South American Missionaries' Records, 1844-1919
Missionary Records from South America, 1844-1919
This city, the Capital of Chile, is well known in connection with superstitious observance, and with the burning of a church there in December, 1863. It is inhabited by few English speakersThe South American missionary magazine; Volume 1; img 220
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See how South America was viewed by the missionaries there from 1844 to 1919
Includes most of the material held in the SAMS archives for the period up to 1919. When originally founded in 1844, this Church of England-affiliated organisation was called the Patagonian Mission. This collection reproduces the minute books, reports from the mission field, articles and photographs on the geography, anthropology, natural history and economic development for the society's magazine, launched in 1867, as well as the journals of its Anglican founder, Captain Allen Gardiner, and two others of its missionaries, Edward Bernau and Adolfo Henriksen.
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- These records appear to have been designed to be read by interested parties. The magazine articles, missionaries' journals, and extracts of letters in the minute books all provide descriptive reports.
- The magazine provides regular printed records of events and achievements that the society was eager to share with its supporters. This Anglican society's rivalry with Catholic missionaries is also reported.
- Most of the journals and other documents relate to the society's founder. A.F. Gardiner. His notes describe his travels across South America and the people he met during these journeys.
