Scotland has probably produced more
Christian missionaries, in
proportion to her population, than any other country on earth. This page
is offered as a humble tribute to some of the nation's greatest servants. |
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Eric
Henry Liddell (1902-1943)
Born Tientsin, North China
Missionary to China
The Flying Scotsman
"When I run, I feel His pleasure."
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David
Livingstone (1813-1873)
Born Blantyre, Scotland
Missionary to Africa
"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" |
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Robert Murray McCheyne
(1813-1843)
Born Edinburgh, Scotland
Missionary to Palestine |
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Mary
Slessor (1848-1915)
Born Aberdeen, Scotland
Missionary to Nigeria
Mother of All the Peoples |
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Robert
Moffat (1795-1883)
Born Ormiston, Scotland
Missionary to South Africa |
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John Gibson Paton
(1824-1907)
Born Dumfries, Scotland
Missionary to Vanuata, South Pacific
The Apostle of Christ to the cannibals
of the New Hebrides
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William C. Burns
Born Scotland
Missionary to
Manchuria
Grandfather of all Bible Presbytarians |
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John
Knox (1505-1572)
Born East Lothian, Scotland
Protestant Reformation Leader
Co-author of the Scottish
Confession of Faith |
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