Discover a Church Missionary Atlas in New Zealand In the archives collection at the John Kinder Theological Library, there are many hidden treasures. One such treasure emerged recently: Church Missionary Atlas. Actually, two atlases. The Kinder Library has the fifth (1873) and seventh (1891) editions of the ‘Church Missionary Atlas;… Read More »Church Missionary Atlas in New Zealand
The merging of the Church Missionary Intelligencer and the Church Missionary Record First published in 1849 as the Church Missionary Intelligencer, the journal merged in 1876 with the monthly Church Missionary Record; detailing the proceedings of the Church Missionary Society,1830–1875, which for a brief period also included the Church Missionary… Read More »The Church Missionary Intelligencer and Record journal
The Missionary Field in New Zealand has now faithful Labourers to cultivate it: and we may hope for the Divine Blessing. God has been very gracious to them all. The Mission has now been established about thirteen years; and no man, woman, or child, who were sent out to the… Read More »Early Church Missionary Society publications
Looking for information on the Church Missionary Society? Featured is a list of Church Missionary Society missionaries which was created by Bishop William Simkin in 1965. [ANG 17/3/3}. The list we understand is compiled from a printed register first published by the Church Missionary Society. The work of the CMS… Read More »Finding information on the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand
The creation of the early Mission printing press was a significant moment For many Māori, learning to read was a powerful incentive in accepting the early missionaries’ religious message. As demand for printed material increased, the missionary-printer William Colenso was sent to New Zealand, arriving in 1834. The early mission… Read More »Early Mission Printing Press in New Zealand
Matthew and Mark were revised in 1843 In 1838, 5,000 copies were produced of this first edition of the New Testament, which was translated mainly by William Williams. The second edition of the complete New Testament in Maori, published in 1841, was printed in London with a print run of… Read More »1843 Revision of the New Zealand New Testament
Researchers are used to the bulk of the early records from the Church Missionary Society only being available on microfilm unless one is willing to travel to Birmingham, England. However, amongst the records of the General Synod are a few volumes that provide copies of correspondence from the London based… Read More »Early Records of the Church Missionary Society
The Kinder Library now holds the New Zealand Church Missionary Society archive When the New Zealand Church Missionary Association was formed in 1892, the constitution of the Association defined its aims and objectives as “… a society of members of the Church of the Province of New Zealand, based upon… Read More »The New Zealand Church Missionary Society Archive
Florence Smith, first CMS missionary from New Zealand to go to India Florence Smith, born in Nelson in 1872, was the first Church Missionary Society missionary from New Zealand to go to India in 1899. On one occasion she is reputed to have walked thirty-two miles through country rich in… Read More »Florence Smith | CMS NZ Missionary to India
In February 1899, the Church Missionary Gleaner featured missionary work in the Bay of Plenty with photographs and an article about the mission at Raukokore and at Torere (Church of the Holy Sepulchre), both of which were under the direction of the Rev’d George Maunsell, son of Archdeacon Maunsell. Maunsell… Read More »More from the Church Missionary Gleaner
