02043nam 22004573u 450 991046171650332120211005033945.01-921902-02-7(CKB)2670000000155590(EBL)867004(OCoLC)779828542(MiAaPQ)EBC867004(EXLCZ)99267000000015559020130418d1978|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||God's Gentlemen[electronic resource] A History of the Melanesian Mission, 1849-19422nd ed.Brisbane University of Queensland Press19781 online resource (438 p.)Pacific StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-921902-00-0 David Hilliard's God's Gentlemen, originally published in 1978, remains the only detached and detailed historical analysis of the work of the Melanesian Mission. Starting with its New Zealand beginnings and its Norfolk Island years (1867-1920), the work follows the Mission's shift of headquarters to the Solomon Islands and on until the beginning of the Second World War. The Mission, which grew out of the personal vision of the first Church of England Bishop of New Zealand, George Selwyn, formally defined its field of work as 'the Islands of Melanesia' although its activities were confined almoPacific StudiesChurch of England -- MissionsChurch of the Province of New Zealand. -- Missionary dioceses. -- MelanesiaMissions -- MelanesiaElectronic books.Church of England -- Missions.Church of the Province of New Zealand. -- Missionary dioceses. -- Melanesia.Missions -- Melanesia.266.2Hilliard David890102AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461716503321God's Gentlemen1988547UNINA