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Edité par Toronto: The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, 1909
Vendeur : Cross-Country Booksellers, Champlain, NY, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. 356pp incl addenda. Illus bw. Dampstain along top edge visible; very mild odour; some dark flecks on the fore-edge; rear board stained; front board is clean and attractive. Binding remains solid. No underlining/scoring. No dust jacket, as issued. Rare book. Woodsworth was a pioneer of Social Gospel politics in Canada, as well as involved in the formation of the CCF/NDP. Chapter titles include "Immigration, a world problem" "Immigrants from Great Britain / United States / Scandinavians / Germans / Southeastern Europe / Austria-Hungary"; "The Hebrews"; "Levantine Races"; "The Negro and the Indian"; "The Effects of Immigration: Racial, Economic, Social, Political"; "A Challenge to the Church", and more. Some photo captions include "interior of a Polish home"; "Galician children with some of our W.M.S. workers at Edmonton"; "a kitchengarden class of foreign children"; "in this building, owned by a Syrian, there are many homes"; many photos of churches. Appendices include "A Partial Report of the Students' Christian Social Union, Toronto"; "An Act Respecting Naturalization and Aliens"; "All People's Mission, Montreal"; "All People's Mission, Winnipeg, Report 1907-1908"; A list of weekly services in Winnipeg c. 1909, including Christian, Jewish, and others; and other articles.