{"id":1562,"date":"2018-01-15T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T00:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2018-01-15T05:36:10","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T05:36:10","slug":"fifty-years-madagascar-james-sibree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/fifty-years-madagascar-james-sibree\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty Years in Madagascar by James Sibree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-1563\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1563\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/fifty-years-in-madagascar_sibree.jpg\" alt=\"James Sibree [1836-1929], Fifty Years in Madagascar\" width=\"400\" height=\"627\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog?longdesc=1563&amp;referrer=1562\" \/>James Sibree [1836-1929] began his missionary work with the London Missionary Society in Madagascar in 1863 as an architect. He later overtook theological training before returning to the country. Apart from a short time in south India, he served there until 1915. He wrote 16 books in English, including this one (his autobiography) on a wide range of subjects, many of which are still be reprinted even today. I plan to make available as many of these as possible.<\/p>\n<p>My thanks to the Cambridge Centre of Christianity Worldwide for providing a copy of this book for digitisation. This title is in the public domain.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/pdf\/e-books\/sibree_james\/fifty-years-in-madagascar_sibree.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> James Sibree [1836-1929], <em>Fifty Years in Madagascar<\/em>. London: George Allen &amp; Unwin, Ltd., 1924. Hbk. pp.359. [Click to download complete book in PDF]<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preface<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mostly Autobiographical<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Church Building Amid Difficulties<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Malagasy Idolatry and Religious Belief<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Church and Social Life in the Re-established Madagascar Mission<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Life as a Country Missionary<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirty Years&#8217; Work as College Principal and Tutor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Missionary Exploratory Journey to the Sihanaka or Lake People<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Church Institutions and Observations Among the Malagasy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Church System and Government; and Sects and Parties in the Malagasy Church<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christian Life Among the Malagasyl Its Reality and Proofs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bible and its Influence on Christianity in Madagascar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Native Preachers, Preaching, and Sermons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Sunday in Antananarivo; and Some Strange Sundays in Madagascar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Women in Madagascar; Her position ad Influence, Especially in Christiam Effort<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The French Conquest of Madagascar, and Its Effects Upon Missions and Christianity in the Island &#8211; Part I<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The French Conquest of Madagascar, etc. &#8211; Part II<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Protestant Missions in Madagascar Other Than That of the London Missionary Societyl L.M.S. Mission Staff; Industrial and Medical Mission Work<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>My Experiences as a Missionary Deputation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>My Work in Madagascar in Books and Building; Centenary Celebrations; Hopes for the Future<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Index<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Preface<\/h3>\n<p>This is not my first book about Madagascar, but none of the dozen or so, large and small, which I have already written, take up exactly the points which form the chief subjects of the following pages, nor do any of the books written by some of my brother missionaries.<\/p>\n<p>I believe, therefore, that the facts here given will be considered interesting, and as throwing light, not only on Christian and Church life among the Malagasy people, but also as a slight contribution to a wider history of missionary effort as a whole during the past fifty or sixty years.<\/p>\n<p>The year 1920 was the hundredth anniversary of the commencement of Christian work in the great African island; and its history during the past century is another proof that the Gospel is still &#8220;the power of God unto salvation&#8221; wherever it is faithfully proclaimed. <strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/pdf\/e-books\/sibree_james\/fifty-years-in-madagascar_sibree.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Sibree [1836-1929] began his missionary work with the London Missionary Society in Madagascar in 1863 as an architect. 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