About This Book
A missionary's firsthand account of journeys along New Guinea's coasts and into its interior combines travel narrative, geographical description, and records of Christian evangelism. It recounts coastal surveys and the founding of mission stations and native teacher networks, alongside encounters with diverse indigenous communities and recurring hazards such as violence, disease, and perilous navigation. The author documents landscapes, rivers, mountain ranges, local customs and belief systems, and practical challenges in promoting Christianity amid cultural resistance and exploitation by outsiders. Adventure and ethnographic observation are interwoven with reflections on missionary methods, conversions, and the gradual extension of European contact into little-known regions.
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