'In Haiti: Blind See Captives Free Poor Have Good News' [by Rev Henry Ormonde McConnell]
Photocopy of typescript by Rev H O McConnell regarding his experiences as a missionary in Haiti. Begins by explaining his lay experiences in Ireland then his reasons for going to Haiti. Matters he discusses include: religious beliefs (including Voodoo), evangelism, natural disasters, languages, coll...
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1218 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
c1980 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1218 |
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| Summary: |
Photocopy of typescript by Rev H O McConnell regarding his experiences as a missionary in Haiti. Begins by explaining his lay experiences in Ireland then his reasons for going to Haiti. Matters he discusses include: religious beliefs (including Voodoo), evangelism, natural disasters, languages, colleagues, parishioners, notable local individuals, teaching (notably Laubach Method), literacy and literature, medical work, Noveau College Bird, Methodist Church in Caribbean and Americas. Concludes with some general reflections. |
| Extent: |
102 pages |
| Admin history: | Rev Henry Ormonde McConnell (1904-1998) served the Methodist Missionary Society in Haiti from 1933 to 1970. |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by author |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Format: | Archive |