The Missionary Year-Book For 1889

A detailed snapshot of Protestant missions in 1889. Vital data for curious readers. Compiled by Samuel G. Green, The Missionary Year-Book for 1889 gathers historical and statistical accounts of the principal Protestant missionary societies in Great Britain, the Continent of Europe and America. Part missionary society anthology and part Christian missions reference, it organises society-by-society narratives alongside tabulated missionary statistics of the 1800s, creating a singular resource where anecdote and number illuminate one another. For scholars of Protestant missionary history and for anyone tracing nineteenth century missions, the year-book is both a readable survey of Victorian era Christianity and a working reference: church history researchers and theology students will find contemporary summaries, administrative detail and comparative data; casual readers will encounter immediate period voices and the broad sweep of global evangelism movements. Beyond immediate research uses, the volume has literary and historical significance as a contemporary record of institutional practice and public imagination, an indispensable primary source for the study of historical religious societies, the networks of Great Britain missions, and the cultural currents that shaped overseas outreach. Elegant in its restraint and frank in its facts, this missionary year-book collection bridges curiosity and scholarship, appealing equally to the newcomer seeking context and the classic-literature collector assembling a period library.Arranged to support comparative study, the year-book brings together society sketches, institutional notes and numerical summaries so readers can track institutional growth and regional activity over time. That combination of narrative and number marks it as a practical Christian missions reference: useful for classroom assignments, archival citations or curious reading. Its language and assumptions reflect Victorian era Christianity, making the volume a compelling object for those who collect nineteenth century missions literature or study the rhetoric and organisation of historical religious societies. Library-minded collectors and casual browsers alike will appreciate the balance of readable accounts and robust data, and the work’s value endures for anyone seeking context on the social and ecclesiastical forces behind global evangelism movements.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.