Every boy's book of railways and steamships (1911)
Protheroe, Ernest · London : Religious Tract Society · leaf 492
ult to reach. Upon the great rivers and lakesof Africa, too, missionary steamships have provedof inestimable value. The Cape to Cairo Railwaymay do for Africa what the transcontinental lineshave done for North America; easy communicationmeans progress and light in dark places. On Plate LXII is… … STEAM AIDS MISSIONS 357 stations; and carries food, clothing, buildingmaterials. Bibles and other books from one placeto another. As there is no regular service ofships between these islands, the work could notbe carried on without the missionary ship. The Societys first vessel was the Duff,which…
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