The Holy Bible in Canton
The Unionist 1833-09-05
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The Holy Bible in Canton. —A second edition of the Bible has been published at the Anglo Chinese College, in Malacca; it is a large and beautiful octavo in 21 volumes, and has been printed with new blocks. Had the College been the means of accomplishing nothing more than the publication of this and a former edition of the Bible, we should think its founder and contributors abundantly repaid for all their labors. But we know from good authority, that many of the students who have been educated in the college, are now filling respectable stations, civil or commercial in the Straits; and that some of them are teaching the English language in Pegu and Cochin China. And above all we rejoice to know that some have there received the gospel in the love of it; obey its precepts; enjoy its consolations; and assist, even in China itself, in diffusing a knowledge of its righteous requisites and its glorious promises.
Chinese Courier
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Robert Morrison (1782-1834) was instrumental in establishing the college at Malacca, and the Chinese Courier, as well as facilitating this translation of the Bible into Cantonese.
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See Full Metadata Hide Full MetadataLi Shigong (far left) and Chen Laoyi translating the Bible as Robert Morrison (1782-1834) looks on, an engraving after George Chinnery's now-lost c. 1828 original
