Talk:Protestant missions in China 1807-1953

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Contents 1 Use more neutral language 2 Christianity WikiProject Assessment 3 Time limitations 4 Bible Translations

[edit] Use more neutral language

lovely article , but I've put up a "tone" template there, as the narrative tone of the ariticle can be adjusted. Now it reads more like a personal account of something. For example (my bold), "In 1807, Robert Morrison of the London Missionary Society reached Canton via America despite the opposition of the British East India Company and the ship's captain (or owner) with his famous sally: "And so, Mr. Morrison, you really expect to make an impression on the idolatry of the great Chinese empire?." Morrison's reply is worth noting: "No, sir, I expect God will." After twenty-five years of intense work he translated the whole Bible and baptized ten Chinese. We associate with him such giants as William Henry Medhurst and Milne (the printers), Samuel Dyer (Hudson Taylor's father-in-law), Gutzlaff (the Prussian linguist), and Parker (China's first medical missionary)."--K.C. Tang 04:01, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

== 19th Century Medical Missions in China ==

Here is a request for a new article that hasn't been fairly addressed: Medical Missions in China. There are already a number of medical missionaries to China who have articles: John G. Kerr, Peter Parker (physician), Hudson Taylor, Frederick Howard Taylor, James O. Fraser, just to name a few. If anyone is interested, this would be a great topic to explore that deserves its own article.Brian0324 20:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC) Work in progress.Brian0324 (talk) 21:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Christianity WikiProject Assessment

I just dropped by to check out the article, and I'm (at this point) giving it a Start/Mid rating (same as the China WikiProject did). Nswinton 14:20, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Time limitations

Why is this limited to 19th century missions? The template implies it is part of a series on Protestant missions generally. Wouldn't 1841 and 1949/1951 be wiser cut-off dates? Obviously 1900 is significant because of the Boxers, but this did not prompt any change in Protestant mission activity in the way that the 'opening' and 'closing' of China did. 79.73.45.86 01:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Hello. Each time period in the development of missions in China has it's own article as you might have noticed (Nestorianism in China, Medieval Roman Catholic Missions in China, Jesuit China missions). We could change the title of the article to "Protestant Missions in China" if more is added to speak about the events of the 20th Century, such as the exodus of missionaries during the warfare as well as the final departures of the early 1950's. There are several notable articles already such as The Murder of John and Betty Stam and Eric Liddell from this time period, among others. Also James O. Fraser, Alfred James Broomhall, Gladys Aylward do not fit into the 19th Century scope. I would go ahead and add a new section at the end of this article, and then we can change the title if no one objects.Brian0324 14:02, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bible Translations

I agree with Brian's point, but the grammar makes it unclear. Would it be ok to say "unlike the earlier Roman Catholic translations, which were not published or publicly distributed"? ch (talk) 00:08, 20 May 2008 (UTC)