Amboyna [Ambon],1825
includes letters by Joseph Kam from Amboina [Ambon] - visited Ceram [Seram]; favourable atmosphere created by visit of governor general Baron van der Kapellen [Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen]; 5,000 school pupils, 85 church members received on profession of faith; Dutch mis...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
10 - 19 Jan 1825 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Summary: |
includes letters by Joseph Kam from Amboina [Ambon]
- visited Ceram [Seram]; favourable atmosphere created by visit of governor general Baron van der Kapellen [Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen]; 5,000 school pupils, 85 church members received on profession of faith; Dutch missionary Starink at Elpaputih overcame idolatry following arson attack on his house at service time.
- journal (translated by E F Grenier and sent by him with covering letter 17 Sep 1827 ) of major 5-month tour of South Western and South Eastern Moluccan islands; on many islands latent Christianity dating back generations was revived by Kam's preaching and instruction, 900 baptisms and solemnisation of many marriages; in 1825 Kam's total baptized neared 2560 of whom over 750 were adults. |
| Extent: |
3 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
Folder 5,Jacket A |
| Finding aids: |
Hand-written lists of Incoming Correspondence for each year up to 1824 are contained in the Box |
| Format: | Archive |