Labrador to Savage Island : stories of the ships of Christ : maritime missionary adventure throughout the world

This book contains stories of different missionary groups and their ships carrying out missions around the world. The first two chapters focus on mission ships in Labrador, from the earliest attempt by Dutch sailor John Christian Ehrhardt aboard the ship Hope in 1752, to the great work of Wilfred Gr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomson, D. P. (David Patrick), 1896-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pickering & Inglis, Ltd. 1947
Subjects:
Missionary stories > Juvenile literature
Missions > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > Juvenile literature
Missions > Juvenile literature
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/106174
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Summary:This book contains stories of different missionary groups and their ships carrying out missions around the world. The first two chapters focus on mission ships in Labrador, from the earliest attempt by Dutch sailor John Christian Ehrhardt aboard the ship Hope in 1752, to the great work of Wilfred Grenfell which began on the hospital ship the Albert in 1892. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-96).

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