Christianity and Conflicts in Lifu and Nearby Islands
The article reviews missionary history in Lifu near New Caledonia, detailing clashes between Protestant and Catholic forces, native traditions, and early converts. It highlights Pao and M Farlane’s roles, the shift of power to Protestantism, and critical views on genuine faith versus expediency, praising the missionary work as civilising and spiritually transformative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Caledonia
France
Christ
Lifu
Rarotonga
M‘farlane
Heaven
Hell
M.farlane
Adam
Joseph
Nol
Noah
Uvea
Tower of Babel
New Hebrides
Pao
London
London Missionary Society
New Guinea
South Sea Islands
South Sea
God
Jesus
Karl
A Romance and a Novel Review of Hawthorne and Oliphant
The critique compares Hawthorne and Mrs. Oliphant as two works with excess and morbidity. It centers on Bressant a vigorous student drawn to Cornelia and Sophie in a professor's house, detailing their contrasts and influence on his development and loves. The article notes cold analytical tones and tensions between truth and fancy.
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England
Eastern Polynesia
Hawthorne
Innocent
Bressant
Valeyon
Cornelia
Sophie
New
Bressant a Romance by Julian Hawthorne in Two Vols
List of works including Innocent a Tale of Modern Life by Mrs OLIPHANT in Three Vols. Published by Henry S. King and Cor and Sampson Low and Co. This entry notes the authors and publishers for two new releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bressant
Julian Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry S. King
Innocent
Mrs. Oliphant
Carlingford
Sampson Low and Co
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Mr. Winwood Reade
Mr. M‘farlane