The Gospel on the Banks of the Niger: Journals and Notices of the Native Missionaries Accompanying the Niger Expedition of 1857–1859

Samuel Crowther; John Christopher Taylor

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511697852

This 1859 publication contains the journals kept by Samuel Crowther (who in 1864 became the first African bishop of the Anglican church) and John Christopher Taylor during their respective missions to the banks of the Niger in 1857 and 1858. Crowther, a rescued slave educated at the Anglican mission in Sierra Leone, and Taylor, another Sierra Leonean, travelled on a trade expedition endorsed by the British government. Taylor disembarked at Onitsha and founded the first mission among the Ibo people, while Crowther landed further up the river, at Rabba. Revealing great Christian zeal and enthusiasm, both journals offer compelling insights into the daily life of a missionary in Africa and also serve as a valuable source of local history. The book includes the account of a canoe expedition undertaken by Crowther, along with a table of expenses for the trip, and a fascinating collection of Ibo proverbs compiled by Taylor.

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Frontmatter
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PREFACE
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Contents
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Journal of the Rev. S. Crowther
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Journal of the Rev. J. C. Taylor at Onitsha
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Canoe-passage from Onitsha to Rabba to the Rev. S. Crowther
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Appendix I - Table of Expenses of ditto
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Appendix II - Notices of Onitsha, &c., by the Rev. S. Crowther
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Appendix III - Ibo Proverbs collected by the Rev. J. C. Taylor
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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

PREFACE
pp iii-x

Contents
pp xi-xi

Journal of the Rev. S. Crowther
pp 1-240

Journal of the Rev. J. C. Taylor at Onitsha
pp 241-384

Canoe-passage from Onitsha to Rabba to the Rev. S. Crowther
pp 385-424

Appendix I - Table of Expenses of ditto
pp 425-425

Appendix II - Notices of Onitsha, &c., by the Rev. S. Crowther
pp 426-446

Appendix III - Ibo Proverbs collected by the Rev. J. C. Taylor
pp 447-451

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