Oregon Mission (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Oregon Mission (1834-1846) began as an effort by the Methodist Episcopal Church to convert the native Indians of the far west to Christianity. This mission, under the leadership of Jason Lee, largely failed in its initial goal, but played a significant role in the westward expansion of the United States of America. The Oregon Mission helped to define the current national boundaries between the northwestern continental United States and Canada. According to legend, in 1831 Indians walked from the Oregon Country to St. Louis, Missouri in hopes of meeting with General William Clark, the Indian agent at St. Louis. Upon meeting, they told Gen. Clark that they had come from the land of the setting sun in order to learn about the Christian's book and the white man's God. General Clark gave them religious instruction but did not give them a Bible.