Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese: Giving a List of Their Publications, and Obituary Notices of the Deceased. With Copious IndexesAmerican Presbyterian Mission Press, 1867 - 331 pages |
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20 leaves American Board Amoy Amoy dialect appointed a missionary April arrived at Hongkong arrived at Shanghae August Baptist Batavia Board of Foreign Bridgman Canton Catechism chapters Chefoo chin China Chinese Evangelization Society Chinese language Chinese Repository choo Christian chuen Church of England commenced December Discourse doxologies edition embarked English February Foreign Missions füh yin Fuh-chow Gospel Gutzlaff July June keaé keaóu labours Lithography London Missionary Society lún Macao Malacca Mandarin dialect March married Medhurst medical missionary Milne Milne's missionary to China Morrison Ningpo Ningpo dialect November October ordained pëen Peking Penang preface Presbyterian Church printed published reached reprinted at Shanghae residence returned to China returned to Shanghae revision Roman character sailed Scriptures sent to China September Shang Shanghae dialect Sheet tract shih shin Shing king Singapore sionary Southern Baptist Convention station taóu Testament translation United wăn tă yaou Yay soo yên
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