The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... missionaries . A block of 200 acres was purchased for their use , and formally transferred by deed to the Church Missionary Society in the presence of a number of chiefs ; dwellings were erected ; and thus was established the first ...
... missionaries . A block of 200 acres was purchased for their use , and formally transferred by deed to the Church Missionary Society in the presence of a number of chiefs ; dwellings were erected ; and thus was established the first ...
Page 52
... missionaries in spreading the influence of their teaching . The poetical language of the scriptures appealed to the Maori , for it was much akin to the language of his own orally - transmitted chants and songs - the language naturally ...
... missionaries in spreading the influence of their teaching . The poetical language of the scriptures appealed to the Maori , for it was much akin to the language of his own orally - transmitted chants and songs - the language naturally ...
Page 55
... MISSIONARIES AND COLONISATION 55 progress he saw and returned " full of hope for his beloved New Zealanders " . In England much attention was at this time being given to New Zealand ; and the reports of various select committees of ...
... MISSIONARIES AND COLONISATION 55 progress he saw and returned " full of hope for his beloved New Zealanders " . In England much attention was at this time being given to New Zealand ; and the reports of various select committees of ...
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