Mary Slessor

Mary Slessor’s story has been told countless times for her bravery and dedication to the call of the Lord. However, despite the fame that she had acquired, she held on her to humility and gave glory to the Lord instead. She said, “Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank - a big test.” This quote shows her desire to serve the Lord and give Him credit before she gave herself and glory. Mary exhibited this type of humility throughout her mission work in Africa. During

Mary Kingsley and Mary Slessor were both Victorian women who defied expectations of female Victorian ideal by being independent and active women. The fact both never married is a very significant defiance of that ideal, though Kingsley supposed had a romantic involvement with Matthew Nathan, the Jewish Governor of Sierra Leone towards the end of her life. However, both had very imperialist mindsets, though to varying degrees. Slessor believed that Africans benefited from British authority, that it

Born in Scotland in 1848, Mary Mitchell Slessor was the second of seven children. Due to her father’s alcoholism and lack of job security, her family lived in severe poverty. Occasionally, her father would return home intoxicated, throwing her out onto the streets at night by herself. At the age of eleven, Slessor began working with her mother in a textile mill part-time while also continuing school. By the age of fourteen, she was working ten hours per day, being her family’s primary benefactor

Hudson Taylor and Mary Slessor, missionaries who impacted their societies, have many similarities and differences that divide and bring them together. Both Slessor and Taylor were both came from a Godly family, and they both left there home country to go serve and speak the word of God to the unknown. They were both amazing in what they did and both of their stories are extraordinary. Most would think that Slessor's story may be a fairy tale, but her story is one-hundred percent true. Taylor's story

Hudson Taylor and Mary Slessor are two influential missionaries we have read about. They both lived interesting lives among people who didn't know Jesus. Hudson Taylor and Marry Slessor, missionaries who impacted their societies, have many similarities and differences that dived and bring them together. Taylor and Slessor have different backgrounds, but they still ended up where God called them. Hudson Taylor was born to a wealthy family in Yorkshire, England. He went to school to become a

Taylor and Mary Slessor. These two missionaries changed how things were in the countries they had stayed in. People looked up to these two missionaries. Thy had a strong impact on a lot of people. These two missionaries had many similarities and differences that made them unique. Their background lives were totally different though. Mary lessor was a girl who grew up in a very poor family and no education. Hudson Taylor grew up in quite a wealthy family and had much education. Mary Slessor grew

Taylor and Mary Slessor, missionaries who impacted their societies, have many similarities and differences that divide and bring them together. Also even though they had the same job, they both went completely different directions on some of their choices. This is why they were both unique while following the same path. Choosing what God had laid ahead for them without any complaints. Although they both had the same jobs it wasn’t always thought they were going to end up with them. Mary Slessor was a

It was a cool September morning in the 19th century, the brisk, dry breeze of Kentucky's Autumn winds struck my face. It woke me from my slumber within the dark, forlorning cave. The dim glow of dawn's sunrise was refreshing, it gave me a sense of hope that... maybe I could survive running away from my master and live in freedom. Maybe I truly could make it to Canada, it may be getting cold, but temperature could only douse my hope for so long. Standing and brushing the leaves off from my dress,

Mary had become famous in the wrong circles. It was the criminals and outlaws that came for her performance. She was in the eye of the storm. One of the women who sang with her claimed that she had overheard two men planning to assassinate Mary. Despite all the evil forebodings, Mary was unperturbed about them as her focus was to build her Musical Career. This paid off as she got so popular that her name began to ring through the various regions of the United States. Music had given her so much that

while the others looked jollier. Another painting that I observed was a painting by Defendate Ferrari which showed the enthroned Virgin Mary breastfeeding the baby Jesus with Saint John the Evangelist, Catherine of Alexandra, Anthony Abbot, and a saint reading a book. I was attracted to this painting because I would never have thought to have seen a picture of Mary feeding Jesus in that way. This painting was originally an oil and gold on wood and was transferred to canvas. There were so many