Retta Long

Australian Baptist missionary and religious writer (1878-1956)

Margaret 'Retta' Jane Long (née Dixon) (5 April 1878-18 October 1956) was an Australian Baptist missionary who founded the Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia.

Retta Long

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  • Beyond the depths of that awful cry which sprang from the elder girl's lips, I heard the tender, strong command of the Son of God, 'Take these children, and train them for Me.' 'I will, Lord,' was my trembling reply
    • Retta Long (nee Dixon), Providential Channels, 2nd edition, 1960, p. 30
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