Download or read book Letters from the Marist Missionaries in Oceania 1836-1854 written by Charles Girard and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1836, the newly created Society of Mary receives from the Holy See the responsibility of evangelizing Oceania. Jean-Claude Colin, freshly elected Superior General, will eventually send 117 missionaries there. These men record what they observe, they keep their logbooks, they say how they are received, they state the difficulties they meet, they record the works they undertake... in short, they write.