North China,1861
includes letters from:- Hugh Cowie, Chefoo [Yantai] - baptisms, and some persecution Dr William Lockhart, Singapore, at sea, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin [Tianjin] and Peking [Beijing] - need of planned, disciplined work by missionaries, need of Bible distribution; importance of Tientsin as a missi...
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CWM/LMS/North China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
28 Jun - 5 Dec 1861 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/North China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1 |
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:-
Hugh Cowie, Chefoo [Yantai] - baptisms, and some persecution
Dr William Lockhart, Singapore, at sea, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin [Tianjin] and Peking [Beijing] - need of planned, disciplined work by missionaries, need of Bible distribution; importance of Tientsin as a mission station, house to be bought there; he intends to stay in Peking to get station started; called at Russian legation; Act recognizing Catholics repealed
Joseph Edkins, Tientsin [Tianjin] - place held by French and British troops; death of his wife [née Jane Rowbotham Stobbs]; converts, with illustrations; committee report; protestant missionaries still unable to go to Peking |
| Extent: |
21 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
Folder 1 |
| Finding aids: |
A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for North China, 1860-1898 (list G4), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. |
| Format: | Archive |