The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-04


tiou all Morrison was the apostle.
He arrived in 1907, for several long
years he studied, to!ldl translated,
but in 1914 lie brought out the first
printed Chinese copy Of tho Holy
Bible. Flo was assi,ted by an old
manuscript cory found in the British
Museum, and by an enli shtcno! Chi.
nose scholar, his first convert. A
shrewd energetic, mon.y-mukiug COM
p.ny Of East Ind,ah merchants, who
never paid out money except for
value f6ceivbd, Recognized Motrisoh's
services: They hblpod him publish
his Chinese grammar pid $4,000
to publish his dictionary, nnd made
him Secretary of the, Company.
Those books are the Foundation of the
chief commercial intercourse of
Franco, England, and America with
China-the recognized dialect or yer.
sion Of the China trade. All honor
then throughout Chri ,tondom 10 Nor
lison the pioneer Of the Christian
world to the commcfce, the Christi
anity, and oivilis .tion OF China,
What do we koow about China
We take down the Chinese Repos tory
from 1888 to 1851, edited by Or.
Bridgmal, and ably followed by G
Wells WAliams, author Of tho
"Middle 'Kingdom.' nam, long
fsvorably connected with Coiuese
Empire. a practical printer, he made
great improvements sinplified the
process ~ ripe AMI thorough scho'u
ar, his services as Interpreter Of our
various embassies in Japan ard in
China %ere invaluable to US. With
out bloodshed We obtaibed qaual rights
With France and England in 1859 aud,
as a reward our government honored
themselves by appointing Mr.. vii.
'i1ms Secretary of legation t. China.
America made a deep and lasting
Impression, and Cnina has intrustcd
her fortunes to, and asked to be intro
duced to the family Of Christian ne.
tions by our American Bdrlingamc.
Williams sowcd the Aeed. Burlin-
game is the ripened fruit. The
American Missionary brought about
that treaty. Mr.: Burlingape sold he
owed more to William tha : 10 any
other man: The 22d of February
Washington was born: The 22d Feb
urary witnessed The d6ath of Anson
Rnrlingame, the statcsman and diplo-
matist Of America. His career was
UNDUE ahu lioh5rablG. A true
Americat, and yet his mind compre-
hendod tle gtnius of that wonderful
empire: In him was centred rare
combitatlon of talents. Who can
take his place and complete his un-
finished work !
Again the missionary looms UP be-
fore us. X ilew imperial college at
Pekin iilast lie established. Eman.
cipated from Confucius, the best tcach
ers must be given them. Dr.. Mar
tin, the missi5nary, is the man select
ed. 4 Converted Ch;naman has
tliarge Of the fouiidry and West Point
school at Shanghai, and another con
vert directs the naval school at Fouch-
ow: Euclid translated iuto Chinese
by afother missionary, d.. Wylie, is
the textbook Of the school
Rev. Dr.. Hepbdrh, the missionary.
aid thorough Japanese scholar,
after several years of hard work, has
just completed bis dictionary of Ja-
panose pad 1@ng!ish #ords. The cdi-
ti6h Of |, 600 copies was soon exhaust.
ed, 800 copies being specially ordered
by the JdPanosc government for the
use of tlieir scholars aid officials.
This work is printed at the mission
press at Shanghai, brought there by
Williams: On this work is founded
our commercial intercUdrse with ia
pan. To Dr.. Morrison; in China,
DR.. Hopbarn, in japan, both Chris
ttan missionaries; tho commercial
VOLTA owes the foundatiofi of our COM
merco with these important countries.
DO VIC not, however in honesty
owe n, great debt to the missionary,
and shall We be backward In acknowl.
edging ita
Again tho japensse government
Established a national school At JeAdo,
the capital; for their youth to be in.
etruoted in Janpanese and English.
Mr.. Verbeck, another missionary,-is is at
the, head Of the department., and has
a class of25o pupils. The japanese
government pay his salary, give him
q house in which he resides, and
furnish him guard of honor. Mar.
tin In China, Verbeck in Japan, hoih
missionaries, both at tho head Of the
national schools in their respective
capitals: The American missionary
is giving into the hands of our mer.
chants tho priced, couworce Of the
Continent of Asia. The Christian
missionary is the pioneer Of the com.
theroe, Christianity, and civilization Of
Asia. Shall they not bavo tho credit
Of It'll
fNrLuEScs OF oHinA uroN rRe uarrEr
| BTATHs.
Ist us now attend to the reflex ac
tion Of China upon our own country
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