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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

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Life of John Geddie (Alternate title)

  • Description

    While our work is intended specially as a life of Dr. Geddie, we have thought it proper to make it, at the same time, a history of the New Hebrides Mission. For several years his life was the history of the Mission, and, during the rest of the time that he labored on the field, the two were so mixed that it is impossible to write the one without, to some extent, giving the other. It will be seen that our story is told very much in Dr. G.'s own words.--Preface.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    BV3680.N6 PAT (Library of Congress Call Number)

    48415 (Cat ID)

    111124 (DBTextworks system ID)

    42669 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

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

     George Patterson (Author)

  • 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

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  • 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

    https://archive.org/details/missionarylifeam00pattuoft

    Full text available to read online on Internet Archive (accessed 1/6/2017)

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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