God's Little Ships: A History of the Columbia Coast Mission
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The men and women of the Columbia Coast Mission ships, legendary figures in the history of the BC coast, are brought vividly to life in this readable, well-researched volume. From 1904 to the mid-1970s, the mission sent out ships in all kinds of weather, delivering medical care and non-sectarian spiritual support to logging camps, Native villages and white settlements in 20,000 square miles of rugged coastline. John Antle, who founded the mission, was a devout and practical Christian who measured his success in services to BC's outposts, rather than material wealth or number of converts. Immortalized in Margaret Craven's I Heard the Owl Call My Name, and in the hearts and memories of families all over the coast, the mission was a glad, bold organization that could be as rough-cut and unconventional as the individuals it served.
Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550171334
Hardback
6.0 in x 9.0 in - 308 pp
Publication Date: 01/01/1995
BISAC Subject(s): TRA006010-TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, HIS006000-HISTORY / Canada / General, REL067080-RELIGION / Christian Theology / History
Description
The men and women of the Columbia Coast Mission ships, legendary figures in the history of the BC coast, are brought vividly to life in this readable, well-researched volume. From 1904 to the mid-1970s, the mission sent out ships in all kinds of weather, delivering medical care and non-sectarian spiritual support to logging camps, Native villages and white settlements in 20,000 square miles of rugged coastline. John Antle, who founded the mission, was a devout and practical Christian who measured his success in services to BC's outposts, rather than material wealth or number of converts. Immortalized in Margaret Craven's I Heard the Owl Call My Name, and in the hearts and memories of families all over the coast, the mission was a glad, bold organization that could be as rough-cut and unconventional as the individuals it served.
Details
Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550171334
Hardback
6.0 in x 9.0 in - 308 pp
Publication Date: 01/01/1995
BISAC Subject(s): TRA006010-TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, HIS006000-HISTORY / Canada / General, REL067080-RELIGION / Christian Theology / History