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The American Missionary - Volume 37, No. 8, August, 1883
- 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 37, No. 8, August, 1883" by Various is a historical periodical published in the late 19th century. This publication centers around the activities, reports, and discussions of the American Missionary Association, focusing on the missionary work, educational initiatives, and social efforts in the Southern United States post-Civil War, as well as other regions involving marginalized groups, including Indigenous peoples and Chinese immigrants. The opening of the volume introduces various contents, such as reports from educational institutions like Atlanta University and Berea College, discussions on the challenges and successes of Congregationalist missions in the South, and notes on the organization of church-related educational initiatives for both white and black communities. Through editorials and correspondences, it highlights the experiences of missionaries who engaged in teaching and uplifting communities, particularly emphasizing the importance of labor and educational endeavors as tools for freedom and personal development in the aftermath of slavery. The emphasis on annual meetings and reports from specific institutions reflects a commitment not just to religious missions, but to fostering education and community uplift within diverse communities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, KarenD 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: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2019-12-27
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