{"id":1867,"date":"2018-11-12T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T00:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:00:44","slug":"griffith-john-a-voice-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/griffith-john-a-voice-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith John: A Voice from China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_1868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-1868\" class=\"wp-image-1868 size-full\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Griffith-John-China.jpg\" alt=\"Griffith John [1831-1912], A Voice From China\" width=\"400\" height=\"425\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/blog?longdesc=1868&amp;referrer=1867\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Griffith John. Image source &#8211; Wikipdia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Griffith John [1831-1912], having been prevented by illness from returning home from China, sent instead this collection of his writings in order to stir others to new missionary endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>My thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcliffe.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redcliffe College<\/a> for providing a copy of this book for digitisation. This title is in the public domain.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/book_voice-from-china_john.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Griffith John [1831-1912], <em>A Voice From China<\/em>. London: James Clarke &amp; Co., 1917. Hbk. pp.271. [Click to visit the download page]<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preface<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Then and Now<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Supreme Motive in Christian Missions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Ideal Christian Life<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Why Do I Believe in Missions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Message<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Missionary<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Tract in China <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Bible in China<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Source of Power<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gospel in Hupeh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> The Gospel in Hunan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Fear Not <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Chapter 1: Then and Now<\/h3>\n<p>We have just reached the close of the first hundred years of Protestant missions in China, and I wish to call attention to the contrast between the present and the past. If we compare the state of things to-day with the state of things existing in China in Dr. Morrison&#8217;s day, we shall be able to some extent to realise how great is the work which has been wrought of God during this period in that great empire. We may also notice that the progress of Christian missions in China is but typical of the advance that has been made throughout the world in the same period. When Dr. Morrison went to China the country was, both legally and practically, closed to the missionary and to the Gospel. In those days it was a crime for a Chinese to teach, or for a foreigner to learn, the language\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/missiology.org.uk\/ple_j-l_john-griffith.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more material on Griffith John.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Griffith John [1831-1912], having been prevented by illness from returning home from China, sent instead this collection of his writings in order to stir others to new missionary endeavours. My thanks to Redcliffe College for providing a copy of this book for digitisation. This title is in the public domain. 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