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- [between 1920 to 1957] (Creation)
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1 photograph: b&w; 8.5x8 cm
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Helen was born in Hoffnungsfeld, Manitoba (near Winkler, MB) and attended the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church. She graduated from the Mennonite Collegiate Institute (MCI) in Gretna, Manitoba in 1915 and spent 1 year at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. In December 1919 she was ordained in the Winkler Mennonite Brethren Church and in June 1920 left her first term in India. She returned to Canada in 1927, and left for India in 1929 for her second term. She continued working in India until 1957, her fourth term. She died in Winkler, Manitoba.
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This photo is of adults and children standing behind the Deverakonda hospital. Two men are identified as D.G. Samsan and N. Prakasham are preaching. [The missionary involvement among the lower caste people in India was significant. That "high" people (missionaries) would associate with the lower caste was unusual. The missionaries educated the people which allowed them to have more occupational choices which provided them social mobility, out of their low caste and into a higher caste. The high caste people generally have more clothes on. The indigenous preachers were educated by the missionaries, and paid for their preaching and teaching work. They gained a new respectability via their education, and vocation so that in this photo they are wearing long clothes and even a hat.]
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- Samsan, D.G. (Subject)
- Prokasham, N. (Subject)
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Information about the caste system and the involvement of missionaries provided to CDS (CMBS) in conversation with Rev. Yennamalla Jayaker June 16, 2016.
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NP018-02-077.jpg
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