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Nothing so clears the vision and lifts up the life, as a decision to move forward in what you know to be entirely the will of the Lord.

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And over that side of the island all their sacred men were at work trying to kill me by their (magical) arts. Messengers arrived from every quarter of the island, inquiring anxiously about my health, and wondering if I was not feeling sick.

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This is strength; this is peace; to feel, in entering on every day, that all its duties and trials have been committed to the Lord Jesus - that, come what may, He will use us for His own glory and our real good!

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John Gibson Paton

John Gibson Paton
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Born: May 24, 1824
Died: January 28, 1907 (aged 82)
Bio: John Gibson Paton, born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making.
Known for:
  1. John G. Paton
  2. The Story of John G. Paton
  3. Thirty Years Among South Seas Cannibals

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