History of Madagascar, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from History of Madagascar, Vol. 2 of 2: Comprising Also the Progress of the Christian Mission Established in 1818, and an Authentic Account of the Persecution and Recent Martyrdom of the Native ChristiansContinued attention of the people to religious instruction - Beneficial effects of the labours of the artisans - Baptism of the first converts in Mada gasear - Notice of a celebrated diviner - Letter of a native convert Persecution of native Christians - Spiritual prosperity of the mission Natives forbidden to receive the ordinance of the Lord's Supper - Orga nization of a Christian church in Madagascar - Return of Mr. Freeman from the Cape of Good Hope, accompanied by Mr. And Mrs. Atkinson Natives forbidden to receive the rite of baptism - Examination of the schools - The teaching of slaves to read, prohibited - Mr. And Mrs. Atkin son required to leave the country - Notice of a slave-convert - Departure of Mr. Baker for England - Unsettled state of the country - Campaign to the south part of the island - Superstitions Observances of the com manding officer - His subsequent defeat - Conduct of the Christian sol diers - Successful campaign to the south in - Rumour of a renewed attack from the French - Arrival of a Roman Catholic emissary - Un popularity of the government schools - Labours of the press - Zeal and devotedness of the native Christians - Description of a renowned Mala gagy idol - Notice of its former worshippers - Return of Mr. And Mrs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.