Isles of Solomon / Cormack, James E / (HB/1944-1944/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Former library book that is well used but intact and clean.*

The Solomon Islands were first discovered in 156 7 by Alvaro de Mendana, under the colors of Philip II of Spain, after a long and soul-trying voyage remarkably similar to that of Columbus when he sailed to the New World. The Isles of Solomon, as they were named, were lost and found again more than once before they were firmly established in the geography books and on the mariners' charts. Thus the author starts us on the history of these South Pacific islands, of which so little has been written even though they are so prominently in the world's news today. He carries the reader through the sorry chapters of head-hunting and early mission experience as well as the later triumphs of the gospel of Christ in bringing sin-darkened savages to the light of heavenly truth. The story is brought right up to date in his recital of the forced abandonment of the islands by foreign missionaries before the invading armies of Japan. Anyone who reads this inspiring volume and studies the maps of the area described will be able to understand the breadth and greatness of the Solomons and the changes that have been wrought by the coming of the missionary. Written out of actual experience and adorned with fine photographic illustrations, it is the next best thing to a visit tot he islands themselves.

1 "Land Ahoy"
2 A Pious Fraud
3 Blackbirding
4 Palm-Fringed Shore
5 Where Trade Winds Blow
6 Wonders of the Deep
7 Creatures Small and Creeping Things
8 Sons of Shem
9 Head-Hunters
10 The Massacre of Paradise Isle
11 The Heathen Mourn
12 Devil's Playground
13 Bashful Bride and Burden Bearer
14 Village Life
15 Talk Talk Belong Altogether
16 Light Through the Gloom
17 Triumphs of the Cross
18 Wherever the Lord Leads
19 Into the Marovo Lagoon
20 Open Doors
21 Old Briny an dHis Bride
22 Unclean Spirits Cast Out
23 On Dovele's Shore
24 Ronogo's Ready Response
25 Massacre on Malaita
26 Martyrs of the Advent Message
27 Providential Deliverances
28 Simbo Calls
29 Fresh Fields and Pastures Green
30 Medical Ministry
31 "What Hath God Wrought!"
32 We Escape From the Japs

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