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Foreign News
January 20, 1796
Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Two young missionaries, Mr. Rodway and Mr. Grigg, were sent from London to Sierra Leone in Africa on October 17, 1795, to teach school, preach to the Negro Church in Freetown, learn Arabic, and propagate Christianity among the heathen.
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Extract of a letter from London, dated October 17, 1795.
We have just sent off two young missionaries for Sierra Leone, in Africa; Mr. Rodway and Mr. Grigg : they were lately students in Bristol Academy, and appear to be young men of great sincerity and piety.
They will remain, it is probable, at Freetown, in Sierra Leone, teaching school, preaching to our Negro Church there, and also improving themselves in Arabic, that they may be prepared to go up into the country in due time, with a view of propagating the Christian Religion among the Heathen.
We have just sent off two young missionaries for Sierra Leone, in Africa; Mr. Rodway and Mr. Grigg : they were lately students in Bristol Academy, and appear to be young men of great sincerity and piety.
They will remain, it is probable, at Freetown, in Sierra Leone, teaching school, preaching to our Negro Church there, and also improving themselves in Arabic, that they may be prepared to go up into the country in due time, with a view of propagating the Christian Religion among the Heathen.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Affairs
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Missionaries
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Christian Propagation
Negro Church
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Rodway
Mr. Grigg
Where did it happen?
Sierra Leone, Africa
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Sierra Leone, Africa
Event Date
October 17, 1795
Key Persons
Mr. Rodway
Mr. Grigg
Event Details
Two young missionaries, Mr. Rodway and Mr. Grigg, former students at Bristol Academy, were sent to Sierra Leone to stay in Freetown, teach school, preach to the Negro Church, learn Arabic, and eventually propagate Christianity among the heathen in the country.