Records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1808-1929 (inclusive).

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Records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1808-1929 (inclusive).

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General reports, bulletins, material documenting work in Western Africa, Ceylon, China, France, Italy, India, and work of James Evans with Indians of North America.

5 folders.

Yale University Library

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Wesleyan methodist missionary society

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The work of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society began in Australia in 1818 when the Rev. Samuel Leigh arrived in Sydney to found a mission for convicts in New South Wales. Missionaries from each District were required to meet in an annual Synod, the minutes of which were sent home to London. From the description of Records of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1843 [manuscript]. [1843] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277138718 British society which m...

Evans, James, 1801-1846

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James Evans (1801–1846) was a teacher, Methodist minister and missionary, linguist, and author. He was born in Kingston-upon-Hull, England, the son of James Evans, ship’s captain, and Mary–. He married Mary Blithe Smith in 1822, and they had two daughters, one of whom died in childhood. He died in Kelby, England. Evans went to school in Lincolnshire, England. In 1822 he followed his parents to Lower Canada. He found employment as a teacher near L’Original, Upper Canada. About three years later...