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Four Nez Perce Indians Reach St Louis in Quest for Book of Heaven
St Louis, Mo. May recall the 1832 journey of four Nez Perce Indians who left Idaho to seek the white man’s Book of Heaven. Two died, one returned home disappointed, and the mission sparked renewed church efforts, leading to a broader Presbyterian presence in Oregon and the Northwest.
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NEZ Perce Indans
ST. Louis
ST Louis
Christine
America
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Loula
United States
Idaho
Clark
Missouri
George Catlin
Catlin
Marcus Whitman
New York
Green River
Nez Perce
Whitman
Parker
Lawyer
Archie Lawyer
Washington Territory
Narcisea Prentiss
H. H. Spalding
W. H. Gray
Whitmans Spaldings
Gray
Indiana
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Rockies
Oregon
Jesus Christ
John ¢. Fremont
Becaus
South Pass
Fremont
South
Blue Mountains
Grande Rende
Walla Walla Valley
Columbia River
Walflatpul
Walla Walla
Spalding
Clearwater Country
First Presbyterian Church
Rocky Mountains
Mr. Spalding
Clearwater
Congresacionalleta
Presbyterian Church of the
Northwest
W. & Holt
Presbyterian New Era Movement
General Assembly
California
New Perce
Christ