Author: | Mary Ropes |
Language: | English |
Publisher: | Gospel Standard Trust Publications (December 1985) |
Pages: | 151 pages |
Category: | Christian Books |
Rating: | 4.4 |
Other formats: | azw rtf lit azw |
The story of Mary Jones and her Bible inspired the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
The story of Mary Jones and her Bible inspired the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Mary Ropes was a prolific writer of children's books who lived from 1842 to 1932.
Brave and barefooted, she set out on a quest over the Welsh mountains to find a Bible to purchase. Mary Ropes was a prolific writer of children's books who lived from 1842 to 1932. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She moved to London and spent her later life in Wales.
You will be touched by this story of love and devotion that eventually brought together a preacher, a schoolmaster, and many others. This band of believers, inspired by Mary's devotion, proposed to the Council of the Religious Tract Society that they form a Bible society that would provide Bibles for the people of Wales.
Mary Jones love for Christ and her desire for God's Word and the long journey to get a Bible of her own is inspiring. She wrote about Russian life with her brother, Adrian Ross (Arthur R. Ropes), in the book On Peter’s Island. Another popular story was Mary Jones and Her Bible
Mary Jones love for Christ and her desire for God's Word and the long journey to get a Bible of her own is inspiring. The prose is a little over the top, but the story is beautiful. Another popular story was Mary Jones and Her Bible. Books by Mary Emily Ropes
Ropes, Mary Emily; Sheila Thibodeau Lambrinos Collection - York University. London, England : British and Foreign Bible Society.
Ropes, Mary Emily; Sheila Thibodeau Lambrinos Collection - York University. YorkUniversity; toronto.
Written in 1882 Mary Jones and Her Bible is part of the Fireside Collection (which is comprised of 81 Lamplighter Publishing books that include stories that Lamplighter selected to be the best for family reading, devotions, and bedtime stories. Mary Jones and Her Bible (9781584740148) by Mary E. Ropes.
Mary Jones was a poor little Welsh girl of the nineteenth century who desperately wanted her own Bible. Mary Jones was influential in God gathering a small group of believers that included a school master, a preacher, and several others.
In the rugged land of Wales, and at a time (early 19th century) when her family could only eke out a meager living, young Mary longs to learn more about the Word of God. This true story takes place in a town where food and clothing are difficult enough to obtain, but young Mary longs for nothing more extravagant than her own Bible. Title: Mary Jones and Her BibleAuthor: Ropes, MaryPublisher: Stl Distribution North AmerPublication Date: of Pages: Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: Heartwarming, real life story of a young girl living in rural Wales in the late Inspiring story of her commitment to God and love for His Word.