Course: History of
Modern Missions
Section
Three:
Lesson 7
Lesson Title: Foreign Missions to
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Opium
Western trade:
British East India Company
Trade dependent
upon sale of opium.
Opium
Wars 1842; 1860.
Forced
Chinese to allow opium.
·
Missionary pays the price
Missionaries open
to being seen as Foreign Devils
Boxer Rebellion
(1902)
Main Points:
·
Bible Translation
Robert Morrison
(1782-1834) – 1807 went to
Learnt
Cantonese and Mandarin.
1809 Worked as
translator for East India Company
1814 Published New
Testament in Chinese.
1818 Published
whole Bible in Chinese.
Association with East
India Company linked missionaries with Opium trade.
Missionaries kept
by coastal regions.
Missionaries kept
their western identity.
Christianity
– western religion.
·
Faith Missions.
Influenced to
follow ‘life of faith’ as testified by George Muller (1805-1898)
1865 – China
Inland Mission founded.
Would
not ask for funds to support mission. Trusted God to supply
without relying upon man.
Sought to go
inland
Discarded
western clothes.
Put on Chinese
clothes. Initially western missionaries opposed wearing Chinese clothes – seen
as turned native.
·
Pastor Hsi (1830-1896)–
delivered from Opium
Led to the Lord by
CIM missionaries – won writing competition
Empowered
by the Spirit – moved in the gifts of the Spirit.
·
John Sung (1901-1944) –
evangelist.
·
Watchman Nee (1903-1972).
·
Three Self Patriotic Movement – restricted worship;
controlled by government.
·
Discussion:
Why has the Church in
Because the Word of God
was well planted in
Has God allowed communism to keep
Believers will become strong through persecution but worldly prosperity robs the Church of power.
Materialism is a greater danger to the true Church than persecution.
Summary: