CONTENTS

I. Childhood and Youth 19
II. Ministerial Training 35
III. Bangkok 43
IV. Pechaburī—The Call of the North 53
V. The Charter of the Lāo Mission 66
VI. Chiengmai 77
VII. Pioneer Work 84
VIII. First-fruits 95
IX. Martyrdom 102
X. The Royal Commission 118
XI. Death of Kāwilōrot 130
XII. The New Régime 140
XIII. Exploration 150
XIV. First Furlough 160
XV. Mûang Kên and Chieng Dāo 169
XVI. Seekers After God 180
XVII. The Resident Commissioner 191
XVIII. Witchcraft 199
XIX. The Edict of Religious Toleration 207
XX. Schools—The Nine Years’ Wanderer 221
XXI. Second Furlough 236
XXII. A Surveying Expedition 244
XXIII. Evangelistic Training 255
XXIV. Struggle With the Powers of Darkness 266
XXV. Christian Communities Planted 276
XXVI. A Foothold in Lampūn 289
XXVII. A Prisoner of Jesus Christ 300
XXVIII. Circuit Tour With My Daughter 308
XXIX. Lengthening the Cords and Strengthening the Stakes 320
XXX. Among the Mūsô Villages—Famine 338
XXXI. Chieng Rung and the Sipsawng Pannā 353
XXXII. Third Furlough—Station at Chieng Rāi 370
XXXIII. The Regions Beyond 386
XXXIV. The Closed Door 402
XXXV. Conclusion 413
  Index 431