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  • Summary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.
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    A plea for Colonial Dioceses : in reply to strictures on the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

    Field, Edward
    Summary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1865
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    Summary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.
  • Summary: A brief biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
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    A thrilling story of missions : Samuel Crowther, slave-boy and bishop

    Summary: A brief biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1890
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: A brief biography of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
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    A visit to Sierra Leone, West Africa

    Faduma, Orishatukeh, -1946
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    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1880/1889
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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  • Summary: A missionary report detailing work with the Armenian population in Constantinople (Istanbul) in Turkey.
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    Account of Armenians at Constantinople

    Goodell, William, 1792-1867
    Summary: A missionary report detailing work with the Armenian population in Constantinople (Istanbul) in Turkey.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1836
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: A missionary report detailing work with the Armenian population in Constantinople (Istanbul) in Turkey.
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    America tomorrow : what Baptists are doing for the child life of the nation

    American Baptist Board of Education and Publication
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    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1923
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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  • Summary: A call for assistance and support of mission work in Istanbul.
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    An appeal of the missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions : residing at Constantinople, to the friends and supporters of the mission in that city

    Dwight, H. G. O. (Harrison Gray Otis), 1803-1862
    Summary: A call for assistance and support of mission work in Istanbul.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1840/1849
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: A call for assistance and support of mission work in Istanbul.
  • Summary: A biography of Anjama, a young woman from Ghana, who converted to Christianity.
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    Anjama : Bild des äussern und innern Lebens einer Tochter Afrikas

    Kober, J.
    Summary: A biography of Anjama, a young woman from Ghana, who converted to Christianity.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1884
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: A biography of Anjama, a young woman from Ghana, who converted to Christianity.
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    Autobiography of Peter Cartwright : the backwoods preacher

    Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872
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    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1856
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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    Autobiography of Peter Cartwright : the backwoods preacher

    Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872
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    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1856
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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  • A formal certificate confirming the appointment of Charles Minot Griffith as a Deacon in the Western South America Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 27, 1898, by Bishop Henry White Warren.
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    Certificate of Appointment for Charels Minot Griffith

    Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912
    A formal certificate confirming the appointment of Charles Minot Griffith as a Deacon in the Western South America Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 27, 1898, by Bishop Henry White Warren.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1898-02-27
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A formal certificate confirming the appointment of Charles Minot Griffith as a Deacon in the Western South America Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 27, 1898, by Bishop Henry White Warren.
  • A formal Certificate of Location confirming that Charles Minot Griffith was officially located to the Western South America Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a Deacon on his own request. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 20, 1903, by Isaac W. Joyce, the president of the Western South America Annual Conference.
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    Certificate of Location for C. M. Griffith

    Joyce, Isaac W.
    A formal Certificate of Location confirming that Charles Minot Griffith was officially located to the Western South America Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a Deacon on his own request. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 20, 1903, by Isaac W. Joyce, the president of the Western South America Annual Conference.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1903-02-20
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A formal Certificate of Location confirming that Charles Minot Griffith was officially located to the Western South America Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a Deacon on his own request. The certificate was signed in Concepción, Chile, on February 20, 1903, by Isaac W. Joyce, the president of the Western South America Annual Conference.
  • Summary: The Connecticut Observer issued on Monday, April 23, 1832. Includes a list of daily Bible verses, articles on religious news, reports on sunday schools, reports on mission work, excerpts of sermons, poetry, marriage and death notices, community event notices, advertisements, letters to the editor, and excerpts from other newspapers.
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    Connecticut Observer, Hartford, Monday, April 23, 1832

    Summary: The Connecticut Observer issued on Monday, April 23, 1832. Includes a list of daily Bible verses, articles on religious news, reports on sunday schools, reports on mission work, excerpts of sermons, poetry, marriage and death notices, community event notices, advertisements, letters to the editor, and excerpts from other newspapers.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1832-04-23
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Summary: The Connecticut Observer issued on Monday, April 23, 1832. Includes a list of daily Bible verses, articles on religious news, reports on sunday schools, reports on mission work, excerpts of sermons, poetry, marriage and death notices, community event notices, advertisements, letters to the editor, and excerpts from other newspapers.
  • A postcard showing a class of young men and boys at the Longenschool.
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    Ecole de Garcons, Longenschool

    A postcard showing a class of young men and boys at the Longenschool.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1900/1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing a class of young men and boys at the Longenschool.
  • An engraving of the "John Wesley," a Methodist missionary ship, which conducted most of its mission work in the South Sea in and around Australia and New Zealand.
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    Engraving of "The John Wesley Missionary Ship"

    Baxter, George
    An engraving of the "John Wesley," a Methodist missionary ship, which conducted most of its mission work in the South Sea in and around Australia and New Zealand.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1850/1899
    Collection
    Wesleyana Artifact Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    An engraving of the "John Wesley," a Methodist missionary ship, which conducted most of its mission work in the South Sea in and around Australia and New Zealand.
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    Fifty-two years in Florida

    Ley, John C. (John Cole)
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    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1899
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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  • The Friends of Cuba newsletter from Summer, 1955, reporting on missionary works in the Oriente District of Cuba. News includes the building of new chapels, requests for resources for the Agricultural School, flower sales, a carnival behing held, notice of the death of A. F. Churchwell, and reflections on the state of poverty in Cuba, the work of the clinic, and the political situation in Cuba.
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    Friends of Cuba, Summer 1955

    The Friends of Cuba newsletter from Summer, 1955, reporting on missionary works in the Oriente District of Cuba. News includes the building of new chapels, requests for resources for the Agricultural School, flower sales, a carnival behing held, notice of the death of A. F. Churchwell, and reflections on the state of poverty in Cuba, the work of the clinic, and the political situation in Cuba.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1955
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    The Friends of Cuba newsletter from Summer, 1955, reporting on missionary works in the Oriente District of Cuba. News includes the building of new chapels, requests for resources for the Agricultural School, flower sales, a carnival behing held, notice of the death of A. F. Churchwell, and reflections on the state of poverty in Cuba, the work of the clinic, and the political situation in Cuba.
  • Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather. The second letter describes Griffith and his companions' travels from Naranjal to Cuenca, providing details about the jungles they passed through, their ascent into the Andes, and Griffith's observations of the region, city, and people.
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    From the Far South

    Griffith, Charles Minot
    Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1900
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Extracts from two letters sent from Charles Minot Griffith to his wife, Elva, and published in the Perry Record, a local newspaper in Perry, New York, which regularly published letters and journal entries the Griffith's sent during their time in South America. The first letter discusses Griffith's preparations to travel Naranjal in the Guayaquil Province of Ecuador, including descriptions of the acquisition of pack animals and the necessity of repacking much of his luggage to account for the weather.
  • A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.
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    Gabon, Case de Catechiste

    A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1900/1950
    Collection
    African Missionary Postcard Collection
    Copyright
    COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
    A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.
  • A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
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    Journal of Elva Griffith

    Griffith, Elva Roxana
    A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1895/1907
    Collection
    Charles Minot and Elva R. Griffith papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A journal kept by Elva Griffith during her and her husband, Charles', time as missionaries in South America. The journal begins with the couple receiving their official assignment and continues with their travel to New York for preparations, a description of their journey by ship to Panama and onto Ecuador and Chile, notes on events they attended including the Annual Conference meeting of the Western South America Mission Conference, detailed accounts of various Sunday activities, descriptions of their teaching duties, and updates on the family's health.
  • A letter from D. R. McAnally to Robert Paine discussing the establishment of two new congregations, asking Paine's advice on how to proceed with the establishment of a Sunday School focused on the German population in the city, and reporting on the progress of his work in St. Louis, mentioning brewing conflict in the Kentucky (Louisville) Conference.
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    Letter from D. R. McAnally (St. Louis, Missouri) to Robert Paine - April 4, 1853

    McAnally, D. R. (David Rice), 1810-1895
    A letter from D. R. McAnally to Robert Paine discussing the establishment of two new congregations, asking Paine's advice on how to proceed with the establishment of a Sunday School focused on the German population in the city, and reporting on the progress of his work in St. Louis, mentioning brewing conflict in the Kentucky (Louisville) Conference.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1853-04-04
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from D. R. McAnally to Robert Paine discussing the establishment of two new congregations, asking Paine's advice on how to proceed with the establishment of a Sunday School focused on the German population in the city, and reporting on the progress of his work in St. Louis, mentioning brewing conflict in the Kentucky (Louisville) Conference.
  • A letter from E. Stevenson and J. W. Coleman to Robert Paine on behalf of the Missionary Board informing him of the financial appropriations made for his department and specifying that this appropriation includes the Arkansas Conference and funds for the Cherokee Orphan School.
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    Letter from E. Stevenson and J. M. Colman (Louisville, Kentucky) to Robert Paine - September 26, 1849

    Colman, J. M.
    A letter from E. Stevenson and J. W. Coleman to Robert Paine on behalf of the Missionary Board informing him of the financial appropriations made for his department and specifying that this appropriation includes the Arkansas Conference and funds for the Cherokee Orphan School.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1849-09-26
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from E. Stevenson and J. W. Coleman to Robert Paine on behalf of the Missionary Board informing him of the financial appropriations made for his department and specifying that this appropriation includes the Arkansas Conference and funds for the Cherokee Orphan School.
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