Book Description

Title:

Pioneering on the Congo, 2 Vols.

Author:

William Holman Bentley [1855-1905]

Publication Year:

1900

Location:

London

Publisher:

The Religious Tract Society

Pages:

478+448

Subjects:

Christian Missions, Congo

Copyright Holder:

Public domain

Contents - Volume 1

• Preface

1. Ancient History: 1484-1670
2. The Old Slaving Days: 1670-1877
3. The Inception of the Mission: 1877-8
4. Congo-wards: 1879
5. The Establistment of the Mission: 1879
6. Developments at San Salvador and Explorations Therefore: 1879-80
7. The Congo Basin and its Inhabitants; The Kongo Language
8. Religion: The Knowledge of God, and Fetishism
9. The Opposition Outflanked; Stanley Pool reached: 1881
10. Development of the New Route to the Upper River: 1881-2

Contents - Volume 2

1. The Transport of the Peace to Stanley Pool: 1883
2. Exploration of the Upper River: 1884-6
3. New Stations on the Upper River: 1886-90
4. Progress on the Upper River: 1890-9
5. Development in the Cataract Region: 1887-99
6. Other Missions on the Congo
7. The Government of the Congo Free State

Appendices

• Congo Missionaries
• The Lord's Prayer in Eight of the Kongo Languages and Dialects
• Malarial Fever, its Genesis and Effect
• Index

Click here to download Volume 1 [40.84 MB] pdf

Click here to download Volume 2 [33.61 MB] pdf