Missionary Work in China and Government Policy
The letter argues missionaries are generally welcome in China apart from officials, and that foreigners face no greater impediment than traders. It contests Lord Clarendon and Lord Elgin on limits to missionary activity and criticizes forceful protection, asserting Christian missions should not rely on force. The piece stresses treaty loyalty and government response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Clarendon
Lord Elgin
China
Laughton
Peace Society calls for European arms reduction
The Peace Society argues that Europe suffers from a vast, costly armed establishment amid rising public desire for peace. It urges arbitration and simultaneous disarmament, proposing a concerted parliamentary movement across continental nations led by the Peace Society and supported by public opinion to end the armed truce restraining peace and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Society
Europe
Turkey
Greece
Prussia
Austria
France
Germany
Italy
Rome
Russia
Central Asia
Spain
Cuba
Napoleon
House of Commons
Lord Clarendon
Gladstone
Famine Fever in London Exposes Hidden Destitution
A century old commentary warns that London poverty defies reform. It notes widespread destitution near Westminster and Belgravia, cites rising able bodied pauperism, and reports famine fever in King's College and Fever Hospital. It urges improvements in living conditions, clean water, and affordable dining halls to curb disease and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Giles’s
Whitechapel
Westminster
Belgravia
Dickens
King’s College Hospital
Ireland
Scotland
Glasgow
Manchester
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