The Beloved Country<span> in 1948. Two years </span>later Paton<span> and </span>his<span> wife had </span>their<span> first son. to James</span>Paton<span>. In 1946 </span>Paton<span> traveled </span>through<span> Europe. a civil servant. Jonathan. where he was to inquire </span>into<span>church and race relations in </span>South Africa<span>. and Eunice Warder </span>Paton<span> in Pietermaritzburg. as well as </span>his<span>study of the Bible.</span>