Jones, Peter. A Collection of Chippeway and English Hymns, for the use of the Native Indians: Translated by Peter Jones, Indian Missionary; to which are added A Few Hymns Translated by the Rev. James Evans and George Henry. Chippewa United Methodist Church and Indian Nazarene Church, 1969. Third Edition. [10414]
Black leather over thin card, silver spine title,13.5 x 8.2 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches). vii., 289 clean pp. Very good. softcover.
1976 printing. First published by the Methodists in 1840 at Toronto, with the second edition appearing in 1847. It as still in use as of 1976.
Peter Jones (1802-1856), an Ojibwe covert to Methodism, a native of Upper Canada (now Ontario). Jones was a bilingual preacher, translator, tribal chief and author whose efforts are credited with leading many Ojibways to Christ.
