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Extracts From the Letters and Journal of Daniel Wheeler, 1840 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Daniel Wheeler

 
9781331097341: Extracts From the Letters and Journal of Daniel Wheeler, 1840 (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A moving travel diary of faith, hardship, and hope across oceans, told through the eyes of Daniel Wheeler.

Experience a 19th‑century Quaker journey filled with prayer, discovery, and steadfast trust in divine guidance.

Extracts From the Letters and Journal of Daniel Wheeler, 1840 gathers personal reflections from Wheeler’s long voyage and his work among Friends in distant lands. The entries pair travel narrative with spiritual counsel, offering a window into early missionary life, cross‑cultural exchange, and daily devotion on the sea.

This edition highlights Wheeler’s encounters with distant congregations, his coordination of religious meetings, and his use of literature to share faith. It also reveals a traveler’s practical challenges—ill health, hazardous seas, and the logistics of correspondence and outreach—set within a framework of hopeful doctrine and universal grace.

  • Travelogues of sea voyages, ports, and moments of rest or trial at sea
  • Descriptions of meetings, interpreters, and interactions with native and missionary communities
  • Notes on distributing Bibles, tracts, and standard works to ships and reading rooms
  • Reflections on divine grace, repentance, and the call to witness through the Holy Spirit

Ideal for readers interested in historical religious journals, Quaker history, and 19th‑century travel narratives that blend faith with life on the open water.

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