Jonathan Goforth — Biographies and Information
 Jonathan
Goforth (1859-1936) was a Canadian missionary to China. It is said
of him that "when he found his own soul needed Jesus Christ,
it became a passion with him to take Jesus Christ to every soul." |
- Jonathan Goforth: The Holy Spirit's Man in China.
- Jonathan Goforth, Radiant Soul-Winner of North China.
- Jonathan Goforth's Favorite Story.
- Seven Rules for Daily Living.
- Photograph of Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth.
- Portrait of Jonathan Goforth.
- eBook about Jonathan Goforth.
Marriage and Family:
Rosalind
Goforth (1864-1942): Rosalind Bell-Smith Goforth was born near London,
England, and moved with her parents to Montreal, Canada, three years
later. Her Dad was an artist, and Rosalind graduated from the Toronto
School of Art in 1885. In 1887 she married Jonathan Goforth. They served
together as missionaries in China and Manchuria. They were married for
forty-nine years and had eleven children: Gertrude (1888-1899), Donald (1889-1891), Paul (1891-1962), Florence (1893-1900),
Helen (1894-1961), Grace (1896-1899), Ruth (1899-1973), William Wallace (1899-1956), [Amelia] Constance (1901-1902), Mary (1903-1994), and [John] Frederick (1906?-1961),
six of whom survived to adulthood. She was the author
of How I Know God Answers Prayer (1921), her husband's biography, Goforth
of China (1937), and Climbing: Memoirs of a Missionary's Wife (1940).
Recommended Books:
Jonathan
Goforth by Rosalind Goforth. Published by Bethany House Publishers,
1986. This is an edited edition of Goforth of China which was first
published in 1937, and is now out of print.
Jonathan Goforth: An Open Door in China by by Janet & Geoff Benge. Seattle, WA: YWAM Publishing, ©2001. Not recommended for elementary school age.
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