God's Answers / A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada

Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Juliet Sutherland,
Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions.
Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee.
—1 CHRON. xii. 18.
1861-1869.
Prayer of Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel—Residence in Cambridgeshire— Visit to London in 1861, and first attendance at Barnet Conferences— Visit of Rev. W. and Mrs. Pennefather—East of London, 1861—Left Cambridgeshire, 1865—Work in Bedford Institute—1866: Voyage to New York and return, 1867—First girl rescued—Matchbox-makers—First boy rescued—Revival Refuge open for boys and girls—1868: Home of Industry secured—1869: Opened.
1869-1870.
Emigration of families—A visitor's impressions—The great life-work —Emigration of the young, begun 1870—First party of boys to Canada with Miss Macpherson and Miss Bilbrough—Their reception—Mr. Merry takes oat second party out boys—Miss Macpherson returns to England and takes out a party of girls—Canadian welcome and happy homes— Canadian pastor's story.
1870-1871.
Workers' meetings at Home of Industry—Training Home at Hampton opened—Personal experiences—Welcome in Western Canada—Help for a Glasgow Home—Scottish Ferryman— Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
1872.
The need of a Home further West—Burning of the Marchmont Home—Home restored by Canadian gifts—Miss Macpherson and Miss Reavell arrive in Canada—First visit to Knowlton in the East—Belleville Home restored by Canadian friends—Help for the Galt Home—Miss Macpherson returns to England—Miss Reavell remains at Galt

Clara M. S. Lowe
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2004-10-01

Темы

Macpherson, Annie; Church work with children; Home missions; Canada -- Emigration and immigration

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