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Born into a Christian family near Dumfries in 1824, John Gibson Paton's early years were marked by a struggle against poverty.

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John Paton — Biographies and Information

John 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.

Marriage and Family:
John Paton married Mary Ann Robeson (born 1840) just before sailing to the New Hebrides in April, 1858. They were sent to establish a missionary station on the island of Tanna. On February 12, 1859, a son, named Peter Robert Robson was born, but Mrs. Paton died (age 19) on March 3rd, followed by their baby boy on March 20th.

Returning to Scotland for the first time in 1863, John Paton married Margaret Whitecross (born 1841) at Edinburgh in 1864. She was a "woman of great piety and strong character," who assisted her husband up to her death on May 16, 1905. They had two daughters and eight sons. One daugh

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John Gibson Paton ‘is perhaps the most famous of all the ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church’. The first foreign missionary of the church had been James Duncan, from Airdrie, who was sent to the Maori people of New Zealand in 1843. The Scottish church sent out another missionary, John Inglis, to join Duncan the next year. In 1852, Inglis moved to the New Hebrides (today known as Vanuatu), to be a missionary there. Thirteen years earlier, the first two missionaries to the New Hebrides had been killed and eaten by cannibals minutes after they had arrived. However Inglis and the Canadian missionary he had joined saw thousands converted in a few years.

From 1854, the Scottish RP Church had been appealing for another missionary to go and join Inglis. However after two years, no-one had volunteered to go. John G. Paton, who had been studying for the ministry as well as studying medicine, couldn’t bear this, so he volunteered himself. Many people tried to put him off the idea, including one dear old Christian gentleman. “The cannibals!”, the old

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John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 1 (of 3) by John Gibson Paton

AuthorPaton, John Gibson, 1824-1907EditorPaton, James, 1843-1906Title John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 1 (of 3) Original Publication New York: Flemming H. Revell Company, 1889. Note Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Credits Richard Tonsing, Brian Wilson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Summary "John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides: An Autobiography; First Part" by John G. Paton is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. The book narrates the life and experiences of Paton, emphasizing his dedication to missionary work in the New Hebrides during a time of significant cultural and social challenges. As such, it serves as an inspiring testimony of his faith, trials, and his efforts to spread Christianity in a largely uncharted territory. The op