“Missionary of Africa Visiting at Island Home” from the January 22, 1926 Door County Advocate
MISSIONARY OF AFRICA VISITING AT ISLAND HOME
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WASHINGTON ISLAND — Anton Anderson, son of Martin Anderson, of the Island, who spent seven years as a pioneer missionary in the heart of Africa, came here last Friday for a visit before sailing again for the dark continent about the first of March. He gave a very interesting address Sunday evening at the Baptist church, showing the great needs of that country and the great opportunities, with its corresponding responsibilities.
On Monday evening he gave an illustrated lecture showing many pictures he had taken himself while in Africa. Wild beasts he had encountered there were shown on the screen together with pictures of the missionary buildings. Many received a better idea of what it means to be a real live missionary than they ever had before. There was an offering of $31.22 at the close.
Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
[The CPI Inflation Calculator, https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm?pubDate=20250224, states that $31.22 in January 1926 would be worth $554.06 in January 2025.
Some articles about Anton Anderson were posted previously: https://doorcounty.substack.com/p/missionaries-from-island-to-congo-have-perilous-trip-letters-state-1928-and-two-ensuing-accounts-anderson-family ]
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