Project Gutenberg 2023-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 186 Hawkins, F. H. Through lands that were dark Being a record of a year's missionary journey in Africa and Madagascar $aUnited Kingdom :$bLondon Missionary Society,$c1914. Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Through Lands That Were Dark" by F. H. Hawkins is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work captures a missionary's year-long journey through Africa and Madagascar, particularly focusing on the development of the Christian Church in regions previously deemed as 'dark'. Hawkins, the Foreign Secretary of the London Missionary Society, describes his experiences while illuminating the impact of faith and missionary work amidst cultural and societal challenges. The opening of the narrative presents Hawkins' initial impressions upon arriving in South Africa, describing the country's natural beauty, and the warmth of its people. He details his warm welcome and the significance of the London Missionary Society's actions in shaping local communities, noting their contributions to education, infrastructure, and Christian fellowship. While he cherishes moments of kindness and hospitality, he also reflects on the socio-political influences of colonialism and the growing independence of local churches rooted in Christian teachings. Overall, the beginning establishes a sense of hope as Hawkins witnesses the light of Christianity gradually dispelling the darkness historically present in these regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/throughlandsthat00hawkiala 20200915123748hawkins 1914 gb Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Missions -- South Africa London Missionary Society -- History Missions -- Madagascar Missions -- Zambia BV Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 284510 2025-06-27T12:56:42.351997 text/html 259486 2024-10-19T04:11:18 text/html 2343318 2025-06-27T12:56:48.618952 application/epub+zip 2340670 2025-06-27T12:56:44.285001 application/epub+zip 345155 2025-06-27T12:56:43.123955 application/epub+zip 2927944 2025-06-27T12:56:51.604919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2899224 2025-06-27T12:56:47.618936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249137 2025-06-27T12:56:41.939984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229161 2024-10-19T04:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16681 2025-06-27T12:56:51.737960 application/rdf+xml 27478 2025-06-27T12:56:43.436963 image/jpeg 4245 2025-06-27T12:56:43.278970 image/jpeg 4869959 2025-06-27T12:56:42.428001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog