{"pages":{"132":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00156-b94db908f56a6ffae2a3.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"132","box":{"x":97,"y":139,"width":56,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":323,"y":143,"width":472,"height":18}},{"text":"18. It is not our custom to organise torch-light processions on","box":{"x":127,"y":190,"width":882,"height":32}},{"text":"Christmas Day.","box":{"x":97,"y":218,"width":216,"height":27}},{"text":"19. Charcoal is taken on the closing day of Lent and at","box":{"x":129,"y":262,"width":880,"height":31}},{"text":"Christmas-time for making cross-marks on the forehead and for","box":{"x":97,"y":289,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"taking a bath the same evening in water mixed with the remaining","box":{"x":97,"y":318,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"portion of charcoal. This his is not our custom and is not mentioned","box":{"x":94,"y":344,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"in our canon.","box":{"x":99,"y":379,"width":185,"height":20}},{"text":"20. It is also against our custom to smear charcoal on the","box":{"x":127,"y":419,"width":882,"height":29}},{"text":"forehead as the Roman Catholics do on Ash Wednesday.","box":{"x":98,"y":447,"width":788,"height":29}},{"text":"21. In recognition of the Lord's Supper instituted by our Lord","box":{"x":127,"y":491,"width":882,"height":31}},{"text":"on the evening of Maundy Thursday a special kind of bread is","box":{"x":98,"y":517,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"prepared, which the head of the family cuts in pieces and distributes.","box":{"x":92,"y":545,"width":915,"height":34}},{"text":"Another kind of bread is made on the same day and is plied with","box":{"x":90,"y":573,"width":918,"height":35}},{"text":"needles as a sign of blinding the Jew for his act of bringing about","box":{"x":97,"y":601,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"the crucification of Christ. This again is against canon.","box":{"x":95,"y":628,"width":759,"height":35}},{"text":"22. The practice of praying for the dead and of doing obeisance","box":{"x":123,"y":673,"width":883,"height":35}},{"text":"at their graves with lighted candles is common in all the churches","box":{"x":97,"y":697,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"and is abhorrent to us.","box":{"x":95,"y":729,"width":319,"height":22}},{"text":"23. Though the remains of the Saints are holy, it is against the","box":{"x":126,"y":773,"width":880,"height":34}},{"text":"canon to keep them in the sanctuary. In contravention of this,","box":{"x":92,"y":801,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"the dead are buried in the sanctuary, lamps are lighted over their","box":{"x":95,"y":827,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"tombs and images are erected on them. The people are encouraged","box":{"x":91,"y":856,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"to worship these as if the worshippers would receive benefits out","box":{"x":94,"y":883,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"of it.","box":{"x":90,"y":914,"width":74,"height":21}},{"text":"94. NOTICE CONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT OF A","box":{"x":131,"y":997,"width":836,"height":27}},{"text":"MISSION TO THE SHANS IN NORTH-EASTERN ASSAM","box":{"x":97,"y":1024,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"(1836 A.D.)","box":{"x":481,"y":1052,"width":167,"height":31}},{"text":"The American Baptists were the first to establish permanent missio-","box":{"x":183,"y":1107,"width":770,"height":28}},{"text":"nary work in North-East India. The following notice of the estab-","box":{"x":144,"y":1132,"width":809,"height":25}},{"text":"lishment of that mission is interesting for several reasons. It reveals not","box":{"x":144,"y":1156,"width":809,"height":28}},{"text":"only the vast ambitions of the missionaries of that period, but also the","box":{"x":144,"y":1182,"width":805,"height":29}},{"text":"considerable involvement of British officials in missionary work.","box":{"x":141,"y":1206,"width":809,"height":31}},{"text":"Charles Trevelyan, Civil Servant and liberal reformer, and Francis","box":{"x":138,"y":1232,"width":810,"height":29}},{"text":"Jenkins, the evangelical Governor-General's Agent and Commissioner","box":{"x":140,"y":1253,"width":809,"height":29}},{"text":"in Assam, played an active role in the establishment and, in the latter","box":{"x":143,"y":1283,"width":808,"height":29}},{"text":"case, the continuing development of the Baptist Mission in Assam.","box":{"x":140,"y":1306,"width":809,"height":29}},{"text":"The notice was published in the Baptist Missionary Magazine, vol.","box":{"x":137,"y":1332,"width":813,"height":31}},{"text":"XVI (1936), pp. 19-22.","box":{"x":137,"y":1356,"width":274,"height":27}},{"text":"Mission to the Shans","box":{"x":390,"y":1419,"width":281,"height":24}},{"text":"We have the pleasure of announcing to our readers that the","box":{"x":130,"y":1468,"width":865,"height":31}},{"text":"Board (of Managers of the General Convention of the Baptist","box":{"x":85,"y":1494,"width":908,"height":38}}]},"133":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00157-2e82ccb5f1454c843ce6.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":425,"y":152,"width":246,"height":20}},{"text":"133","box":{"x":955,"y":144,"width":52,"height":21}},{"text":"Denomination in the United States for Foreign Missions, and other","box":{"x":91,"y":200,"width":911,"height":32}},{"text":"important objects relating to the Redeemer's kingdom) are on the","box":{"x":98,"y":228,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"point of realizing their long cherished hopes of introducing the","box":{"x":94,"y":254,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ among this numerous and benighted","box":{"x":90,"y":282,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"people. Rev. Mr. Brown, recently of the Mission at Maulmein,","box":{"x":95,"y":311,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"has already been set apart to the work It is expected, also, that","box":{"x":95,"y":339,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"one of the printers at Maulmein, with a printing press, will","box":{"x":97,"y":367,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"accompany him.","box":{"x":98,"y":400,"width":214,"height":29}},{"text":"The station, at which it is proposed to commence operations,","box":{"x":140,"y":452,"width":865,"height":36}},{"text":"is Sudiya, situated in the north-eastern extremity of Assam, about","box":{"x":99,"y":479,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"400 miles north of Ava (the Burmese capital), and at the northern-","box":{"x":90,"y":508,"width":915,"height":31}},{"text":"most point of territory inhabited by the great Shan family.' The","box":{"x":98,"y":533,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"attention of the Board has been specially directed to this point, in","box":{"x":98,"y":563,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"consequence of a letter addressed to Mr. Trevelyan, of the Civil","box":{"x":97,"y":589,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"Service, Calcutta, by Captain F. Jenkins, Governor-General's","box":{"x":97,"y":619,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"Agent and Commissioner in Assam, resident at Gowahatti. The","box":{"x":92,"y":646,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"letter was written in reply to one from Mr. Trevelyan, in which he","box":{"x":99,"y":675,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"had enclosed a communication from the Corresponding Secretary","box":{"x":97,"y":702,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"of the Board to Rev. Wm. H. Pearce, of the English Baptist Mission,","box":{"x":97,"y":731,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"Calcutta, and is dated Gowahatti, 10th March, 1833.","box":{"x":95,"y":759,"width":757,"height":32}},{"text":"'The ground I would particularly wish to bring to their notice","box":{"x":140,"y":814,"width":869,"height":34}},{"text":"(Capt. J. says in this letter,) is the north-eastern district of Assam,","box":{"x":92,"y":844,"width":914,"height":34}},{"text":"occupied by two tribes of the great Shan family, the Khamtis and","box":{"x":98,"y":873,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"the Sing-phos. The dialects of these tribes differ very little from the","box":{"x":97,"y":900,"width":911,"height":29}},{"text":"Siamese and Burmese, and the characters in use are essentially the","box":{"x":98,"y":927,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"same; and, in consequence of the supremacy of the Burmese being","box":{"x":98,"y":954,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"established over the original provinces whence our Shans came,","box":{"x":99,"y":982,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"with the inhabitants of which they are in constant communication,","box":{"x":97,"y":1009,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"the Burmese language is in a measure known to all these tribes.'","box":{"x":99,"y":1039,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"Capt. Jenkins proceeds to remark that the labours of our Mis-","box":{"x":143,"y":1095,"width":866,"height":35}},{"text":"sionaries in Burmah 'would be, with very little difficulty made","box":{"x":101,"y":1121,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"available for the district round Sudiya, and here they (the missiona-","box":{"x":99,"y":1150,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"ries from Burmah) would labour under the protection of our govern-","box":{"x":102,"y":1181,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"ment, and not be liable to those checks which the Rangoon Mission","box":{"x":98,"y":1206,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"has constantly suffered from the jealousy and barbarity of the Ava","box":{"x":97,"y":1232,"width":914,"height":35}},{"text":"government. The Shans, too, with whom the Mission at Sudiya","box":{"x":97,"y":1263,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"would be brought in contact, are a much finer and more intelligent","box":{"x":98,"y":1292,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"Their","box":{"x":936,"y":1315,"width":76,"height":22}},{"text":"people than the Burmese, and ten times as numerous.","box":{"x":101,"y":1319,"width":808,"height":32}},{"text":"kindred races extend throughout the country whence arise all the","box":{"x":100,"y":1346,"width":911,"height":31}},{"text":"mighty rivers from the Burhampooter to Kianguan (the river of","box":{"x":100,"y":1372,"width":915,"height":36}},{"text":"Nankin).. Here is an ample field. It is indeed boundless; for it","box":{"x":97,"y":1399,"width":915,"height":35}},{"text":"extends over all the north and west of China, (for such is the extent","box":{"x":102,"y":1429,"width":910,"height":29}},{"text":"of communication that we command from Sudiya,) and it embraces","box":{"x":98,"y":1456,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"some of the most fertile and most temperate countries on the face","box":{"x":102,"y":1483,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"of the earth.'","box":{"x":104,"y":1517,"width":175,"height":24}}]},"134":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00158-d1a2461338f06e8f7bb9.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"134","box":{"x":153,"y":137,"width":56,"height":21}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":374,"y":146,"width":476,"height":20}},{"text":"A copy of the letter from which we have made the above","box":{"x":197,"y":190,"width":866,"height":32}},{"text":"extracts, was forwarded to the Board, with other documents, by","box":{"x":155,"y":221,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"Mr. Pearce, under the date Calcutta, April 21,' and was received","box":{"x":151,"y":246,"width":914,"height":35}},{"text":"prior to the departure of Mr. Malcom, in September. A duplicate","box":{"x":153,"y":276,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"of the same was transmitted to the Mission at Maulmein. Within","box":{"x":155,"y":302,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"a few days, letters have arrived from Maulmein, giving intelligence","box":{"x":155,"y":332,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"of the reception of Mr. P's communication, and of the measures","box":{"x":152,"y":359,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"immediately consequent thereon. The following is an extract from","box":{"x":157,"y":387,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"a letter of Mr. Brown, dated Maulmein, June 9. We present this","box":{"x":155,"y":416,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"at this time on account of the interesting view it gives of the relation","box":{"x":152,"y":444,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"which the mission at Sudiya will bear upon other operations of the","box":{"x":150,"y":471,"width":912,"height":36}},{"text":"Board in South-Eastern Asia. Referring to the eventual establish-","box":{"x":150,"y":499,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"ment of a 'connected line of operations from Sudiya, so as to meet","box":{"x":148,"y":527,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"the labours of Mr. Jones and the other Siam missionaries, at the","box":{"x":152,"y":555,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"other extremity of the region occupied by the Shans, Mr. B. says,","box":{"x":150,"y":582,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"You will easily see, by inspecting the map, that br. Jones can","box":{"x":166,"y":610,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"ascend the Siam river about two thirds of the distance to Sudiya.","box":{"x":152,"y":639,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"A large portion of the remaining distance is traversed by the","box":{"x":147,"y":666,"width":914,"height":32}},{"text":"northern branches of the Salwen and Erawadi. This chain being","box":{"x":151,"y":692,"width":910,"height":39}},{"text":"completed, the whole western border of China will be open to us.","box":{"x":151,"y":721,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"There is little doubt, Mr. B. adds, that at the present time, Sudiya","box":{"x":150,"y":750,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"is the most feasible entrance, from the interior, to the empire of","box":{"x":154,"y":778,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"China. It is, in fact, precisely such ch a point of approach as the","box":{"x":151,"y":806,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"Board contemplated in their late resolutions. It is situated near the","box":{"x":147,"y":833,"width":912,"height":31}},{"text":"head waters of the Kiangku or Nankin river, which runs directly","box":{"x":150,"y":860,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"through the centre of China. Mr. B. also speaks of a line of","box":{"x":152,"y":889,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"communication that may be formed with the Mission at Ava,","box":{"x":148,"y":917,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"through the Katheh or Cassay country, the capital of which is","box":{"x":168,"y":943,"width":889,"height":35}},{"text":"Manipur, nearly in a line between Sudiya and Ava, and about 200","box":{"x":150,"y":972,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"miles distant from each. Manipur district is said to be a very","box":{"x":152,"y":999,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"populous and fine country, and is independent of the Burmese","box":{"x":150,"y":1028,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"government.'","box":{"x":150,"y":1057,"width":175,"height":24}},{"text":"It will be gratifying to our Christian friends to know that the","box":{"x":197,"y":1122,"width":859,"height":31}},{"text":"designation of Mr. B. to Sudiya has met his hearty concurrence","box":{"x":148,"y":1150,"width":859,"height":32}},{"text":"For the sake of presenting to our readers a further view of the","box":{"x":150,"y":1177,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"importance of Sudiya as a missionary field, especially in the facili-","box":{"x":152,"y":1205,"width":901,"height":38}},{"text":"ties it affords for extending the knowledge of Christ throughout","box":{"x":148,"y":1233,"width":907,"height":38}},{"text":"adjacent provinces, and for the enlargement and success of the","box":{"x":150,"y":1261,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"Missions already organized to evangelize Burmah, Siam and China,","box":{"x":143,"y":1290,"width":911,"height":36}},{"text":"we subjoin a few remarks from Messrs. Trevelyan and Pearce,","box":{"x":144,"y":1317,"width":910,"height":36}},{"text":"accompanying the above communication from Gowahatti. Mr. T.","box":{"x":147,"y":1345,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"says:-","box":{"x":147,"y":1378,"width":109,"height":22}},{"text":"'From this point (Sudiya) an impression may be made upon","box":{"x":207,"y":1420,"width":848,"height":36}},{"text":"Burmah, from an exactly opposite quarter from that at which it","box":{"x":141,"y":1447,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"has been heretofore entered by the missionary. The communica-","box":{"x":143,"y":1476,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"tion is open with Yunnan, the westernmost province of China, and","box":{"x":147,"y":1502,"width":907,"height":36}}]},"135":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00159-40e2c9486fc1915fa6e8.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":432,"y":169,"width":251,"height":17}},{"text":"135","box":{"x":963,"y":161,"width":49,"height":22}},{"text":"it is the intention of the Indian government to send a mission there by","box":{"x":104,"y":217,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"this route, next cold season for the purpose of inquiring about","box":{"x":104,"y":245,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"the culture of the tea plant. On the other side, Bhutan, and Thibet,","box":{"x":105,"y":273,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"and more countries and people than we have any accurate know-","box":{"x":105,"y":301,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"ledge of at present, are open to the messengers of the Gospel ; and,","box":{"x":104,"y":328,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"lastly, the Shan language, which is near akin to the Burmese and","box":{"x":105,"y":357,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"Siamese, and belongs to the Chinese family, furnishes a ready","box":{"x":106,"y":385,"width":907,"height":29}},{"text":"means of intercourse with perhaps a greater number of people than","box":{"x":105,"y":412,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"any other language in the world, except Chinese itself.'","box":{"x":106,"y":440,"width":726,"height":31}},{"text":"We would here take occasion to acknowledge the truly Christian","box":{"x":147,"y":494,"width":865,"height":31}},{"text":"kindness with which, from the first, Messrs. Pearce and Trevelyan","box":{"x":104,"y":522,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"have interested themselves in the establishment of the proposed","box":{"x":105,"y":550,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"Mission, and their prompt and zealous co-operation in furthering","box":{"x":101,"y":577,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"the designs of the Board It is also a matter of grateful acknow-","box":{"x":106,"y":604,"width":905,"height":29}},{"text":"ledgement that God has raised up, for the furtherance of His","box":{"x":105,"y":633,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"gracious designs in the commencement of a Mission to the Shans,","box":{"x":104,"y":660,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"so valuable an auxiliary in the gentleman first addressed by Mr. Tre-","box":{"x":108,"y":689,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"velyan. Captain Jenkins is represented to be a man of activity,","box":{"x":106,"y":717,"width":905,"height":31}},{"text":"intelligence and benevolent feeling, whose character and exertions","box":{"x":108,"y":745,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"stand very high in the estimation of the Government,' and who will","box":{"x":108,"y":772,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"probably retain the situation he now holds so long as he stays in","box":{"x":105,"y":801,"width":910,"height":29}},{"text":"that country. The part he has already taken in favour of the loca-","box":{"x":105,"y":826,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"tion of the Mission at Sudiya, evinces the keen interest he feels in","box":{"x":106,"y":857,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"the object, and assures us that no exertions of his will be wanting","box":{"x":108,"y":883,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"to secure its successful prosecution. We venture to give the follow-","box":{"x":108,"y":911,"width":905,"height":32}},{"text":"ing additional extract from his letter to Mr. Trevelyan, as indicative","box":{"x":109,"y":939,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"of his views in regard to the importance of the measure. 'No","box":{"x":108,"y":967,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"attention of mine should of course be wanting to make the place","box":{"x":108,"y":994,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"comfortable to any missionaries, and I will be willing to contribute","box":{"x":108,"y":1022,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"my mite to their establishment. You may mention, that I will","box":{"x":108,"y":1050,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"subscribe 1,000 rupees, if a family is settled as a Mission at Sudiya,","box":{"x":108,"y":1078,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"and whenever they have had a press at work for six months I will","box":{"x":108,"y":1105,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"be happy to double that sum, if I remain in charge of the Province.'","box":{"x":105,"y":1133,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"In view of the facts which we have now presented, who will not","box":{"x":153,"y":1191,"width":864,"height":31}},{"text":"heartily respond to the flowing language of of Mr. Judson: My","box":{"x":106,"y":1216,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"heart leaps for joy and swells with gratitude and praise to God,","box":{"x":102,"y":1245,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"when I think of br. Jones at Bankok, in the southern extremity of","box":{"x":102,"y":1273,"width":914,"height":31}},{"text":"the continent, and br. Brown at Sudiya in Assam, on the frontiers","box":{"x":106,"y":1301,"width":907,"height":31}},{"text":"of China-immensely distant points, and of all the intervening","box":{"x":105,"y":1329,"width":910,"height":34}},{"text":"stations, Ava Rangoon, Kyouk-Phyoo, Maulmein and Tvoy, and","box":{"x":108,"y":1356,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"the churches and schools which are springing up in every station","box":{"x":106,"y":1385,"width":910,"height":31}},{"text":"and throughout the Karen wilderness. Happy lot, to live in these","box":{"x":108,"y":1412,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"days! O happy lot, to be allowed to bear a part in the glorious","box":{"x":105,"y":1439,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"work of bringing an apostate world to the feet of Jesus! Glory,","box":{"x":99,"y":1470,"width":917,"height":32}},{"text":"glory be to God!'","box":{"x":102,"y":1499,"width":260,"height":28}}]}}}