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Title: A cyclopedia of missions : containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world : with geographical descriptions, and accounts of the social, moral, and religious condition of the people
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863
Subjects: Missions
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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ides atthe country seat called Buitenzorg, a namewhich, in the Dutch language, signifies, freefrom care; as Batavia, the capital, with its45,000 inhal)itants, is the certain grave of Eu-ropeans. The other towns of most importanceare Samarang, with 30,000 inhabitants, andSonrahaya, wliich has a population of 100,000.Jhe London Missioimry Society was at firstchiefly interested about the Chinese in Java.Several missionaries, who had been educatedin Holland and at I5erlin, Avere consigned tothat society, and landed at Batavia in 1813.Bruckner, who was one of them, and who, in1816, joined the Baptist Society, repaired toSamarang. But Supper, who was another,remained at Batavia till his death, in 181G.He wius very zealous for the conversion of theChinese in that quarter, and Wiis employedchiefly in the circulation of the Scripturesamong them. No one succeeded him tdl1819, when the missionary Slater arrivedthere, who brought with liim a great manyprinted works, and was received in a friendly
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INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. 481 manner by the Chinese, whom he visited fromhouse to house. His dwelling was, indeed,accidentally destroyed by fire, with all hisstock of books and furniture; but this circum-stance only served to awaken an increased in-terest among the Christians at Batavia, andmissionary buildings and schools were soonerected, together with a chapel. In 1821, themissionary Medhurst came from Penang toassist him ; and the zeal and activity of thismissionary were evinced in a particularly laud-able manner. He composed a number oftracts, preached at four different places, espe-cially in the village of Depoc, read the Scrip-tures and other books aloud in public places,and stirred up much desire for salvation amongthe Chinese, by his familiar intercourse andjourneys. As the government allowed himentire liberty to preach and distribute books,he frequently took very considerable journeysin Java and the neighboring islands. ManyChinese and Malays were baptized ; and theground was beco

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