Life and Missionary Travels of the Rev. J. Furniss Ogle M.a., from His Letters

by Ogle, John Furniss; Wylie, James Aitken

• ISBN13: 9781108045421
• ISBN10: 1108045421
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-12
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

The Reverend John Furniss Ogle (1823-65) was an academic, a Church of England clergyman and a committed missionary. Born into a wealthy religious family and educated at Cambridge, he worked as a tutor and minister before undertaking missions in the Falkland Islands, Europe and Africa. First published in 1873, this collection of Ogle's letters was compiled shortly after his death at sea during a mission to Algeria. Interspersed with detailed commentary by the book's editor, the Reverend James Aitken Wylie (1808-90), the letters trace Ogle's early childhood, his studies at Cambridge, his embarking on a religious life, and his determined missionary enterprises. They offer a revealing insight into life in nineteenth-century Europe and Africa, and portray Ogle as humble man, dedicated to his pursuits and to the welfare of others.

Table of Contents

Prefatory note

Introduction

The Ogles, AD 1066âÇô1823

Childhood and early youth, AD 1823âÇô42

Life at Cambridge

Life as a tutor

Life at Flamborough

Visit to Orkney and Shetland

Church reform

Resolves on becoming a missionary

The voyage out

Patagonia, Falkland Islands

Visit to Patagonia and ascent of the Rio Negro

Return voyage to Stanley

* Algeria

Algeria

The Atlas Mountains

Arabs and their encampment

Visit to Gibraltar

A farm rented, and a book depot opened

The shepherd

The farm, 1861

Trials and encouragements

Visit to France, Switzerland, and Italy

Church of England

Resumes work in Algeria

Work in Spain

1864

Death of his sister

Visit to England

Character of Rev. J. F. Ogle

Appendix. *This chapter should have been numbered 14

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