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Yakusu. The Very Heart of Africa Being some account of the Protestant Mission at Stanley Falls, Upper Congo
H. Sutton Smith [1874/5-1917]


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Book Description

Title:
Yakusu. The Very Heart of Africa Being some account of the Protestant Mission at Stanley Falls, Upper Congo
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
London
Publisher:
The Carey Press
Pages:
288
Subjects:
Christian Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo, Baptism Missionary Society
Copyright Holder:
Public domain
H. Sutton Smith [1874/5-1917], Yakusu. The Very Heart of Africa Being some account of the Protestant Mission at Stanley Falls, Upper Congo

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Environment
  1. The Loele World
  2. On Adult Life: The Man and his Ways; The Woman and Her Work
  3. On Young Life: Boys and Their Toys; Girls and their Games
  4. On Marriage
  5. On my Mother-in-Law and Other Matters
  6. On MAgic: "Lilwa"
  7. On Clothing
  8. On "BEe-Em-Esi"
  9. On Itindi: a Typical Boy
  10. Of Impressions of Station Surroundings
  11. |On Impressions of Station Life
  12. On Neighbours
  13. On "Zingitingi"
  14. On Language
  15. On Manners and Conscience
  16. On Fatalism and the Heritage of Fear
  17. Claiming the Site; The Huble Beginnings of the B.M.S. Yakusu, 1895-1896
  18. Retaining the Site and Founding the Mission, 1897-1898
  19. Making our Position Sure, 1899-1900
  20. The Darkesy Hour and the Dawn, 1901-1902
  21. Consolidation and Extension, 1903
  22. The Revival in the Further Villages, the Church Rapidly Growing, 1904
  23. Steady Development; Welcomes and Partings, 1905
  24. Labours Unceasing and Labour Ended, 1906-1907
  25. Clouded Days and the Speedily Ripening Harvest
  26. Aims and Ambition
  • Index
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