A Foreign Devil in China: The Story of Dr. L. Nelson Bell

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Part one : From generation to generation : 1894-1920. The heritage -- The blonde with gray eyes -- Baseball pro -- A cable from China -- Clear Water Depot -- Love and Mercy Hospital -- "Mr. Four" returns -- Part two : "Lover of the Chinese people" : 1921-1927. Enter a Texan -- Healing, speeding, expanding -- Books despite bayonets -- Home for Rosa and Ruth -- A grave in Tsingkiangpu -- The Great Evacuation, 1927 -- Part three : The wall of fire : 1928-1941. Happy return -- Kala-azar -- The world's largest Presbyterian hospital -- "An interesting mixture" -- Reinforcement and tragedy, 1931 -- What is the missionary aim? -- Ruth hears a tiny cry -- Ken and Kay -- A wide-open door -- Japan attacks, 1937 -- The safe place -- The fall of Tsingkiangpu -- Under the Japanese -- The guiding hand -- Unfinished symphony -- Epilogue : Since 1941. Carolina surgeon -- Southern Presbyterian -- The founding of Christianity Today -- Everybody's neighbor.