Index:Journal of three voyages along the coast of China in 1881, 1832, & 1833 with notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo islands (1834).djvu
CONTENTS.
Brief Notice of China and Siam, and the Labours of Protestant Missionaries in these and the adjacent Countries i— xciii
Exclusive System unnatural and unjust — Exclusion of Christianity — Prejudice against Foreigners, and its Causes — Early Civilization of China — Population Literature — Disputes with Foreigners — Foreign Embassies to China — False Estimate of the Government, and of the Morals of the People — Catholic Missions— The Grounds of Hope for China ........ 1
CHAP. I. — Missionary Labours in Siam — Encourage- ments and Obstacles — Royal Family — Native Christians — Chinese Residents — Peguans — Burman Slaves — Malays — Moors — Laos — Cambojans — Cochin- China — Catholic Missions — Trade — Chinese Junks — Idolatrous Rites— Missions to China ...... 22 CHAP. II. — Departure from Bankok — Passengers — Voyage — Teen-fung — Hainan — Namoh — Amoy — Formosa — Ting-hae — Temple of Ma-tsoo-po — Leto — Chinese Notions of Europe — River Pei-ho — Ta-koo 67 CHAP. III. — Teen-tsin — Residence there — Medical Practice — Trade — Government — People — Departure from Teen-tsin — Kin-chow — Voyage to Macao . .127 JOURNAL OF THE SECOND VOYAGE. CHAP. I. — Objects of the Expedition — Departure from Macao — Priest of Budha — Ma-kung — Bay of Kea-tsze — War-junks — Salt Works — Shin-tseuen — Kang-lae — Emigration — Ting-hae — Liberality of Emigrants — Nan-aou — Pirates 153 CHAP. XL — Amoy — Destruction of Female Chikhren — DiflSculties — Imperial Edict — i Treatment of the friendly Natives — Conference — People — Pang-hoo Islands 173 CHAP. III. — Formosa — Dutch Missions — Wan-gan — Chin-tan — Harbour of Fuh-chow — City — Books sent to the Emperor — War-junks — Mohammedans — Medical Labours — Rice — Native Christians — Departure from Fuh-chow . .201 CHAP. IV. — Fishermen — Arrival at Ning-po— Prohibition of Trade — Conferences with Mandarins — Departure— Kin-tang 238 . CONTEMTt. V FAOE CHAP. V. — The Yang-tsze-keang River — Shang-hae — Torts — Army and Navy — Tsung-roing — Betum to Shang-hae — Lew-kimg-taou 256 CHAP. VI. — Corea — General Sketch ■— First Meeting with Natives — Their Barbarism — Gan-keang — Fur- ther Intercourse with Natives — Books and Presents to the Kinfjr — Mandarins from the Court — Refusal of Permission to Trade — Ouelpoert 316 CHAP. VII. — Loo-choo — Napa-keang — Mandarins-^ Language — Japanese Junk — Distribution of Books — Reverence for the Dead — Loo-choo Physician — Man- ners of the People — Return to Macao 357 RELIGIONS OF CHINA. Patriarchal Religion — Confucius -^ Taouism — Budhism — Grand Lama — Festivals — Worship of the Dead — Condition of the Females — General Apathy — Misre- presentations of certain Writers — Jews — Mohamme- dans 370 CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA. Nestorians — Mongul Conquests — Catholic Missions — Jesuits — Xavier — Ricci — Female Proselytes — Quar- rels between the Catholic Orders — Schaal — Tartar Conquests — Verbiest — Disputes between Jesuits and Dominicans — Death of Kang-he — Persecutions by succeeding Emperors — Taou-kwang — Protestant Missions 389 JOURNAL OF THE THIRD VOYAGE. Welcome from the Chinese — Character of Fuhkeen Fishermen — Prospects of Usefulness — Striking of the Vessel — Severity of Frost — Rescue of Shipwrecked Chinese — Urgent Demand for Books — Description of Chapoo — Intercourse with the Chinese — Extent of Education — Previdence of Ophthalmia — Intercourse with the Priests — Visit to a Temple of Budha — State of Priesthood — Their Application for Books— Description of Shih-poo 411 |