TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smiley,Virginia Bell
TI  - A survey of the history and missionary background of Colombia, South America /By Virginia B. Smiley
AV  - BV4070 .S878 1952
PY  - 1952///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Missions
KW  - Colombia
KW  - History
N1  - Typescript; Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Survey; Chapter II. The Country and Its People; Chapter III. The History of Colombia; Chapter IV. The Missionary Occupation of the Field; Chapter V. Persecution and Its Effect on the Program of the Gospel; Chapter Virgin Islands Summary and Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography: leaves 118.-124; The problem --; Importance of considering the problem --; The scope --; The form of organization --; Method of procedure --; The sources of data; The country --; Location and size --; Topography --; The land --; The river systems --; Climate --; Natural resources --; The people --; The population --; Education --; Religion; Conditions before conquest --; Period of independence --; The government --; United States relations with Colombia; The Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church USA --; Gospel Missionary Union --; Seventh Day Adventists --; The Evangelical Alliance Mission --; Christian and Missionary Alliance --; Cumberland Presbyterian Church --; Worldwide Evangelization Crusade --; South America Indian Mission --; Latin America Mission --; Evangelical Union of South America --; Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention --; Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society --; Oriental and Inter-American Mission --; Assemblies of God --; Association of Baptists for World Evangelism --; The General Conference Mennonite Church --; New Tribes Mission --; The Evangelical Lutheran Church --; Language schools --; The American Bible Socidety --; Radio Stations --; Child Evangelism Fellowship --; Gospel Recordings, Incorporated --; Missionary Aviation Fellowship; Description of persecution in Colombia --; Source of persecution --; Methods used --; Closing of schools --; Destruction of Bibles and evangelical literature --; Destruction of church property --; Disturbance of worship services --; Beatings and cruel torture --; Murder --; Extent of the persecution --; Effect of persecution on  missionary activity --; Entrance of foreign missionaries --; United States protests to atrocities --; Effect of persecution on the Colombia church --; Purification and unifciation --; Dissatisfaction among Catholics --; The spreading of the Gospel witness --; Evangleical Confederation of Colombia; Tables: --; Outreach of Cumberland Presbyterian Church --; Maps: --; Topography and rivers --; Location of Indian tribes --; Areas of population --; Departmental divisions --; Location of mission stations --; Publication centers; 2
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