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Blantyre mission : stories of its beginnings / Harry Kambwiri Matecheta ; translation, introduction and annotation Thokozani Chilembwe and Todd Statham.
Van Pelt Library BV3625.N8 M38 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matecheta, Harry Kambwiri, 1870-1962, author.
- Series:
- Berliner Beiträge zur Missionsgeschichte
- Language:
- English
- Nyanja
- Subjects (All):
- Blantyre Mission--History.
- Blantyre Mission.
- Church of Scotland--Missions--Malawi--Blantyre Region.
- Church of Scotland.
- Missions--Malawi--History.
- Missions.
- Africa, East.
- Malawi--Blantyre Region.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 100 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mzuzu [Malawi] : Luviri Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- 1. How it all began
- 2. Slavery
- 3. The battle of Mkanala at Chiwambo
- 4. The arrival of the Mandala brothers
- 5. Life at school
- 6. The church grows
- 7. Cleland's courage
- 8. Sicknesses at the mission
- 9. Panthumbi Station
- 10. The war
- 11. Building the Blantyre Church
- 12. Training for holy ministry
- 13. The year 1915
- 14. The word of God reaches Mihekani
- 15. Building the nation
- 16. Official opening ceremony of the HHI
- editor's postscript.
- Notes:
- "First published by Wichern Verlag, Berlin (ISBN 978-3-88981-422-7) for the Berliner Gesellschaft für Missionsgeschichte in 2016" -- Copyright page.
- "Translated from the Chichewa: Blantyre Mission: Nkhani za Ciyambi Cace (Blantyre: Hetherwick Press, 1951) and annotated by Thokozani Chilembwe and Todd Statham" -- Copyright page.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789996066580
- 9996066584
- OCLC:
- 1197948020
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