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Excerpt from In the Far East; Letters From Geraldine Guinness in China: Now Mrs. Howard Taylor
AN ancient and populous Empire exists in the far East, - the most ancient, the most populous the world knows. Its people number over four hundred millions, an inconceivable multitude. Its eighteen provinces have been penetrated to some extent by the messengers of Jesus Christ, but in the seven provinces where missionaries have longest laboured, over erg/it}! Millions are beyond tlze reaclz of tlze Gospel in the other eleven provinces a few missionaries are labouring, but over one lzundred millions are beyond tlzeir reacli; while in the vast regions Of Manchuria, Mongolia, Thibet, and the north-western Dependencies, which exceed in extent the whole of Europe, are otlzer twenty millions, making an aggregate Of over two lzundred millions beyond tlze reaclz of all existing agencies.
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AN ancient and populous Empire exists in the far East, - the most ancient, the most populous the world knows. Its people number over four hundred millions, an inconceivable multitude. Its eighteen provinces have been penetrated to some extent by the messengers of Jesus Christ, but in the seven provinces where missionaries have longest laboured, over erg/it}! Millions are beyond tlze reaclz of tlze Gospel in the other eleven provinces a few missionaries are labouring, but over one lzundred millions are beyond tlzeir reacli; while in the vast regions Of Manchuria, Mongolia, Thibet, and the north-western Dependencies, which exceed in extent the whole of Europe, are otlzer twenty millions, making an aggregate Of over two lzundred millions beyond tlze reaclz of all existing agencies.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Howard Taylor
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666211507
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 202
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Author
Howard Taylor
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331222651
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 204
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