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Title	The origins and growth of the Salvation Army in Newfoundland, 1885-1901
Author	Dunton, Jefferson D., 1970-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. History
Date	1996
Pagination	iv, 119 leaves
Subject	Salvation Army--Newfoundland and Labrador--History
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of History
Discipline	History
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Temporal Coverage	1885-1901 19th Century
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 106-111
Abstract	The Salvation Army has enjoyed more success on the island of Newfoundland than in any other province in Canada. Though Newfoundland has long been a stronghold for The Salvation Army very few academic studies exist that deal with the Army's arrival and growth. When the first Salvationists came to Newfoundland at the end of the nineteenth century, the island was in the grips of a depression and the fishers were struggling to survive. These elements, in combination with the island's geography and system of trade, proved beneficial to the Army. The Salvationist's methods of recruitment and preaching provided Newfoundlanders with entertainment and served to entice a number of people to join The Salvation Army. The Army was never a serious threat to the three main denominations: the Church of England, the Methodist Church, and the Catholic Church, and its popularity was limited in both size and location, but the Salvationists in Newfoundland have proven to be the Canadian Salvation Army's strongest and most abundant supporters. -- The present-day Salvationist owes a debt to the men and women who took a chance on a strange and seemingly disrespectable religion. The early Salvationists were drawn into the sectarian hostility which existed in nineteenth-century Newfoundland soon after they arrived. Yet. these people continued their work and the Army became a permanent part of the island's religious community.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1209029
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(17.01 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Dunton_JeffersonD.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	206284.cpd