God's Gentlemen History of the Melanesian Mission 1849-1942 by David Hilliard Self-Help and the gap between what

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1907 Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardback ISBN: No ISBN Pages: 215

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God's Gentlemen History of the Melanesian Mission 1849-1942 by David Hilliard Self-Help and the gap between whatOriginally published in 1978, Gods Gentlemen remains the only detached and detailed historical analysis of the work of the Melanesian Mission, which grew out of the personal vision of George Selwyn, the first bishop of the Church of England in New Zealand. Starting with its New Zealand beginnings and its Norfolk Island years from 1867 to 1920, the book follows the Missions shift of headquarters to the Solomon Islands and beyond through the beginning