The American Missionary - Volume 50, No. 05, May, 1896

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Various

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The American Missionary - Volume 50, No. 05, May, 1896" by Various is a periodical publication produced during the late 19th century. As the title suggests, it serves as a platform for the American Missionary Association, providing a collection of writings that discuss various missionary activities and appeals for funding primarily focused on educating and uplifting marginalized communities in the United States, particularly African Americans and Native Americans. At the start of the publication, the editorial content emphasizes the urgent need for financial support through the "Jubilee Year Fund," aiming to raise $100,000 for the ongoing mission efforts. It highlights recent troubling events such as the arrest of educators in Florida for teaching racially integrated classes, framing the struggle as an affront to both Christian values and civil rights. This portion sets the stage for a series of articles detailing the missionary activities across the Southern states, including reports on church missions, revivals, educational initiatives, and any notable outcomes from these efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2008-10-23