Missionary work among the Indians; introductory page in English with LeJeune's explanation of how to be successful at missionary work with Aboriginal people. LeJeune stresses importance of learning their language. Differences found between "Indian Chinook" and "Chinook." Editorial, anecdotes showing difficulty in translating words from scriptures like "palm" and "ass" directly into Chinook; instead described journey Jesus took using terms more familiar to local Indians. Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History, Chapters 51 to 54.
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1898-06
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University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections, Father J.M.R. LeJeune, Wawa-1-Wawa-S1-158; records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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