Project Gutenberg 2011-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 203 Weylland, John Matthias 1897 The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People. Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People" by John Matthias Weylland is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work describes the efforts of Christian missionaries to engage with and positively influence the impoverished and marginalized communities in London's Paradise Court. Weylland aims to illustrate the power of the Bible and simple Christianity in transforming lives while emphasizing the earnest dedication required by the missionaries in such challenging environments. The opening of the narrative introduces Paradise Court as a dilapidated and overcrowded area in London where the poorest of the poor reside. The newly appointed young missionary, full of hope and determination, embarks on his first visit, encountering a variety of desperate and morally compromised characters, including thieves and struggling families. As he navigates the grim realities, he faces hostility and rejection but also moments of compassion and hopeful engagement, particularly with a grieving widow and other individuals yearning for a better life. This initial chapter sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the struggles and triumphs that follow as the missionary attempts to bring hope and salvation to the forgotten souls of the court. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38330/38330-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London City Mission City missions BV Text Category: History - British Category: History - Religious 546534 2025-09-15T12:46:42.440295 text/html 546504 2021-01-08T08:42:38 text/html 1951429 2025-09-15T12:46:50.062279 application/epub+zip 1958134 2025-09-15T12:46:44.021301 application/epub+zip 265177 2025-09-15T12:46:43.210327 application/epub+zip 2103208 2025-09-15T12:46:54.555288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2057023 2025-09-15T12:46:49.158287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369918 2022-09-17T13:21:26.400409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483247 2025-09-15T12:46:41.519351 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482953 2021-01-08T08:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482945 2021-01-08T08:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20090 2025-09-15T12:46:54.695248 application/rdf+xml 16588 2025-09-15T12:46:43.298303 image/jpeg 2612 2025-09-15T12:46:43.254296 image/jpeg 186738 2021-01-08T08:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1893218 2021-01-08T08:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 186702 2021-01-08T08:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1894158 2025-09-15T12:46:42.586307 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog