Aruwakkisches Gesang-Buch der Indianer Gemeine zu [Hoop] a/d Corentyn : manuscript, 1805.

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Aruwakkisches Gesang-Buch der Indianer Gemeine zu [Hoop] a/d Corentyn : manuscript, 1805.

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Manuscript hymnal containing German hymns translated into Arawak. The hymnal also includes an index of first lines (37 p.). Probably another copy of the Arawak hymnal compiled by Theodore Schulz, a missionary of the Moravian Brotherhood to Surinam.

1 v. (274, 37 p.) ; 15 x 21 cm.

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...

Schulz, Theodore, 1770-

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The hymnal was prepared by Theodore Schulz, a missionary of the Moravian Brotherhood to Surinam. His mission, named "Hope" in its third incarnation on the Wironje River, lasted until 1808, when it burned down. From the description of Aruwakkisches gesang-buch der indianer gemeine zu Hope a/d Corentyn : revidirt und vermerht durch Theodor Schulz, 1804. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161020 From the description of Aruwakkisches gesang-buch der indianer gemeine zu Hope a/d C...