This series contains reports, correspondence, publications, and other related administrative records of the congress, with the majority of the material being the commissions' questionnaires along with the reports received from Protestant missionaries in Latin America and final reports of the Commissions. This series also includes minutes from the congress, newspaper articles reflecting on the significance of the congress, along with some materials from the later sectional conferences. The themed commissions are: Commission I. Survey and Occupation: This entailed a survey of Latin America's physical, industrial, moral, social and religious conditions. It also gives a broad description of the occupation of Protestant missions in Latin America; Commission II. Message and Method: This examined problems facing missionaries in their presentation of the gospel in Latin America. It especially focuses on Protestant missionaries' potential contributions to Latin America's Roman Catholic and indigenous faith practicing populations; Commission III. Education: This evaluated the potential of mission schools as opposed to state and Roman Catholic institutions. Special focus is paid to religious education through Sunday schools, along with the potential for higher theological education: Commission IV. Literature: This analyzed the influence of evangelical literature in Latin America with the goal of expanding its circulation; Commission V. Women's Work: This tells of the position and influence of women in Latin America. It determines methods for helping Latin America in those social problems affecting the life and work of women; Commission VI. The Church in the Field: This analyzed the organization of Latin American mission churches. Attention is paid to membership, forms of financial support, the development of leaders, the spiritual life of these congregations, and the mission church's relationship to each country's respectivegovernments; Commission VII. The Home Base: This promoted interest and financial support for Latin America in the U.S. home base. Concerns about publicity, educational materials, and the promotion of mission work among U.S. Christian students are addressed; Commission VIII. Co-operation and Union: This studied the cooperation among Protestant denominations' missionaries in the areas of literature, education, and occupation of the territory. The problem of Christian union is addressed while hope is expressed for continuing cooperation as modeled by the congress.
This series is arranged numerically by commission number.
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Clippings, articles, and photocopies, 1916
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Commissions I-VIII: Lists of Members and Correspondents [1], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Regional Conferences: Peru, Argentina, Cuba, Chile, Brazil, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Attitude of North American Church to Missions in Latin America, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission Resolutions and Related Materials, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Preparatory Studies and Materials, 1915 -- 1916
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Material of Different Commissions, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Waldensians in Latin America [3], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on General and Special Subjects [4 / A. 910], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Questions for Corresponding Members [5 / A. 911], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Argentina [6 / A. 912], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Bolivia [7 / A. 913], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Brazil [8 / A. 914], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Brazil II [9 / A. 915], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Chile I [10 / A. 916], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Colombia [12 / A. 918], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Cuba [13 / A. 919], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Answer of Dr. Nogueira, Paraguana, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Newspaper Articles on Congress, 1915 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Daily Bulletins of Congress, Feb 10-20, 1916. [A. 942], 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Bulletins on missionary congress [A. 943], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Ecuador [14 / A. 920], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Guatemala [15 / A. 921], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Haiti [16 / A. 922], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Mexico I [17 / A. 923], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Mexico II [17 / A. 924], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Peru [18 / A. 925], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Porto Rico [19 / A. 926], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Santo Domingo [20 / A. 927], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Surinam [21 / A. 928], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Uruguay [22 / A. 929], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Reports on Venezuela [23 / A. 930], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Lists of Members and Excerpts, 1916
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Commission I. Survey and Occupation: Final Report Proof Copy, 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Questionnaire and Analysis of Replies [1 / A. 931], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Preparatory Studies and Reports [2 / A. 932], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Preparatory Correspondence, 1915
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Commission II. Message and Method: Message and Method of Final Report, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Argentina [3 / A. 933], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Brazil [4 / A. 934], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Chile I [5 / A.934-936], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Colombia [8 / A. 937], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Cuba [9 / A. 938], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Guatemala [10 / A. 939], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Mexico [11 / A. 940], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Mexico [12 / A. 941], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Panama [13 / A. 827], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Peru [14 / A. 828], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Puerto Rico [15 / A. 829], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Uruguay [16 / A. 830], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports on Venezuela [17 / A. 831], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports from Various Countries, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission II. Message and Method: Reports from Outside Latin America [18 / A. 832]-[21 / A. 835], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission III. Education: Directories and Notes, 1916
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Commission III. Education: Reports from Various Countries, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission III. Education: Reports on Mexico, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission III. Education: Browning Reply to and Treatise on Questionnaire, Chile, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission III. Education: Notes, Reports and Correspondence, Inman and Browning, 1915 -- 1916
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Commission III. Education: Final Report Proof Copy, 1916
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Commission III. Education: General Information on Surveyed Schools, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission IV. Literature: Reports on Literature and General Materials, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission V. Women's Work: Reports from Various Countries and Final Report Proof Copy, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VI. The Church in the Field: Reports and General Materials on Commissions VI-VII, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VII. The Home Base: Final Report, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VII. The Home Base: General Materials, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VII. The Home Base: Analysis of Replies to Questions [A. 948], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VII. The Home Base: Correspondence, Reports, Studies and Outlines, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VII. The Home Base: Provisional List of Members, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VIII. Cooperation and Union: Final report, circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VIII. Cooperation and Union: Replies to Questionnaire [A. 949], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VIII. Cooperation and Union: First Draft of Final Report [A. 950], circa 1914 -- 1916
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Commission VIII. Cooperation and Union: Minutes of Congress, 1916