work, of the last fifty years. While, in the main, the arrangement followed is in accordance with chronological order, nevertheless each chapter is meant to be complete in itself, a plan which should be of service for purposes of study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.