Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D was published in 1894. As a child John read a book called "The Life of Henry Martyn, the Missionary," This book so impressed him that he decided then to become a missionary. The Reverend went to China. He translated many works into Chinese and composed a number of hymns. For over 40 years he worked at the mission in Anoy. He is one of the truly great missionaries to devote his life to the Chinese people.
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