Rev David Hill papers
Papers, 1822-1917, of and relating to the Rev David Hill, including journals, 1865-1889 (some gaps); Hill's notes, sermons and addresses, 1863-1875 and undated, including some lantern slides, the subjects including the Old Testament, missionary work, China, including the opium trade and Chinese lite...
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 24-29 |
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1822-1917 |
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Sub-series |
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| Main author: | Hill; David (1840-1896); ordained missionary, mission administrator |
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SOAS Archive |
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MMS.17.02.09.02 |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 24-29 |
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MMS/17/02/09/02 |
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MMS/17/02/09/02 |
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MMS/17/02/09/02 |
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Rev David Hill papers |
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1822-1917 |
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Sub-series |
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7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File |
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7 boxes |
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Hill; David (1840-1896); ordained missionary, mission administrator |
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Hill; David (1840-1896); ordained missionary, mission administrator |
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Hill; David (1840-1896); ordained missionary, mission administrator |
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Hill; David (1840-1896); ordained missionary, mission administrator |
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Archive |
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Born in York, England, on 18th December 1840; trained at the theological college, Richmond; ordained as a Wesleyan Methodist minister; posted to the Central China mission field, based in Wuchang, Hupeh [Hubei] province; sailed to China, 1864; visited Japan for health reasons, but returned to missionary work in China; his single status made him more mobile than most Protestant missionaries; with a few other missionaries, including the Baptist Timothy Richard, engaged in famine relief work in Shansi [Shanxi] province, 1878-c1880; the experience expanded Hill's ministry in terms of social vision and ecumenism; instrumental in the conversion of Hsi Sheng-mo [Xi Shengmo, d 1896, also known as 'Pastor Hsi'], who was to become an important independent pastor, 1879; visited England, 1881-1882; influential in recruiting other missionaries to China; established a hospital and homes for the aged, the blind, and orphans; helped to found the Central China Religious Tract Society; his evangelistic work extended outside the boundaries of existing Methodist circuits in China, resulting in the formation of the Central China Lay Mission, of which he became superintendent; chairman of the Central China Lay Mission, 1885; elected a member of the Legal Conference, 1888; played a central role in the Shanghai missionary conference as English president, 1891; appointed deputy to the British consul in the investigation into a riot at Wusueh, 1891; attended the Ecumenical Conference in Washington, 1891; visited England, 1891-1893; died of typhus fever at Hankow [Wuhan] on 18th April 1896.
Further reading:
Barber, W. T. A., David Hill : missionary and saint (1899);
Barber, W. T. A., David Hill : an apostle to the Chinese (1906);
Hellier, J. E., How David Hill followed Christ : a biography (c1906);
Hill, David, Mission Work in Central China: a letter to Methodist young men (1882)
Hill, David, Hints to missionary evangelists in China (1892);
Hill, David, Twenty-five years in central China 1865-1890 (1891);
Hill, David, Essay. Lay agency in Chinese missions. - To what extent desirable and under what conditions;
Hill, J. K., Tribute to a seer (David Hill);
Rattenbury, H. B, David Hill, friend of China: a modern portrait (1949);
Yates, P., Friendly foreign devil (David Hill of China) (1956). |
| description |
Papers, 1822-1917, of and relating to the Rev David Hill, including journals, 1865-1889 (some gaps); Hill's notes, sermons and addresses, 1863-1875 and undated, including some lantern slides, the subjects including the Old Testament, missionary work, China, including the opium trade and Chinese literature, and Hill's visit to America; letters from Hill to various members of his family, 1847-1896, and other correspondents, 1873-1895; various letters, 1847-1917, some to Hill, but including miscellaneous others; photographs of Hill and other subjects, including Chinese costumes; books belonging to Hill, 1857-1895, such as Bibles, a prayer book, and hymn books; woodcut for visiting card; correspondence and papers, 1858-1897 and undated, some printed, relating to missionary work and other affairs in China, including anti-foreign riots, 1891; papers, 1877-1881 and undated, relating to the opium trade; Central China Lay Mission cash book, 1894-1899; printed papers, 1822-1917, including material relating to missionary work in China and to Methodism, including Methodism in York. |
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GB/NNAF/P142431 GB/SOASNAF/C10 GB/SOASNAF/P984 |
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Creator of Subject of |
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1814991 6269131 2635167 2633352 1791247 1806949 |
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Open |
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Only to be viewed on microfiche |
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Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society. |
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For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
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English Chinese |
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English Chinese |
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Handlist available |
| scb_related_material |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for David Hill (MMS/China/Correspondence/Canton/FBN 1-2 & MMS/China/Correspondence/Wuchang/FBN 18-20). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail the work of David Hill, and his colleagues, in the Hankow/Wuchang district (MMS/China/Synod Minutes/FBN 1-2). |
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Asian cultures Asian literature Bible Chinese literature Clergy Cultural conflicts Cultural heritage Cultural interaction Customs and traditions Drugs Evangelism Fashion Finance Financial administration Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Opium Political movements Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Asian cultures Asian literature Bible Chinese literature Clergy Cultural conflicts Cultural heritage Cultural interaction Customs and traditions Drugs Evangelism Fashion Finance Financial administration Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Opium Political movements Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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Asian cultures Asian literature Bible Chinese literature Clergy Cultural conflicts Cultural heritage Cultural interaction Customs and traditions Drugs Evangelism Fashion Finance Financial administration Methodism Methodists Missionaries Missionary work Opium Political movements Protestantism Protestants Travel abroad |
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MMS |
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MMS.0017.0002.0009.0002 |