Retta Long
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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.
Quotes
[edit]- 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