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Missionary Role in China and Implications for British Policy
The author argues that missionaries in China foster progress and peaceful relations, contrasting their work with merchants and officials. He asserts that protecting missionaries benefits England and China, endorses passports to monitor movement, and discusses China’s religious landscape, noting Confucianism’s secular focus and Chinese religiosity as shaped by fear and custom. The piece contends missionaries dignify Christian Europe abroad and predicts interior entry will bring challenges but not insurmountable obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
England
Christ
Pelf
Europe
Pekin
Yang-Chow
Formosa
Baldi
Jesus
Board of Rites
Shang-ti
Morrison
Confucius
Huself
Tive