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Title: A cyclopedia of missions : containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world : with geographical descriptions, and accounts of the social, moral, and religious condition of the people
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863
Subjects: Missions
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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h of Ahmeduuggur,—becamea station of the American Board in 1845. WADESVILLE : A Karen village, nearTavoy, in Burmah, named for Rev. Dr. Wade,the missionary. It is an out-station of theTavoy Mission of the American Baptist Union. WAGENMAKER VALLEY : See Wel-lington. WAIALUA : A station of the AmericanBoard in the Sandwich Islands, on Oahu. AVAIANAE : A station of the AmericanBoard in tlic Sandwich Islands, on Oahu. WAIMEA : One of the three first stationsof the American Board at the SandwichIslands, situated on the north-west coast ofKaui. Also, an interior station on the islandof Hawaii. WAIKANAE : A station of the Church.Missionary Society in New-Zealand. WAIOLI^ A station of the AmericanBoard, in theT^andwich Islands, on the islandof Kauai. ^VAIROA : A station of the Church Mis-sionary Society in New-Zealand, situated onthe shore of llawke Bay. It is a very prettystation, with a beautiful river winding throughan extensive plain, and communicating with achain of inland lakes. H HEH
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WELLINGTON—WEST INDIES. 761 WELLINGTON: Formerly, WagenmakerValley: Station of the French ProtestantSociety in South Africa, 30 miles north-east ofCape Town. Inhabitants, 7,000 or 8,000 freenegroes, with many descendants of FrenchHuguenot refugees. Also a station of theChurch Missionary Society in New-Zealand,having a European population of 2,500. WELSH CALVINISTIO METHODISTFOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETr :—The Welsh Calviuistic Methodists arose duringthe revival of religion in England under AVes-ley and Whitefield ; chiefly from the devotedlabors of Howell Harris, Esq., of Trevecca, inBrecknockshire. Having obtained peace withGod himself, he began a course of missionarylabor in his native Wales, then sunk down informalism and impiety. He visited from houseto house, and preached in the open air to thou-sands, who were drawn by the novelty of thescene and the burning zeal of the preacher.God owned his word, and great numbers beganto be aroused to seek after God; and, whenthey had obtain

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