Charleston Port Society for Promoting the Gospel Among Seamen
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Charleston Port Society for Promoting the Gospel Among Seamen
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Charleston Port Society for Promoting the Gospel Among Seamen
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Charleston, S.C., interdenominational missionary society chartered in 1823 to evangelize and minister to the needs of merchant seamen and their families. The Port Society established a sailors' home, a cemetery, and a chapel. Chaplains included Joseph Brown (1823-1832), I.A. Mitchell (1833-1836), William Black Yates (1836-1883), and Charles Edward Chichester (1884-1898).
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https://viaf.org/viaf/157558425
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr96009267
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African Americans
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Interdenominational cooperation
Merchant mariners
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Charleston (S.C.)
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South Carolina--Charleston
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