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98
Missionary Herald. Vol. XLI. p. 206.
99
English Baptist Missionary Report for 1845. p. 9.
100
It appears that the Baptist Missionary Society in the year ending in March, 1845,[119 - Report of the English Baptist Missionary Society for 1845.] expended in India $29,500, of which sum nearly $15,000, or rather more than one half, was expended in making translations of books into various languages. The remainder was for the support of the missionaries, their outfits and passages, the support of native teachers – schools &c. The languages and dialects which have been studied and elucidated and into which books have been translated may be summed up as follows.
32 languages and dialects in India,
4 do. do. in Persia and the Caucasian countries,
5 do. in China and the Indo-Chinese countries,
4 do. in Polynesia.
The translations consist of the whole or portions of the Scriptures; books on religious or moral subjects; elementary works on Science, popular Histories, geography, &c. Elementary books in the several departments of Science and History constitute the greater variety, though of the whole number of works distributed, the Bible and Testament constitute by far the greatest part. For example, the English Baptist Missionary Society printed and issued in the year ending March 1845, fifty-five thousand copies of the Bible and Testament in the Sanscrit, Bengali, Hindostani, and Armenian languages. The number of books printed and distributed in India by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was as follows.
Madras Mission. In the Tamil and English languages: The Scriptures or portions of them – books of a religious character – elementary school books – tracts – periodicals and reports of benevolent associations bearing on the cause of Christianity and the social and intellectual improvement of the population of India, there were printed at this single establishment, within a fraction of twenty-seven millions of pages – or, if in volumes of two hundred and seventy pages each, one hundred thousand volumes; but as there were many tracts, the number was doubtless double or treble. Besides this there are six other large establishments in Southern India, where books in the Tamil language are printed, all under the control of Missionary Societies.
Ceylon Mission. In the Tamil and English languages were printed during the year, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and forty-four volumes, and one hundred and forty-five thousand tracts, amounting to six million one hundred and fifty-six thousand pages.
Siam Mission. In the Siamese language were printed in two years two million four hundred and sixty-two thousand pages.
When so much is accomplished by one Society, how vast must be the influence exerted by the various Missionary and Tract Societies engaged in the same cause.
101
Missionary Herald, Vol. XLV. p. 47.
102
Chinese Repository. Vol. XV. p. 113.
103
Annals of the Propaganda for 1846. p. 55.
104
Ibid. July, 1846.
105
Annals of the Propaganda for September, 1845.
106
Chinese Repository, Vol. xii. p. 78.
107
Annales de la Propagation de la Foi, July, 1846.
108
Chinese Repository, Vol. xiv. p. 155.
109
It is desirable that this word be expunged from all works on China and eastern Asia, and the proper words officers, authorities, magistrates, &c., be used instead. Every officer, from a prime minister to a constable or tide-waiter, is called a mandarin by foreigners, partly because those who write do not know the rank of the person, and partly from the common custom of calling many things in China by some peculiar term, as if they were unlike the same things elsewhere.
110
Chinese Repository, Vol. X, pp. 205-215.
111
Chinese Repository. Vol. I., p. 276; Vol. II., pp. 135-138.
112
Chinese Repository. Vol. XIV. p. 202.
113
Sir William Jones's Works. Vol. X. p. 403.
114
See note to the "Dabistan." Pub. for the Oriental Translations Fund. Vol. I. p. 225.
115
Frazer's History of Persia. p. 150-157.
116
Note to the "Dabistan." Vol. 1. p. 222. by its editor, A. Troyer.
117
See Rawlinson. Memoir on Cuneiform Inscriptions. Note to page 42.
118
Missionary Herald. Vol. XLI. p. 206.
99
English Baptist Missionary Report for 1845. p. 9.
100
It appears that the Baptist Missionary Society in the year ending in March, 1845,[119 - Report of the English Baptist Missionary Society for 1845.] expended in India $29,500, of which sum nearly $15,000, or rather more than one half, was expended in making translations of books into various languages. The remainder was for the support of the missionaries, their outfits and passages, the support of native teachers – schools &c. The languages and dialects which have been studied and elucidated and into which books have been translated may be summed up as follows.
32 languages and dialects in India,
4 do. do. in Persia and the Caucasian countries,
5 do. in China and the Indo-Chinese countries,
4 do. in Polynesia.
The translations consist of the whole or portions of the Scriptures; books on religious or moral subjects; elementary works on Science, popular Histories, geography, &c. Elementary books in the several departments of Science and History constitute the greater variety, though of the whole number of works distributed, the Bible and Testament constitute by far the greatest part. For example, the English Baptist Missionary Society printed and issued in the year ending March 1845, fifty-five thousand copies of the Bible and Testament in the Sanscrit, Bengali, Hindostani, and Armenian languages. The number of books printed and distributed in India by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was as follows.
Madras Mission. In the Tamil and English languages: The Scriptures or portions of them – books of a religious character – elementary school books – tracts – periodicals and reports of benevolent associations bearing on the cause of Christianity and the social and intellectual improvement of the population of India, there were printed at this single establishment, within a fraction of twenty-seven millions of pages – or, if in volumes of two hundred and seventy pages each, one hundred thousand volumes; but as there were many tracts, the number was doubtless double or treble. Besides this there are six other large establishments in Southern India, where books in the Tamil language are printed, all under the control of Missionary Societies.
Ceylon Mission. In the Tamil and English languages were printed during the year, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and forty-four volumes, and one hundred and forty-five thousand tracts, amounting to six million one hundred and fifty-six thousand pages.
Siam Mission. In the Siamese language were printed in two years two million four hundred and sixty-two thousand pages.
When so much is accomplished by one Society, how vast must be the influence exerted by the various Missionary and Tract Societies engaged in the same cause.
101
Missionary Herald, Vol. XLV. p. 47.
102
Chinese Repository. Vol. XV. p. 113.
103
Annals of the Propaganda for 1846. p. 55.
104
Ibid. July, 1846.
105
Annals of the Propaganda for September, 1845.
106
Chinese Repository, Vol. xii. p. 78.
107
Annales de la Propagation de la Foi, July, 1846.
108
Chinese Repository, Vol. xiv. p. 155.
109
It is desirable that this word be expunged from all works on China and eastern Asia, and the proper words officers, authorities, magistrates, &c., be used instead. Every officer, from a prime minister to a constable or tide-waiter, is called a mandarin by foreigners, partly because those who write do not know the rank of the person, and partly from the common custom of calling many things in China by some peculiar term, as if they were unlike the same things elsewhere.
110
Chinese Repository, Vol. X, pp. 205-215.
111
Chinese Repository. Vol. I., p. 276; Vol. II., pp. 135-138.
112
Chinese Repository. Vol. XIV. p. 202.
113
Sir William Jones's Works. Vol. X. p. 403.
114
See note to the "Dabistan." Pub. for the Oriental Translations Fund. Vol. I. p. 225.
115
Frazer's History of Persia. p. 150-157.
116
Note to the "Dabistan." Vol. 1. p. 222. by its editor, A. Troyer.
117
See Rawlinson. Memoir on Cuneiform Inscriptions. Note to page 42.
118
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