The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5, December 1851Various
History
The International Magazine, Volume 4, No. 5, December 1851
Various
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Science -- History -- Periodicals
His literary labors have had an almost incredible extent and variety.
He himself gives the following enumeration of his writings: "In
Dutch I have written: a History of our Mission and of Distinguished
Missionaries, and an appeal for support of the Missionary Work;
in German: Sketches of the Minor Prophets; in Latin: the Life of
our Savior; in English: Sketches of Chinese History; China Opened;
Life of Kanghe, together with a great number of articles on the
Religion, History, Philosophy, Literature and Laws of the Chinese;
in Siamese: a Translation of the New Testament, with the Psalms,
and an English-Siamese Dictionary, English Cambodian Dictionary and
English-Laos Dictionary. These works I left to my successors to
finish, but with the exception of the Siamese Dictionary they have
added nothing to them. In Cochin-Chinese: a Complete Dictionary of
Cochin-Chinese-English and English-Cochin-Chinese; this work is not
yet printed. In Chinese: Forty Tracts, along with three editions of
the Life of our Savior; a Translation of the New Testament, the third
edition of which I have carried through the press. Of the Translations
of the Old Testament, the Prophets and the two first books of Moses
are completed. In this language I have also written The Chinese
Scientific Monthly Review, a History of England, a History of the Jews,
a Universal History and Geography, on Commerce, a Short Account of the
British Empire and its Inhabitants, as well as a number of smaller
articles. In Japanese: a Translation of the New Testament, and of the
first book of Moses, two tracts, and several scientific pamphlets. The
only paper to which I now send communications is the Hong-Kong Gazette,
the whole Chinese department of which I have undertaken. Till 1842 I
wrote for the Chinese Archives."
The last year Mr. Gutzlaff spent in Europe, and he had recently
completed some important works, to be added to the above list,
respecting Chinese affairs and civilization, one of which is a life
of the late Chinese Emperor, with whom the missionary appears to have
had a more intimate personal acquaintance than was ever yielded to
any other European. The family of Mr. Gutzlaff lately travelled some
time in the United States, where they were well received in religious
circles, and Mr. Gutzlaff himself felt some disappointment that
unlooked-for duties in Germany prevented him from extending his tour to
the Churches and Universities of this country. A careful investigation
will show that his long and faithful labors have had a powerful
influence in favor of Christianity in China.
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