A Lifes Labours In South Africa The Story Of The Life Work Of Robert Moffat Apostle To The Bechuana Tribes

Author : Robert Moffat
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230282664
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book A Life's Labours in South Africa; the Story of the Life-Work of Robert Moffat, Apostle to the Bechuana Tribes written by Robert Moffat and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...of Divine truth, and to a concern for their own souls, by hearing his version of Luke's Gospel read in their mother-tongue. "I have frequently listened with surprise," he wrote, "to hear how minutely some who were unable to read, could repeat the stoiy of the Woman who was a Sinner, the Prodigal Son, the Rich Man and Lazarus, with other parables; and also to hear them date the change in their views to those narratives. The sword of the Spirit," with characteristic humility, he added, "is truly in clumsy hands; but it hath shown itself to be two-edged." About the year 1840, Moffat's translation of the New Testament was completed; and the question arose at what press it should be printed. Arrangements were begun for doing the work, as before, at the Cape; but, on maturer thought, it was deemed better that the translator should be the bearer of his version to London, where he might have the aid of the Rev. Joseph Jowett, the Bible Society's editorial superintendent, with other advantages not to be commanded at Cape Town. The Society, in its turn, had the great benefit of his presence at its yearly meeting. His speech on the occasion fills several pages in Mr. Browne's official History. Though Moffat had to describe a state of barbarism, ignorance, and utter darkness, such as seemed to forbid all hope of success in teaching and preaching, --so much so that, after many efforts had been made, and long years had elapsed, the natives tauntingly defied him to produce one Bechuana who would bow to Jesus;--even then, however, and that is now thirty years ago, he was able to point, not to one only, but to hundreds, who had yielded obedience to the Saviour, and were adorning the Gospel which they professed to believe. When...