Commemorative scroll, Robert Morrison Triple Jubilee

Chinese scroll, with inscriptions in Chinese and English. English inscription reads, "On the occasion of the commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Dr Morrison's arrival in China this picture with verses in honour of his arrival is presented by the Hong Kong Council of the Chur...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/China Pictures/14
Date(s) of creation: 1957
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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prefix_number 14
title Commemorative scroll, Robert Morrison Triple Jubilee
scb_date_creation 1957
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description Chinese scroll, with inscriptions in Chinese and English. English inscription reads, "On the occasion of the commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Dr Morrison's arrival in China this picture with verses in honour of his arrival is presented by the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China to the London Missionary Society on 7th September 1957". The painting depicts a sailing boat in heavy seas on the crest of a wave, and was painted by Moi Yu Tin, an artist in South China and member of the Hop Yat Church, Hong Kong. The Chinese characters in the top centre of the picture are a poem by the Reverend Lee Ching Ming, Minister of the Hop Yat Church, and can be roughly translated as follows: "Morrison, minister and great saint, came in a ship over two oceans to begin the proclamation of the Gospel in Kwangtung. Making light of the devil's obstacles he shouldered the work of God. The Chinese Church whose foundation is in heaven, through a century and a half has drawn many to look to it and follow. The mustard seed has become a tree. The Kingdom of God is without limit. Morrison has bequeathed an undying love which the Chinese people will always remember." For a description of the celebrations in Macao and Hong Kong marking the 150th anniversary of Robert Morrison's arrival in China, and more details regarding the scroll, see The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society, Vol. CXXII, No. 12, December 1957, pp.225-227.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs Small tear in the paper bearing the painting. Handle with great care.
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hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0001.0009.0005.0008.0014

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