Missionary Reports, 1852-1938

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Series E MSS

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The reports were written by bishops and missionaries who received financial support from the SPG. They vary greatly in structure, content and frequency. Some missionaries sent reports every three or six months, others annually, and others very occasionally. Many of the reports took the form of letters, often extremely long and with attachments. Others were written on printed forms supplied by the SPG. Changes were made to the form over the years, but the missionaries were asked a range of questions: the geographical size and population of the mission, the number of Church members, the average number of attendees at services, the number of baptisms, the amount of offertory collections, the annual income of the missionary and the sources of the income, schools established by the mission, the involvement of the missionary in tuition, the location of churches and parsonages, and property acquired by the mission. Some missionaries completed the forms in great detail while others just responded to a few of the questions.

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