1897 CHINA AND FORMOSA MISSION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY JOHNSTON

Description: I have here for sale a scarce book entitled CHINA AND FORMOSA The Story of the Mission of the Presbyterian Church of England by the Rev Jas Johnston. It is a first edition published by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd, London in 1897. It is illustrated with 69 b/w illustrations and 4 b/w maps. James Johnston’s stay in China was brief, but his impact on the English Presbyterian (EP) mission was significant. He was the third English Presbyterian missionary to arrive in Amoy (present day Xiamen) in Fujian Province, joining a small group of missionaries planning not only to spread the word of God, but also to set an educational foundation for the Chinese people of the Amoy area. The trajectory of Johnston’s mission changed over time, altering his priority from education to establishing a permanent church with a firm native base of converts. In fact, during his brief stay, between 1854 and 1855, the number of converts in Amoy was so great that Johnston proclaimed it was the most favorable Protestant mission in all of China. Johnston’s spiritual training, his mission in China, including its setbacks and successes, and his life after his untimely departure all paint a picture of a man deeply committed to the English Presbyterian mission in Amoy.Bound in maroon cloth hardboards with gilt image and lettering to the front board. Gilt lettering to the spine. Slight bumping to head and tail. Covered by a mylar protective jacket. Boards in very good condition. Black endpapers. Pages clean and tightly bound. 400 pages, 21 cm x 15 cm. We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.

Price: 249.99 GBP

Location: Whitegate, Cheshire

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