Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches
This little Book contains eighteen Letters, written by Rev. E.C. BRIDGMAN, Missionary in China, addressed to the Children of the Sabbath School in Middleton, Mass. and published in the Sabbath School Treasury and Visitor. Though the letters were addressed to children in a part...
This little Book contains eighteen Letters, written by Rev. E.C. BRIDGMAN, Missionary in China, addressed to the Children of the Sabbath School in Middleton, Mass. and published...
2. Letter I.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS:‑‑The general agent of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Union has requested me to write something which I have "seen, heard, or thought of" for the _Treasu...
3. LETTER II.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑In the first letter, I told you something about the situation and the vast population of China, and the three religious sects into which the people are d...
4. letter I propose to give you a short account of their temples,_Idol temples_ are very different from meeting‑houses. I have visited a good many of these temples, in and about Canton and Macao. There is very little, if any, difference betwe...
5. LETTER III.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑In my letter, yesterday, I forgot to tell you of some very high buildings, called _pagodas_. These are found in almost every part of China. They were int...
6. LETTER IV.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑There is no _caste_ in China, as there is in India. Men may rise from the most humble stations in life, to the highest rank of office; the throne only be...
7. LETTER V.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑Having given you, in my last letter, some account of the soldiers and merchants, I intend in this, to tell you about the merchants, the husbandmen, and t...
8. LETTER VI.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑The Chinese rulers of the present day, say to their people,‑‑"give the chief place to husbandry and the cultivation of the mulberry‑tree, in order to pro...
9. LETTER VII.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑I have already told you about the soldiers, the merchants, the mechanics, and the husbandmen of China; in this letter I will give you some account of the...
10. LETTER VIII.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑The _sailors_, or those who live constantly on the water, ought to be mentioned as a distinct class. They are, indeed, a very numerous people; and, so fa...
11. LETTER IX.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑I will now, as I have desired, proceed to tell you about the _character and condition of females_ in China. All that I can write, will give you only an i...
12. LETTER X.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑In my last letter, I told you about the character and condition of females in China. In this, I will give you an account of the _marriage ceremony_. It w...
13. LETTER XI.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑"For ye have the poor with you always," said our Savior, "and whensoever ye will, ye may do them good." In connexion with what I have to tell you about t...
14. LETTER XII.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑Having no fear of God before their eyes, the Chinese often become very wicked and guilty of numerous crimes, not only against _Him_, whose eternal power...
15. LETTER XIII.In an empire so ancient and populous as China, the number of human beings that have _returned to the earth_, must be great indeed; greater than any man can number. For more than...
16. LETTER XIV.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be made rich....
17. LETTER XV.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑I told you in the last letter about Dr. Morrison, and the commencement of the mission to China. I will now give you some account of Dr. Milne, and the mi...
18. LETTER XVI.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,--You know the goodness and mercy of our God, you know how he has given his dear Son to die for us poor rebellious sinners, and has promised to give to Chr...
19. LETTER XVII.MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS,‑‑When I have given you a short account of Canton city, and told you a few things about my boys, then I must close these letters. Canton is a very large ci...
20. LETTER XVIII.MY DEAR FRIENDS,‑‑Weary and oppressed when I had finished my last letter, I determined to desist from writing more, but after reflection and prayer before God, I felt constraine...