Keywords: Dr Robert Laws Baptizing a Convert, Malawi, ca. 1910-ca. 1925 (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS5-1-058).jpg en <br> Dr Robert Laws Baptizing a Convert Malawi ca 1910-ca 1925 Photograph of the Scottish missionary Dr Robert Laws baptising a convert Dr Laws is standing on an elevated platform and is holding his hand over the head of the man being converted Another individual can be seen to the bottom left of the photograph ; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to Dr Robert Laws 1851-1934 the Scottish Missionary In 1875 inspired by David Livingstone 1813-1873 Laws travelled to Malawi and was involved in the foundation of the mission station of Livingstonia on the shores of Lake Nyasa During the succeeding 50 years he also established a network of hundreds of schools In 1908 Laws was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland Photographer Unknown Subject personal name Laws Robert 1851-1934 Filename imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS5-1-058 tif Coverage date 1910/1925 Part of collection International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 Type images Part of subcollection Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity University of Edinburgh U K ca 1900-ca 1940s Repository name Centre for the Study of World Christianity Archival file impaunpub_Volume7/1561 url Repository address The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity New College Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX United Kingdom Geographic subject country Malawi Format aacr2 1 lantern slide 8 x 8 cm Geographic subject continent Africa Rights Contact the repository for details Part of series Laws of the Pioneer LS5/1 Repository email divinity-CSWC ed ac uk Subject lcsh Keyword Baptismal sermons Date created 1910/1925 Publisher of the digital version University of Southern California Libraries Subject aat genre interior views Format aat lantern slides Legacy record ID impa-m68646 Access conditions http //www ed ac uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources File GB 237 CSWC47/LS5/1/58 1910/1925 author http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/64681 PD-old-70-1923 Magic lantern images Images from USC Digital Library uploaded by Fæ International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 |