ca. 1870
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GUSN-250815
This certificate contains harmful racist and stereotypical imagery.
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The engraving depicts a missionary evangelizing to people of various backgrounds from around the world. The phrase, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" is above the image. This certificate shows that Joseph L. Swaim contributed thirty dollars to the American Baptist Home Mission Society to become a life member.
missionaries
societies
members
religious (people)
Protestantism
certificates
engravings (prints)
1 certificate
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
GC002.02.317
17.25 x 13.25 (HxW)(inches)
New York City (New York state)
Hill, Benjamin M. (Benjamin Munro), 1793-1881 (Designer)
Jones, Alfred, 1819-1900 (Engraver)
certificates
engravings (prints)
Swaim, Joseph L.
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Item
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