Evangelism in Latin America: Correspondence of the Board of Foreign Mission, 1854-1911
The records of the Board of Foreign Missions (BFM) of the Presbyterian church provide valuable information on social conditions in developing Third World nations and on efforts to spread the gospel during the nineteenth century. Among the missions' responsibilities was the establishment of indigenous churches, educational facilities, hospitals, orphanages, and seminaries. The Latin America records consists of material related to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.