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Title: The Encyclopaedia of missions. Descriptive, historical, biographical, statistical. With a full assortment of maps, a complete bibliography, and lists of Bible version, missionary societies, mission stations, and a general index
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Bliss, Edwin Munsell, 1848-
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Publisher: New York, Funk and Wagnalls
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ne, has afertile soil, abundant rainfall, and extensivearable plains, which produce wheat, barley, andother grains ; in the south or Sahara countrypasturage and fruits, the palm, pomegranate,fig, peach, etc., abound. The fauna is similarto that of Morocco. The mineral wealth isenormous. The climate of the Tell countryresembles that of the south of Spain. In theSahara country the heat is often excessive.Next to Cape Cohmy, Algeria is the largest cen-tre of European population in Africa. French,Spaniards, Italians, Germans, British, natu-ralized Jews, and other Europeans number 500,- 000. French settlements are found not only inthe coast towns, but in the interior, and roadsrun in all directions to the verge of the desert ;there are about 1,200 miles of railway. Thenative population (2,900,000) is ilohammedan. 1. Kabvle Berbers, active and industrious, areby far the most numerous. 2. ilonrs are foundchiefly in the coast towns and villages. 3. Bed-ouin Arabs roam over the Sahara country.
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AFRICA 31 AFRICA 4. Negro freedmen and hal£-oastes form an im-portant industrial element. Constantine, Al-giers, and Oran are the capitals of the three ail-ministrative divisions of the colony. The KorthAfrica Mission, the United Presbyterian Churchof Scotland, the French Evangelical MissionarySociety, the London Society for PromotingChristianity among the Jews, and the RomanCatholic Church have missions in Algeria. Tunia is generally similar to Algeria in itsphysical and climatic conditions and ethnicalelements. Area, 411,1.50 sijiuire miles ; popula-tion, about 1,500,000, showing very much greaterdensity than in Algeria or Morocco. The Euro-peans number about 30,000. The administra-tion of the country is divided between the Beyand the French Government. The former ex-ercises nominal control over the affairs of theinterior, while France administers the financesand provides for the defence of the country.There are Protestant missions in Tunis, carriedon by the North Africa Mission an

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