Project Gutenberg 2013-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 101 Whittles, Thomas D. (Thomas Davis) 1873 The Lumberjack Sky Pilot Produced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lumberjack Sky Pilot" by Thomas D. Whittles is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the life and struggles of lumberjacks in the forests of Minnesota, particularly highlighting the experiences of Rev. Frank E. Higgins, who serves as a missionary among these isolated workers. This narrative aims to shed light on the conditions these men face, including the temptations they encounter and the lack of spiritual support in their lives. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the rugged world of lumberjacks through a conversation between a traveler and a lumberjack named Jack at a train station. The lumberjack humorously describes the harsh winter they've endured and their desire for meaningful church services. Set against the backdrop of Minnesota's vast forests, the narrative introduces Higgins, the "Sky Pilot," who is deeply committed to reaching the hearts of these men. The opening lays the groundwork for revealing the challenges and eventual spiritual awakenings of the lumberjacks as Higgins works to minister to their needs, highlighting both the camaraderie and the darker aspects of their lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42945/42945-h/images/cover.jpg en Presbyterian Church -- Clergy -- Biography Higgins, Francis Edmund, 1865-1915 Church work with loggers -- Minnesota BX Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 277875 277883 2024-09-18T06:00:27.082968 2023-09-18T14:18:27.140860 text/html text/html 278163 2013-06-13T22:21:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1069356 2013-06-13T22:21:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1154709 2024-09-18T06:00:35.604914 application/epub+zip 1157945 2024-09-18T06:00:28.368956 application/epub+zip 182407 2024-09-18T06:00:27.639965 application/epub+zip 1245483 2024-09-18T06:00:41.513893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1215012 2024-09-18T06:00:34.733928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243041 2022-09-19T15:28:51.409127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246601 246373 2024-09-18T06:00:26.431964 2023-09-18T14:18:26.673852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 246330 2013-06-13T22:21:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94346 2013-06-13T22:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18445 2024-09-18T06:00:42.003862 application/rdf+xml 25892 2024-09-18T06:00:27.762937 image/jpeg 3720 2024-09-18T06:00:27.696948 image/jpeg 1073133 2024-09-18T06:00:27.178943 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog