Twenty-nine Years in the West Indies and Central Africa: A Review of Missionary Work and Adventure 1829-1858

by The Rev Hope Masterton Wadell

Overview

First published in 1970. This vivid account of the missionary work of the Rev. Hope Masterton Waddell in the West Indies and Central Africa was first published in 1863. During his sixteen years in Jamaica he witnessed the slave revolt and the aftermath of the abolition of slavery. The mission helped former slaves adapt to freedom in new communities. In 1846 he left Jamaica for Calabar in West Africa (now part of Nigeria), and his narrative is one of the best European accounts of pre-colonial Africa. The mission was concerned with ending local practices such as polygamy, human sacrifice and witchcraft, and Waddell formed a close relationship with King Eyo. The book gives considerable detail about the history and culture of the area, as well as on the work of the mission. His work in Calabar is still commemorated there in the Hope Waddell Training Institute, Duke Town.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136257377
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	728
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

The Rev Hope Masterton Wadell

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. 1829. Call to missionary work; 2. 1830-1831. Settled at Cornwall; 3. 1832. Rumours of a servile war; 4. 1832-1833. Consequences of the insurrection; 5. 1834-1835. Voyage to Scotland; 6. 1836-1837. Church collections; 7. 1837-1838. Site for new church; 8. 1838-1840. Apprenticeship and freedom; 9. 1841-1844. Journey to south side; 10. 1841-1845. Mission to Africa; 11. 1845. The past of Africa; 12. 1846. The Calabar Mission adopted and encouraged at home; 13. 1846. Disarrangements; 14. 1846. Visit to Bonny; 15. 1846-1847. Arrangements in Clarence; 16. 1847. Early history of Calabar people, and affairs of Creek Town, Old Town, and New or Duke Town; 17. 1847. Calabar river and harbour; 18. 1847. Death of King Eyamba; 19. 1847-1848. Mission-house at Creek Town; 20. 1848-1849. Return to Scotland; 21. 1850. Mate of mission ship; 22. 1850. Horrid doings at Creek Town; 23. 1850. Human sacrifices at Ebunda; 24. 1851. Visit to a farm; 25. 1851. Trial for witchcraft in Creek Town; 26. 1852. Death of King Archibong; 27. 1852. Fate of Mr. Chisholm; 28. 1853-1854. Letter from the mission carpenter; 29. 1855. Old Town affairs; 30. 1856. Consul and Man-of-war again; 31. 1857. School labours; 32. 1858. School labours; 33. 1858. Death of King Eyo; Appendix.