The Cape Dutch Reformed Church Mission in Malawi: A Preliminary Historical Examination Of Its Educational Philosophy and Application, 1889-1931
The (D.R.C.) Mission. . . . made its greatest contribution at the village level. Its aim has always been to establish a local church which would be self supporting, self governing... For this reason it exerted itself to teach the people to make better use of the natural resources at their very doors. ... At the heart of the story of the D.R.C.M. lies its aim: (the production of) a Bible-loving, industrious and prosperous peasantry.'