Mattie Crawford Mule Back Evangelist, So. America, 1922

This is a nice old book that tells a remarkable story of faith, evangelism, and hard work. Mattie Crawford was a young female missionary and evangelist who, with three others, left home in Granite City, Illinois with little money or support but with a Charge received from God in Tongues on March 15, 1919. Their interpretation of this message began, "The time has come that I will send thee forth. Arise!" They crossed America preaching and traveling from meeting to meeting, left California by boat and traveled across Central America on mules, preaching and harvesting precious souls. The trip cost approximately $4000 which they raised along the way by one means or another.  According to Mattie, God took care of most of it.  In Missouri they were told to go to Springfield, but the tickets were $20 and they only had $14. They prayed together in the terminal for an hour, went back to the window and the ticketmaster told them the fare was $14. Most of their journey was in Central America and two years later they passed through the Panama Canal and returned to America. This is Mattie Crawford's account of that journey; it's a quite interesting story.

Book is in good condition. Hardback with dark green cloth over hardboard. Some skuffing and wear on the cover; bottom front right corner rounded and fuzzy. Inside front hinge is cracked but book is intact. Full title is: "On Mule Back Through Central America, With the Gospel," copyright by the author, Mattie Crawford, 1922, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Pages are all there; some foxing as to be expected. No markings except that the previous owner has written her name inside the front cover.

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