Manuscript copy of Report of the Ultra Ganges Committee of 25 Feb 1825

Discusses instruction of missionaries in Chinese, and makes provision for money to be placed at the disposal of Dr Morrison for Chinese printing and books relating to Chinese literature for the furtherance of this object; makes a request to Dr Morrison to prepare a course of lectures on the language...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/China/Personal/Box 3b
Date(s) of creation: 1825
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/China/Personal/Box 3b
Summary: Discusses instruction of missionaries in Chinese, and makes provision for money to be placed at the disposal of Dr Morrison for Chinese printing and books relating to Chinese literature for the furtherance of this object; makes a request to Dr Morrison to prepare a course of lectures on the language and literature of China and to make arrangements as to a time and place of delivery; makes provision for an "apartment on the second floor of the Mission House" for the stated purpose and with access to Morrison's Chinese Library; requests that Dr Dr Morrison instructs his pupils to include "the best answers to Chinese objections to Christianity, and in the more vulnerable parts of Chinese Paganism".
Previous numbers: CWM/LMS/China/Personal/Box 3
Extent: 3pp
Access status: Open
Language: English
Format: Archive