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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Janett, J. J. |
| Title, Monographic | Erlebnisse eines Missionars oder fuenfzehn Monate im Westen |
| Place of Publication | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Publisher | Deutsches Verlagshaus der Reformirten Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten |
| Date of Publication | c1893 |
| Extent of Work | iv, 195 pp. |
| Series Title | Christliche Jugend-Bibliothek |
| Series Vol. ID | XII. Baendchen |
| Abstract | Der Zweck dieses Buechleins ist kein anderer, als unsere heutige Jugend in etwa mit den damaligen Verhaeltnissen und mit den Freuden und Leiden des deutschen Missionsdienstes von anno dazumal bekannt zu machen und dadurch zu zeigen, wie nothwendig es war, dass der deutsche Theil der ref. Kirche das Missionswerk unter den Deutschen dieses Landes selbst in die Hand nahm. [From the Vorwort.] |
| Notes | Publisher's address: 1134-1138 Pearl Strasse, Cleveland, O.; Erzaehlt fuer die Jugend von Past. J. J. Janett; copyright by German Publishing House; Vorwort written in Sheboygan, Wis., am 1. October 1892 |
| MKI Annotation | "The Rev. Janett was born in Switzerland in 1839 and migrated to this country when he was a young man. He received his training for the ministry at a small theological seminary near Chicago, and on August 25, 1869, was ordained to the ministry, at Richland, Ia. For one year and three months he served as a home missionary in the west, voluntarily, with no salary whatever." [From Sheboygan Press, Aug. 27, 1919.] |
| Donated by | Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, 2004 |
| Call Number | PIA OH |
| MKI Terms | Juvenile literature/ America/ United States/ History/ 19th century/ Missions/ Swiss Americans |