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Excerpt from Memoirs of Rev. John Leighton Wilson, Missionary to Africa, and Secretary of Foreign Missions We are indebted to the venerable Rev. Dr. C. C. Baldwin, of Foochow, now nearing his jubilee, for the loan of the old volumes of the Missionary Herald; to our compagnon de voyage, Mr. G. L. D. Paine, of Boston, for the gift of Missions and Science; and to the Rev. B. F. Wilson for furnishing the portrait of his great-uncle. Valuable aid has been received from the Rev. J. B. Adger, D, D., Rev. J. J. Bullock, D. D., Mrs. J. N. Craig, Mrs. Anna Eckard Crane, Rev. R. L. Dabney, D. D., Dr. Cary Gamble, Rev. E. M. Green, D. D., Rev. M. H. Houston, D. D., Mr. John J. James, Miss Alice Johnson,...
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From its very beginning, in June 1842, the Protestant Mission in Gabon included men and women of African descent—African Americans, Americo-Liberians, and West Africans—all teachers and advanced students from the Cape Palmas (Liberia) Mission, who transferred with the mission to its new location on the Gaboon estuary. All came voluntarily and wholeheartedly. They served as teachers, evangelists, preachers, and printers, building the early foundation of Christianity in Gabon. Many eventually returned to their homelands, but others stayed for the duration of their lives, assimilating into the local community. This book celebrates the contribution of persons of African descent who served wi...
"The book also features cross-references throughout, a bibliography accompanying each entry, an elaborate appendix listing biographies according to particular categories of interest, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.
Bengt Sundkler's long-awaited book on African Christian churches will become the standard reference for the subject.
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