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Indian Missionary Manual: Hints to Young Missionaries in India
Excerpt from Indian Missionary Manual: Hints to Young Missionaries in India
Still, considering the rapid progress which is being made in every department of science and art, it would be absurd to suppose that Indian Missions, so comparatively recent in their origin, should not be susceptible of great improve ments. Every intelligent labourer, by careful observation and experiment, may aid in bringing about important reforms. There are still difficult questions to be solved. The Missionary Lectureships now established in connection with some theological colleges will, doubtless, in addition to other important results, lead to the publication of valuable treatises on the economy of Missions.
The following work was first printed at Madras in 1864. Before revising it for a second edition, besides consulting Missionaries in India, the aid was sought of a few experienced friends at home. The late Rev. Dr. Somer ville, Foreign Mission Secretary of the United Presbyterian Church, kindly read over carefully the whole volume, and made several notes the Rev. C. C. F enn, one of the Secretaries of the Church Missionary Society, favoured the compiler with some suggestions. The late Rev. Dr. J. S.
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Still, considering the rapid progress which is being made in every department of science and art, it would be absurd to suppose that Indian Missions, so comparatively recent in their origin, should not be susceptible of great improve ments. Every intelligent labourer, by careful observation and experiment, may aid in bringing about important reforms. There are still difficult questions to be solved. The Missionary Lectureships now established in connection with some theological colleges will, doubtless, in addition to other important results, lead to the publication of valuable treatises on the economy of Missions.
The following work was first printed at Madras in 1864. Before revising it for a second edition, besides consulting Missionaries in India, the aid was sought of a few experienced friends at home. The late Rev. Dr. Somer ville, Foreign Mission Secretary of the United Presbyterian Church, kindly read over carefully the whole volume, and made several notes the Rev. C. C. F enn, one of the Secretaries of the Church Missionary Society, favoured the compiler with some suggestions. The late Rev. Dr. J. S.
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.
628 pages, Paperback
First published September 9, 2010
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John Murdoch
30 books1 followerJohn Murdoch (July 22, 1819 - August 10, 1904) was a Scottish Christian missionary who served in Ceylon and India in the 19th century.
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