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| Keywords: Evangelists, Congo, ca. 1900-1910 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS11-55).jpg en <br> Evangelists Congo ca 1900-1910 Black and white lantern slide showing a group of native Congolese evangelists and pastors The group comprises both men and women including two children The group is smartly dressed in Western style attire Native evangelism was very important to the Congo Balolo Mission at first on account of the small number of European missionaries However native evangelism became essential in giving Christian faith a local emphasis and in translation of the written and spoken word Western dress was perceived as essential to the conversion of native Congolese since indigenous clothing was perceived as bringing to mind heathen beliefs and mindsets This slide comes from a collection generated by missionaries working for the Congo Balolo Mission a mission begun in 1889 under the supervision of the East London Training Institute for Home and Foreign Missions that developed into the interdenominational evangelical mission Regions Beyond Missionary Union after 1900 Photographer Unknown Filename IMP-CSCNWW33-OS11-55 tif Coverage date 1900/1915 Subject unesco Groups; Christianity Part of collection International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 Part of subcollection Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity University of Edinburgh U K ca 1900-ca 1940s Subject corporate name Congo Balolo Mission Repository name Centre for the Study of World Christianity Archival file Volume2/IMP-CSCNWW33-OS11-55 tif Repository address The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity New College Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX United Kingdom Geographic subject country Congo Format aacr2 lantern slides 8 2 x 8 2cm Geographic subject continent Africa Rights Contact the repository for details Part of series Regions Beyond Missionary Union Congo People and Places CSCNWW33/OS11 Repository email divinity-CSWC ed ac uk Date created 1900/1915 Publisher of the digital version University of Southern California Libraries Subject aat genre group portraits Format aat lantern slides; photographs Access conditions http //www ed ac uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources Geographic subject religious facilities File CSCNWW33/OS11/55 Subject lcsh Christian converts 1900/1915 date created author http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/78114 PD-old-70-1923 Congo-Balolo Mission People of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Magic lantern images Images from USC Digital Library uploaded by Fæ International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 | ||||
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