Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Christ or Confucius, Which?, Or the Story of the Amoy Mission
When I commenced writing the story of the Amoy Mission, I determined to confine myself simply to giving an account of the introduction of the Gospel into Amoy and the regions around, and the gradual formation and growth of the Churches there. I have consequently rigorously resisted all temptation to describe the laws and customs of the people, excepting when they were necessary to illustrate and explain my subject. In order to make the book more graphic and lifelike, I have preferred, whenever I could, to describe scenes in which I myself have mingled, and to tell the stories of men with whom I have been personally associated. This has been to me a most delightful task, as it has brought back to my recollection memories of the past, that are amongst the most pleasant in my life.
I should like to have referred to the other two Missionary Societies in Amoy - the American Mission and the English Presbyterian - and to the work that is being carried on by them, but want of space has prevented me.
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