Rev Josiah Cox papers
Josiah Cox's papers comprise: journals 1853-1861 and 1861-1876; an account-book 1853-1856; minutes of a meeting of Cox, Beach and Piercy on mission matters, 1853-1858; carbon copies of letters written by Josiah Cox 1861-1874 (4 vols); a volume entitled "Looking unto Jesus" with ms notes in English a...
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1252-1272) |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1853-1874 |
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Sub-series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary |
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SOAS Archive |
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MMS.17.02.09.03 |
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archive |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1252-1272) |
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MMS/17/02/09/03 |
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MMS/17/02/09/03 |
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MMS/17/02/09/03 |
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03 |
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Rev Josiah Cox papers |
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1853-1874 |
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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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2 boxes |
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Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary |
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Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary |
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Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary |
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Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary |
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Archive |
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Josiah Cox was born at Tipton, Staffordshire, England on 7th March 1828. Cox was the child of Thomas and Betty Cox, and baptised at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in King Street, Dudley on 10 April 1828. He trained for the Methodist ministry at Richmond College. He was one of the first Methodist Missionaries to go out to China where he arrived in 1852. Methodist efforts at that date were located in Canton [Guangzhou] and here Cox laboured together with fellow missionaries Beach and Piercy. During the Taiping rebellion Cox became acquainted with Hung Jin, the brother of the Taiping leader, Hung Hsin Ts'uan. He had hopes that Hung Jin's position could facilitate the opening of a mission in Nanking [Nanjing], the seat of the rebellion. These hopes were not to be fulfilled and Cox turned his attention to the opening of a mission in the densely populated cities of Hankow [Wuhan] and Wuchang on the Yangtse. In 1863 the first Methodist Mission House in Hankow [Wuhan] was opened. Cox was joined first by the medical missionary, Dr F. Porter-Smith and, in 1865, by David Hill and William Scarborough. Following a severe illness Cox left China after twenty-four years and returned to Britain. He died on 11th October 1906.
Further reading:
WMMS, Instructions to the Rev. George Piercy, William Roberts Beach, and Josiah Cox, appointed to commence a mission in China, under the direction of the Committee of the Wesleyan Missionary Society (1853). |
| description |
Josiah Cox's papers comprise: journals 1853-1861 and 1861-1876; an account-book 1853-1856; minutes of a meeting of Cox, Beach and Piercy on mission matters, 1853-1858; carbon copies of letters written by Josiah Cox 1861-1874 (4 vols); a volume entitled "Looking unto Jesus" with ms notes in English and Chinese. |
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GB/NNAF/P137926 |
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Creator of |
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1814991 7729894 1809858 1791247 |
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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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Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for Josiah Cox (MMS/China/Correspondence/Canton/FBN 1-2). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, as well as the work of his colleagues, in the Canton and Hankow/Wuchang districts (MMS/China/Synod Minutes/FBN 1). |
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Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) Travel abroad |
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Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) Travel abroad |
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Missionaries Missionary work Methodism Methodists Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) Travel abroad |
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MMS |
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MMS.0017.0002.0009.0003 |