The pagoda and the cross : the life of Bishop Ford of Maryknoll
The story of the life and death of Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, Maryknoll missonary to China during the country's evolution from powerless colony to militant Communist foe of the West. -- Dust jacket
Biographies
xxvii, 223 pages : illustrations, portraits, 22 cm
1376571
Foreword
Prologue
The Irish Fords ; Maryknoll
The Orient ; Foreign devils ; Warlords ; Love ; On the river
The early years at Yeungkong ; All gods equally honored ; The role of the missioner
Kaying ; The Ha-kas ; The Ha-ka mission ; One soul or one Church? ; The master plan ; The laity ; The seminary ; Step three: sisters
The rise of Communism ; Monsignor Ford ; A coat of arms ; Father Bush
War ; Courage and sacrifices at Kaying ; Hunger at the hostel ; Seeds on the wind ; Failing health ; Ameliorations, then Yalta
A native Church ; The seeds take root
House arrest ; Guilty! ; Canton prison ; An exile's death ; Foreigners
out!
Epilogue
A prayer and two poems by Bishop Ford