02696cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000100011910000250012924501560015426400510031030000470036133600260040833700260043433800360046050000310049650802080052752012480073553400620198365300440204565300450208965300310213465300300216585601080219585600430230367526UtSlPG20260610134547.0mcr n260607r20221827utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a01021660  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF22011 aThomson, James, D.D.10aLetters on the Moral and Religious State of South America :bWritten during a residence of nearly seven years in Buenos Aires, Chile, Peru and Colombia 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-02-28  aBrian Wilson, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)  a"Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America" by D.D. James Thomson is a collection of letters written during the early 19th century. The letters provide a firsthand account of Thomson's nearly seven years of missionary work in various South American countries, including reflections on religion, education, and social progress in the region. The likely focus of the work is on the moral and religious conditions of South America as observed through the author’s experiences and interactions with local governments and communities.  At the start of the text, the author reflects on his arrival in Buenos Aires and the challenges he faced in introducing a new educational system based on the Lancasterian method. He describes his efforts to establish schools, distribute Spanish New Testaments, and the political dynamics that influenced his work. Thomson's letters reveal his deep commitment to improving moral and religious education and the sincere optimism he holds for the future of education in South America. The opening also sets the stage for Thomson's subsequent endeavors in Chile and Peru, illustrating the evolving landscape of educational reform he hopes to influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: James Nisbet, 1827  aSouth America -- Description and travel  aSouth America -- Social life and customs  aEducation -- South America  aSouth America -- Religion4 uhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/Letters_on_the_Moral_and_Religious_State/ECECAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67526