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Christian Missions to the Indians of Oregon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Thomas E. Jessett
Thomas E. Jessett
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The Highlands Parish (P. E.), Seattle
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Historians who have been concerned with Christian missions to the Indians of Oregon have generally limited their writings to denominational histories or to biographies glorifying the missionaries. Little has been done to correlate the efforts of the various individuals and denominations involved, in the light of the economic and political situation, so necessary for the presentation of a complete picture of the total missionary enterprise in the proper perspective. In this brief paper an attempt will be made to do just this.

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Research Article
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Church History , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , June 1959 , pp. 147 - 156
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1959

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