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... Congo , she had the hope that in some little way she might be used for the furtherance of the Master's kingdom . She could hardly have foreseen that she would start in her beloved school a glorious tradition ; and still less could she ...
... Congo , she had the hope that in some little way she might be used for the furtherance of the Master's kingdom . She could hardly have foreseen that she would start in her beloved school a glorious tradition ; and still less could she ...
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... Congo . Four names were sent , and the choice of the board was Nora A. Gordon . The definite appointment came in January , 1889. On Sunday even- ing , February 17 , an impressive missionary service was held in the chapel at Spelman ...
... Congo . Four names were sent , and the choice of the board was Nora A. Gordon . The definite appointment came in January , 1889. On Sunday even- ing , February 17 , an impressive missionary service was held in the chapel at Spelman ...
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... Congo in three weeks . " For two years she labored at Palabala , frequently writing letters home and occa- sionally sending back to her beloved Spel- man a box of curios . Said she of those among whom she worked : " When the peo- ple ...
... Congo in three weeks . " For two years she labored at Palabala , frequently writing letters home and occa- sionally sending back to her beloved Spel- man a box of curios . Said she of those among whom she worked : " When the peo- ple ...
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... Congo and of the encounters be- tween the natives and the Belgian officers , and last of all came the pertinent comment : " The Congo missionary's work is twofold . He must civilize , as well as Christianize , the people . " Early in ...
... Congo and of the encounters be- tween the natives and the Belgian officers , and last of all came the pertinent comment : " The Congo missionary's work is twofold . He must civilize , as well as Christianize , the people . " Early in ...
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... Congo , in a populous district , and was the center from which numerous other schools and churches sprang . The work was in charge of Mr. Hoste , an English- man , who , when Miss Gordon wrote of him in 1894 , had spent ten years on the ...
... Congo , in a populous district , and was the center from which numerous other schools and churches sprang . The work was in charge of Mr. Hoste , an English- man , who , when Miss Gordon wrote of him in 1894 , had spent ten years on the ...
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