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title: 'June 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Amanda Reed McFarland'
date: 1880-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Education'
- 'Non-Christian Religions and Beliefs'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcfarland-1880-june-1878-letter-to-sheldon-jackson
---

# June 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson

Alaska missionary report recounting work among natives: schools, funerals, dances, witchcraft, and delays in ministerial support. Urgent appeals for missionaries and schools amid Catholic competition.

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