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Missionary Packet, Morning Star Certificate/Receipt [105754]

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Missionary Packet, Morning Star Certificate/Receipt [105754]
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This is an unusual and interesting receipt. It is pictorial with a sailing ship. "Surely the Isles shall wait for me." Isaiah 60:9. One share equals 10 cents. This is for one share. Signed by Langdon S. Ward. "Built in 1866 in East Boston, the Morning Star was the product of a remarkable collaborative endeavor. At a time when missionary activity was reaching a peak of fervor, the ship was financed by the sales of thousands of "shares" in the vessel bought by individual donors hoping to contribute to the efforts. Contributions poured in from church groups throughout the country, as many Americans hoped to take part symbolically in the missionary work. The Morning Star was built for missionaries working in the Hawaiian Islands, and a majority of the shares were purchased by Hawaiians, many of them children. The ship departed from Boston for its first journey under Captain Hiram Bingham, Jr., on November 13, 1866. When it reached Honolulu on March 15, 1867, "2,000 Hawaiian Sunday School children marched to the wharf to see 'their ship'", showing clearly that the Morning Star had become a source of civic pride." [Arader Galleries] Ward was Treasurer of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Date: 1866
Country (if not USA):
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
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