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Controversy over Bishopric and Missionary State Roles
The correspondence among missionary societies debates a proposed Bishopric for Madagascar. The Propagation Society defends episcopal oversight while the London Missionary Society and Church Missionary Society resist, warning of sectarian conflict and potential harm to young converts amid imperial religious politics.
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Church Missionary Society
Madagascar
London Missionary Society
London Society
Mauritius
Committee of the Propagation Society
Hagland
Mullens
Énée
The
Propagation Society
Society For the Propagation
Foreign Parte
Honolulu
Madagagear