Tag: Assembly Act of September 21 1744
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Sleeping Among the Natives The Moravian Missions to Shekomeko and Pachgatoch
John R. Burch, Jr., PhD From 1734 to 1782, few missionary groups had as much success in attracting Native Americans to Christianity as the Reformed Unitas Fratrum, popularly known as the Moravians. Their success was achieved by their effective efforts to relate to the suffering of native peoples and living among them, which was viewed…