Una storia di American Battista missioni in Asia e in Africa, Europa e Nord America . gh trattato notthen era stato ratificato, ancora le porte libere sono stati tutti nelle mani dell'inglese, - e i missionari, avvalendosi di tuteladell aflbrdcd dalla bandiera britannica, impostato immediatamente aboutascertaining diversi punti in cui stazioni mostadvantageously potrebbero essere piantati. Per questo scopo il Sig. Decano ac-cepted l invito del capitano e di supercargo theLowell, la prima nave americana che ha inserito la eastern har-bors della Cina, a prendere il passaggio a Kulangsu, Chusan e Araoy.Ad ogni o

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A history of American Baptist missions in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America . gh the treaty had notthen been ratified, yet the free ports were all in the hands ofthe English, — and the missionaries, availing themselves of theprotection aflbrdcd by the British flag, immediately set aboutascertaining the different points at which stations might mostadvantageously be planted. For this purpose Mr. Dean ac-cepted the invitation of the captain and supercargo of theLowell, the first American ship which entered the eastern har-bors of China, to take passage to Kulangsu, Chusan and Araoy.At each of these places he made inquiries and observations re-specting the object he had in view, and also obtjiined muchvaluable information concerning the other cities on the coastwhich were likely to be opened to the commerce of the English.He returned in October apparently most favorably impressedwith Amoy as the future seat of the mission ; but as the extentof the toleration which would be granted to a foreign religionwas not yet fully known, it was decided to plant the principal. A STATION PLANTED AT HONGKONG. 201 station for the i:>resent at Hongkong, which was already pre-senting a most inviting field for missionary labor. Tlie islandhas several towns, all of which, beneath the fieedom and secu-rity of tlie English rule, are rapidly growing in population, andare evidently destined to assume a commanding importance.Messis. Dean and Shuck accordingly established themselves atthe principal city of Plongkong — now known as Victoria, whileMr. Roberts went to Chek-chu, a smaller town on the south sideof the island. At Victoria a lot was gi-anted by the government on whicha mission house was erected ; two commodious chapels werealso built, to be used alike for public worship and for schools;and the expenses of these buildings were defrayed principallyby English gentlemen then residing at Hongkong and Macao, among whom was Sir Henry Pottinger, the negotiator of thetreaty. A church

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