Central China,1851
includes letters from:- William Milne, Shanghai - opening of new chapel; Walter Medhurst, Shanghai - discovers of Jews in Khae-fung-foo; term for 'God'; his daughter (Mrs Sail) John Stronach, Shanghai - conversions and baptisms of Fukien Chinese at Shanghai joint letters by Walter Medhurst, John St...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Central China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
18 Jan - 18 Dec 1851 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Central China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:-
William Milne, Shanghai - opening of new chapel;
Walter Medhurst, Shanghai - discovers of Jews in Khae-fung-foo; term for 'God'; his daughter (Mrs Sail)
John Stronach, Shanghai - conversions and baptisms of Fukien Chinese at Shanghai
joint letters by Walter Medhurst, John Stronach and William Milne, Shanghai - defend style adopted in new version of Chinese New Testament and that proposed for Old Testament; answer LMS directors re translation of Old Testament; objections of bishop of Victoria (Hong Kong) re name for 'God'; copy of letter on this to British & Foreign Bible Society
William Muirhead, Shanghai - half-yearly report
Joseph Edkins, Shanghai
Mary Ann Aldersey, Ningpo [Ningbo] |
| Extent: |
20 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
Folder 3, Jackets B and C |
| Finding aids: |
A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Central China, 1843-1866 (list G5), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. |
| Format: | Archive |