Evangelism in Africa : correspondence of the Board of Foreign Missions, 1835-1910.

The records of the Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) of the Presbyterian Church provide valuable information on social conditions in developing nations and on efforts to spread the gospel during the nineteenth century. Among the missions' responsibilities was the establishment of indigenous churches,...

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Corporate Authors: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, Presbyterian Historical Society
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2010.
Series:Archives unbound.
Subjects:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. > Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Missionaries > Africa > Correspondence.
Presbyterian Church > Missions > Africa > History > Sources.
Evangelistic work > Africa > History > Sources.
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Correspondence.
Sources.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (39,986 images).
Format: Electronic eBook
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The records of the Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) of the Presbyterian Church provide valuable information on social conditions in developing nations and on efforts to spread the gospel during the nineteenth century. Among the missions' responsibilities was the establishment of indigenous churches, educational facilities, hospitals, orphanages and seminaries. The majority of the material in this collection consists of incoming correspondence from the mission field and outgoing correspondence from the Board headquarters. Other primary sources include diary accounts, sermon manuscripts, receipts of sale and field accounts.
Note:Date range of documents: 1835-1910.
Reproduction of the originals from the Library of the Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:BV3503 .E936 2010 Online
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