Gleanings by the Way: From the 1830s to 1889 — a memoir of faith, travel, and missionary life
Delve into a firsthand account of a 19th‑century American preacher who chronicles a life filled with education, sea voyages, and frontier service.
The work blends personal memories with accounts of mission work across the United States and beyond, offering windows into school days, early spiritual awakenings, and long years spent guiding communities.
Rooted in the author’s experience as a field secretary and pastor, the narrative moves from the schoolhouse to distant lands and back to the American frontier. It captures moments of challenge and renewal, sharing how faith shaped relationships, community life, and the spread of the Gospel in a rapidly changing era.
- Scenes from school life, punishment, and classroom life of a bygone era
- Travelogue elements from a voyage around Cape Horn to missions in the West
- Insights into missionary work in Missouri, Colorado, Dakota, and New England
- Reflections on leadership, church building, and the rhythm of frontier faith
Ideal for readers of frontier history, religious memoirs, and vivid, firsthand chronicles of 19th‑century American missions.