Excerpt from The Foreign Missionary Chronicle, 1837, Vol. 5: Containing a Particular Account of the Proceedings of the Presbyterian Foreign Missionary Society, and a General View of the Transactions of Other Similar Institutions Now, although he is ascended up on high, and his name is exalted above every name in heaven and in earth, his cause is as dear to his heart - the glory of God is as dear to him, and the salvation of a dyin g world is as dear to him, as they were when prostrate in the garden of Gethsemane, or when he bowed his head upon the cross. How dear these were to him then, may be found in the inspired record. Earnest ly and thrice he prayed, that if it were possi ble the bitter cup might pass from him. This was not possible, unless, at that awful moment, he had given up the work of man's redemption. But in this mighty work, he yielded not, he faltered not. For the joy that was set before him he endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This comprehensive guide will facilitate scholarly research concerning the history of Christianity in China as well as the wider Sino-Western cultural encounter. It will assist scholars in their search for material on the anthropological, educational, medical, scientific, social, political, and religious dimensions of the missionary presence in China prior to 1950.The guide contains nearly five hundred entries identifying both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionary sending agencies and related religious congregations. Each entry includes the organization's name in English, followed by its Chinese name, country of origin, and denominational affiliation. Special attention has been paid to identifying the many small, lesser-known groups that arrived in China during the early decades of the twentieth century. In addition, a special category of the as yet little-studied indigenous communities of Chinese women has also been included. Multiple indexes enhance the guide's accessibility.

This book reveals the hitherto hidden history of inter-missionary dispute that split the first LMS mission to Madagascar. Focussing on David Griffiths, whose pivotal role was concealed by the LMS, it suggests that Welsh-English rivalry moulded the mission’s destiny.