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Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America / Written during a residence of nearly seven years in Buenos Aires, Chile, Peru and Colombia

Chapter 1: LETTERS ON THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS STATE OF SOUTH AMERICA.
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A series of letters records observations from several years living in South America, concentrating on moral and religious conditions and on practical efforts to promote education and distribute the Scriptures. The writer details attempts to establish a monitorial system of schooling, the printing and circulation of Spanish New Testaments, and cooperation with local authorities and clergy. Correspondence offers reflections on local populations and cultural legacies while noting how political unrest and administrative change affect reform initiatives. Overall the letters combine on-the-ground reporting with pastoral concern, linking immediate educational and evangelical activities to hopes for longer-term moral and spiritual improvement.

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Title: Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America

Author: D.D. James Thomson

Release date: February 28, 2022 [eBook #67526]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: James Nisbet, 1827

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LETTERS
ON THE
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS STATE
OF
SOUTH AMERICA.

DENNETT, PRINTER, LEATHER LANE, LONDON.

LETTERS
ON THE
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS STATE
OF
SOUTH AMERICA,
WRITTEN
DURING A RESIDENCE OF NEARLY SEVEN YEARS
IN
BUENOS AIRES, CHILE, PERU, AND COLOMBIA.

BY JAMES THOMSON.

PUBLISHED BY JAMES NISBET,
21, BERNERS STREET, LONDON.

Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly; Seeley and Son, Fleet Street; Hamilton, Adams,
and Co., and J. Duncan, Paternoster Row;
W. Oliphant; Waugh and Innes; and W. Whyte and Co., Edinburgh;
M. Ogle; and Chalmers and Collins, Glasgow;
R. M. Tims; and W. Curry and Co., Dublin.

M DCCC XXVII.