Book Review

   Mary Slessor: Queen of Calabar

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© 1998 by Sam Wellman

Published by Barbour Publishing, Inc., Urichsville, Ohio  _________________

By Sam Wellman

Mary Slessor had every reason--except one--to be afraid.

Calabar, West Africa...1876

Her God was with her in Calabar, West Africa, in 1876 as He had been during her dreary upbringing in Scotland.  Surrounded by warring tribes that were governed by witchcraft and barbaric rites, Mary Slessor nonetheless went where few dared to bring hope and light to the once Dark Continent.  

...like David Livingstone, with whom she shared an abhorrence of slavery...

Armed with a relentless Christian faith and abetted by her contagious sense of humor and medical and language skills, Slessor was successful in opening up Africa to healthy trade and to the Christian message.  And like David Livingstone, with whom she shared an abhorrence of slavery, she was committed to breathing her last while charting new territory for the Lord.

...the rest was left with God."

In Mary Slessor's own words, "Every day's duties were done as every day brought them, but the rest was left with God." ____________________________

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