Thirty-Three Years of Missions in the Church of the Brethren448 pp. 8 7/8 x 6. 8vo. Sixteen black & white photographic plates. Original maroon cloth hardcover binding, gilt lettering. A history of missionary work by the Church of the Brethren, written by the Secretary of the General Mission Board. Includes a biographical index. Acquired as part of a large collection on the Brethren, from the working library of a divinity school professor. CONTENTS: The Dawn of Missionary Activity in the Church of the Brethren; The Growth of Missionary Sentiment as Reflected in the Deliberations of Annual Conference; The New Element of Foreign Missions in Developing Missionary Interest; The Struggle Leading Up to the Effectual Plan of 1884; The First Decade of Organized Missionary Effort; Tract Distribution as a Separate Endeavor; Nineteen Years of Missions in India; Missions and Tract Distribution under One Organization; Biographical; Appendix.Keywords: HISTORY RELIGION CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MISSIONARY WORK - from Amzon