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Item A Kaffir-English Dictionary(Lovedale Mission Press, 1899) Kropf, Albert, D.D.A Kaffir-English Dictionary by Rev. Albert Kropf is a bilingual reference work compiled from decades of linguistic research among Xhosa-speaking communities in South Africa. Drawing on earlier vocabularies and missionary language studies, the dictionary was developed to support the study, preservation, and translation of the Xhosa language. Published by the Lovedale Mission Press in 1899, the work includes an appendix of additional words collected during its preparation and remains an important source for the historical study of Xhosa linguistics and missionary scholarship in southern Africa.Item A Voice from the Congo.(William Heinemann, London., 1910) Ward, HerbertIt was no high motive that took me to Africa. I went there simply to satisfy my love of adventure. At the age of fifteen, I commenced my travels, and during the course of my wanderings in New Zealand, Australia, and in unknown regions of Northern Borneo I experienced many ups and downs. These vicissitudes only whetted my appetite and led me to Central Africa, where I passed the five most impressionable years of my life. I took to Africans from the first. I was young, full of life and high spirits, and regarded everyone I met as a friend. My confidence was sometimes checked but never shaken. With youthful exuberance of spirits, I fraternised with everyone I met, and I soon found there was a fund of good humour in the African composition. There was a good side to even the most villainous-looking savage, and I generally found it.Item African Banking Corporation_1892-1923(University of Fort Hare, 1892) University of Fort HareThis historical document (1892–1923) relates to the African Banking Corporation and documents its operations during a formative period of colonial economic development in southern Africa. It provides insight into banking practices, administration, and the corporation’s role in trade and commercial growth. The records serve as a valuable primary source for the study of early banking institutions and African economic history.Item An English-Herero Dictionary: With an Introduction to the Study of Herero and Bantu in General(J. C. Juta, Cape Town, 1883) Kolbe, F. W.A bilingual English-Herero dictionary compiled by Rev. F. W. Kolbe of the London Missionary Society. The work includes an introduction to the Herero language and broader Bantu linguistic studies, examining vocabulary, grammar, etymology, and the relationship between Herero and other African languages. The publication contributes significantly to nineteenth-century African linguistic scholarship and provides valuable documentation of the Herero language, culture, and indigenous concepts.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1887-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionThis report entails of the closing meeting of the institution that was held at the end of the year 1887.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1889-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionThis is a brief summary report of the different departments of work at Lovedale for the year 1888. As compared with previous years there is no very marked difference, except that of a still appreciable advance in some sections of the work- such progress being secured by the same old process of steady, continuous labor.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1884-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionThis is a summary of a report of a years work at Lovedale Missionary Institutions in all it's different sections.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1881-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionThis report contains a brief summary of the work done during the past year in the different sections in which it is carried on at Lovedale.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1877-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionA Journal of Missionary News and Christian Work written at Lovedale, South Africa on the 1st of January 1877. This report entails, Revivals, Education, Industrial department, Exhibitions, Christian Work, Moral and spiritual results just to name a few.Item Christian Express(University of Fort Hare, 1883-01-01) Lovedale Missionary InstitutionThis report is a summary of the Lovedale Missionary Institution for the year 1882. it entails that the changes that were proposed on the report of 1881 have been implemented and yielded favorable results.Item History of the Missions of the Free Church of Scotland in India and Africa(T. Nelson and Sons, London; Edinburgh; and New York, 1873) Hunter, R.History of the Missions of the Free Church of Scotland in India and Africa by Rev. Robert Hunter provides an account of the missionary activities of the Free Church of Scotland in India and Africa during the nineteenth century. The work documents the development of mission stations, missionary experiences, educational and religious efforts, and the interaction between missionaries and local communities. It serves as a valuable historical source for the study of Christian missions, colonial-era religious activities, and the social history of India and Africa.Item Isigidimi_SamaXhosa(1883) LovedaleKwezinyanga zidlulileyo sikhe senza amalinge okwalathisa umzi ontsundu kwicala lentlanganiso. Kwezo ntetho senze amazwi sisingisele ekulungeni kwenyathelo eli lisand'ukuthatyathwa lulutsha lwakowethu. Namhla makhe siqwalasele kancinane kwizinto esinga ezintlanganiso zingancedisa kuzo. imicimbi enje ngeyemfundo, nenkcubeko, nenkuthalo emisebenzini, noku kuthaza kululekwane ngentsikelelo yokuba yi voter, nokucebisana ngabantuesifanele ukuba votela ukuze iphele lento ivoti zethu zimana zithengwa ngamaqembu yamacuba, nange glasi zeBhiya neKengo. Kanjalo nemicimbi yemithetho yolawulo, ukunika olwethu uluvo, sibonise ukuba singabantu, yonke imicimbi enjalo yoxoxwa. Kule ndawo yemithetho makhe senze abe mbalwa.Item Minute Book(University of Fort Hare, 1895) Presbytery of KaffariaMinute book of the Presbytery of Kaffaria dated from 1895-1900.Item Minute Book(University of Fort Hare, 1895) Presbytery of KaffariaMinute book of the Presbytery of Kaffaria dated 1895.Item Minute book(University of Fort Hare, 1900) Presbytery of KaffariaA minute book of the Presbytery of Kaffaria dating back to the 1900-1919.Item Minute Book(University of Fort Hare, 1898) Presbytery of KaffariaMinute book of the Presbytery of Kaffaria dated from 1898-1904.Item Minute book(University of Fort Hare, 1904) Presbytery of KaffariaA minute book of the Presbytery of Kaffaria dating back to 1904-1914.Item Minute Book(University of Fort Hare, 1894) Synod of KaffariaMinute book of the Synod of Kaffaria dating from 1894-1899.Item Presbytery of Kaffaria(University of Fort Hare, 1871) Lovedale MissionaryMinute insert: Patterson Transkei, 5th July 1871. This day the U.P. presbytery of Kaffaria met here after engaging in devotional exercises. The Rev. Tiyo Soga, moderator being absent, the Rev. J.J. Cunning took his place and opened the meeting with prayer. The roll was then called present, the Rev, Mepis Cunning, Charles Davidson, Selate and Sedi ministries and others. The minutes were then read and sustained after which a letter of apology for absence from Mr. Soga was read indicating that his health was in such a state that it was impossible for him to be present at this meeting.Item Presbytery of Kaffaria(University of Fort Hare, 1895) Lovedale MissionaryThe Presbytery of Kaffaria met on the 4th of March 1894 at St. Andrews Church in King William's Town.