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American Southern Baptist Mission established at Abeokuta
In 1850 the American Southern Baptist Mission set up a mission at Abeokuta, joining the CMS and Wesleyan missionaries already working there.
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1850
American Southern Baptist Mission established at Abeokuta
In 1850 the American Southern Baptist Mission set up a mission at Abeokuta, joining the CMS and Wesleyan missionaries already working there.
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In 1850 the American Southern Baptist Mission set up a mission at Abeokuta, joining the CMS and Wesleyan missionaries already working there. Missionaries continued working north through Egba territory, reaching Ilorin by the 1890s, though Ijebu remained closed.