Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Missionary life among the cannibals : being the life of the Rev. John Geddie, D.D., first missionary to the New Hebrides : with a history of the Nova Scotia Presbyterian mission on that group
Other Name
Life of John Geddie (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
James Campbell & Son, J. Bain & Son, and Hart & Co. ; Hamilton : D. McLellan ; Montreal : W. Drysdale & Co. ; Halifax, N.S. : D. McGregor ; Pictou, N.S. : Jas. McLean & Co.
Place
Date
1882
Physical Description
512 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 19 cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Inscribed to Mrs E Chisholm, with best wishes of the author, New Glasgow, 17th September 1890
Content
Parentage and early years, 1815-39 -- Commencement of mission, 1839-46 -- Preparation for mission work, 1846-47 -- On the way : Sandwich Islands and Samoa, 1847-48 -- The New Hebrides and their inhabitants -- Pioneer mission work on the New Hebrides, 1839-46 -- Voyage and settlement on Aneiteum, 1848 -- First year on Aneiteum, 1848-49 -- Second year's labors, 1849-50 -- Third year's labors, 1850 -- Third year's labors (continued), 1851 -- Fourth year's labors, 1851 -- Fourth year's labors (continued), 1852 -- Gathering the harvest, 1852-54 -- Continued progress, 1854-56 -- Building-up and extension, 1856-60 -- Trials and disasters, 1860-62 -- Visit home, 1862-66 -- Last labors and death, 1866-72.
Public Access Text
Cover title: Life of John Geddie.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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