An edition of Memoir of Sir James Marshall
(1890)
Memoir of Sir James Marshall
... taken chiefly from his own letters
by W.-R Brownlow
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Memoir of Sir James Marshall: ... taken chiefly from his own letters
1890, London: Burns and Oates, New York: Catholic Publication Society
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
James Marshall, his Birth and Childhood 1
Loss of his right arm 2
As an Anglican Clergyman, his piety and zeal 2
Conversion to the Catholic Church 4
Difficulties of a Convert 5
Master at the Oratory School, Edgbaston 6
Letters from Dr. Newman, on the Doctrine of Intention 7
Called to the Bar 12
Appointed Chief Magistrate on the Gold Coast 13
CHAPTER II.
Duties of Judicial Assessor 14
The Ashanti War. The Forest 16
Mr. Marshall leads the native troops 17
March through the forest 19
Abrakrampa attacked. A Fanti victory 24
Services acknowledged by Sir G. Wolseley 26
Judicial action with regard to slaves 29
Official Report on Slavery 31
The Carriers for the War 32
Fanti women superior to the men 34
CHAPTER III.
Spiritual destitution in West Africa 37
Letter to Father Livius, C.SS.R 38
Slave-murder 40
Wesleyan Missions 42
Scarcity of Catholic priests 43
Mr. Marshall puisne Judge at Lagos 44
Pere Cloud of African Missions 45
Pere Louepre 46
Freemasonry at Lagos 47
Apathy of English Catholics about West Africa 49
Letters to the Tablet 49
Commencement of Mission at Elmina 52
Letter from Pere Moreau 52
Kind reception from the Governor 53
Pere Holley. Death of missionaries 54
Mr. Marshall on Missionary Literature 55
CHAPTER IV.
Official visit to Porto Novo 58
Description of Porto Novo 60
Interview with the King 63
Friendly conclusion of visit 67
A negro picnic 69
A Mahommedan festival 69
Probable War with Dahomey 71
Made senior puisne Judge. Marriage 72
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall in Lagos 73
Chief Justice 75
Danger in crossing the bar 76
At St. Marychurch, 1880. Their children 77
Outward voyage alone 77
Letters to his wife 77
Teneriffe, Grand Canary. Church there 80
Devotions at sea 83
At Accra, Elmina, and Lagos 84
Down with fever. His wife goes out to him 85
Letter during illness. St. Catherine of Siena 86
Return home, 1882 88
Knighthood, and resignation of office 88
CHAPTER V.
Life in England. National African Company 89
Catholic Truth Society 89
Letters to the Tablet on West Africa 90
"West African Missions and the Berlin Conference" 91
Deaths of P&res Holley and Moreau 96
Indian and Colonial Exhibition 97
Commissioner for West Africa 97
Papers on the Niger in The Month 97
The Royal Niger Company 98
Proposal to go out to the Niger. Pros and Cons 99
Motives for going out to help the Missions 101
Letter on leaving home 102
Journal. Fellow-travellers 102
Pleasant voyage. Amusing companions 103
Cannibalism 104
Letter to his son 106
Sierra Leone. Old friends 108
Sir Samuel Rowe 109
Catholic Missions at Sierra Leone 111
Grand Cess. Grand Bassa 113
Elmina. Chief Andoh 114
Irish Nun at Elmina 115
Cape Coast. Walk from Elmina 117
Lagos. Governor Moloney 119
Mass. The Forcados River 120
Mouth of the Niger. Akassa 121
Onitsha. Alligators and hippopotami 123
Mass at Onitsha. Father Lutz 124
Asaba. Slave-killing chiefs 126
Palm Sunday at Onitsha 126
Human sacrifices. The Juju Grove 127
Great Meeting of the Chiefs 128
The Judge denounces slave-murder 129
Perilous march to prevent murder 132
Murder of slaves after all 134
Who shall fire the first shot? 135
The civilians sent out of danger 137
Asaba shelled. Juju-trees cut down 139
The Asabas sue for peace 140
Further hostilities 141
Chief hanged for killing a slave 142
Deputation from the slaves 144
Homeward bound 146
Catholic Mission at Asaba. P&re Poirier 148
Father Zappa at Asaba 149
CHAPTER VI.
Cardinal Lavigerie's Crusade 152
Anti-Slavery Meeting at Manchester 153
Visit to Rome. Propaganda and African Missions 154
Sir James and Lady Marshall have an Audience of the Pope 155
Leo XIII. makes him a Knight of St. Gregory the Great 158
The Oratory. Cardinal Newman's interest in African Missions 160
Margate. Sudden illness 160
Receives the Last Sacraments 161
Holy and happy Death 162
Requiem, and Funeral Sermon 163
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