Among Hills and Valleys in Western China: Incidents of Missionary Work

Hannah Davies; Isabella Bird

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511709227

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Hannah Davies, Isabella Bird

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: August 2011
Print publication year:: 2010
First published in:: 1901
Online ISBN:: 9780511709227
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511709227

Subjects:: East Asian History, Area Studies, Historical Geography, Regional and World History: General Interest, Asian Studies, History, Religion, Church History
Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

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Among Hills and Valleys in Western China, first published in 1901, is a detailed and accurate picture of missionary work undertaken by Miss Hannah Davies, who had made it her life's work to tour the Chinese provinces and preach her Christian belief, as well as encouraging local people to build places of worship and also helping those in poverty. Some of the sketches of life and character are extraordinarily descriptive and beautiful, and a remarkable journey is described in this series of letters and journal extracts. There is, amongst other stories, a fascinating account of an assembly addressed by Bishop Cassells, the first Protestant bishop in western China, and his heartfelt pleas to the people to help build a new church. The book is well illustrated, with an introduction by Isabella Bird (now Mrs J. F. Bishop), the nineteenth-century British missionary, travel writer and historian.

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Frontmatter
pp 1-6

PREFACE
pp 7-8

INTRODUCTION
pp 9-10

Contents
pp 11-12

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
pp 13-14

CHAP. I - THE JOURNEY TO CHINA
pp 15-26

CHAP. II - CHINA AT LAST
pp 27-36

CHAP. III - CHRISTMAS IN CHINA
pp 37-40

CHAP. IV - ONE OF HIS JEWELS
pp 41-44

CHAP. V - “IS IT FOR ME?”
pp 45-54

CHAP. VI - LIFE AT IANG-CHEO
pp 55-60

CHAP. VII - EN ROUTE FOR THE FAR WEST
pp 61-74

CHAP. VIII - SENT BACK
pp 75-80

CHAP. IX - TA-KU-T'ANG
pp 81-94

CHAP. X - UP THE YANG-TSÏ AGAIN
pp 95-100

CHAP. XI - BY SEDAN-CHAIR THROUGH SÏ-CH'UAN
pp 101-114

CHAP. XII - ARRIVAL AT SIN-TIEN-TSÏ
pp 115-120

CHAP. XIII - WHAT GOD HATH WROUGHT
pp 121-128

CHAP. XIV - CHINA'S SORROW
pp 129-134

CHAP. XV - VISITING THE VILLAGES
pp 135-142

CHAP. XVI - DAYBREAK IN THE VALLEYS
pp 143-150

CHAP. XVII - OUR BOYS' SCHOOL
pp 151-160

CHAP. XVIII - IN AND OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE
pp 161-172

CHAP. XIX - “FOUND OF HIM”
pp 173-180

CHAP. XX - SEEKERS AFTER GOD
pp 181-188

CHAP. XXI - “FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH”
pp 189-194

CHAP. XXII - THROUGH RIVERSIDE MARKETS
pp 195-202

CHAP. XXIII - SHADOWS AND SUNSHINE
pp 203-212

CHAP. XXIV - DAY BY DAY
pp 213-224

CHAP. XXV - “MADE NIGH”
pp 225-230

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