James Calvert (missionary)
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James Calvert (missionary)
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James Calvert, was a Methodist missionary. James Calvert was a native of Pickering, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was sent out in 1838, in company with John Hunt, to work as a missionary in Fiji. From 1837 Fijian chiefs had regarded missionaries as a threat to their authority. He remained for 18 years, during which time he witnessed a successful advance of Christianity. In his work with the Fijians Calvart was supported by his wife, Mary Fowler Calvert. Through Calvert's ministry the Fiji
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