Identifier: chineseempiregen1907broo (find matches)
Title: The Chinese empire: a general & missionary survey ..
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Broomhall, Marshall, 1866- ed
Subjects: Missions
Publisher: London, Morgan & Scott Philadelphia, China inland mission (etc., pref
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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ll only 15 CentralMission Stations, which were all at open ports, with theexception of Tengchow, which had been opened by theAmerican Presbyterians in 1861; Kalgan, on the Mongolianfrontier, which had been opened by the American Board in1865 ; and Hangchow, which had been opened by thepresent Bishop G. E. Moule in 1865. These stationswere all located in 7 provinces (including Formosa), allcoast provinces, with the exception of Hupeh, in whichHankow is situated. ^ The figures are taken from the statistical table as published iu Mr.Hudson Taylors original edition of Chinas Spiritual Needs and Claims.Mr. Hudson Taylor himself in his subsequent writings gives the numberas 91, which figure has been frequently quoted by other writers. Thedetails of the March 1865 statistical table are : 98 ordained and 14 laymissionaries ; 206 Chinese assistants, of whom about a dozen were ordained;3132 Chinese communicants ; 25 Missionary assistants, of which 10 wereAmerican, 12 British, and 3 Continental.
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L Rev. J. Macintyre.4. Rev. W. N. Hall.7. Rev. .J. Ross. GROUP lY. 2. Dr. J. M. Hunter..5. Rev. J. Innocent.8. Rev. H. Blodget. 3. Rev. Carstairs Douglas.6. Rev. .J. L. Nevius.9. Rev. H. Waddell. Fur shiirt Bio(jraphical outlines, see pages 440-1. To face page 23. INTKODUCTION 23 Before we pass to the developments of the later sixties,it should be mentioned that in 1863 the S.P.G. sent outtwo men to China, but these only remained on the field fora few months, the permanent work of that Society beingcommenced at a later date. In 1864 Bishop Smith ofHongkong, after fifteen years of service, resigned thisoffice, and the Kev. C. R Alford was consecrated Bishop ofVictoria, while W. A. Eussell was appointed as C.M.S.Secretary for China. Bishop Alford threw himself heartilyinto the work of the C.M.S., visiting all their stations onthe China coast, and travelling up the river Yangtse. Sogreat was his zeal for the evangelisation of China, that heeven proposed the founding of a new Society for

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