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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents the Twentieth Report of the Directors to the annual general meeting of the Missionary Society on May 12, 1814, roughly twenty years after its formation. The Missionary Society was founded out of a desire to bring about the education of the native populations in Africa, India, and China through the teachings of Christianity. The text outlines the progress of the organization over the past twenty years, giving detailed accounts of the work of various missionaries and the successes and challenges they faced in the field. The book offers invaluable insight into the motivations, methods, and outcomes of early 19th century Christian missionary work, acting as an important record of the era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.