Journal of an expedition from Sincapore to Japan, with a visit to Loo-Choo : descriptive of these islands and their inhabitants; in an attempt with the aid of natives educated in England, to create an opening for missionary labours in Japan / By Rev. Peter Parker ... Rev. by the Rev. Andrew Reed.

  • Parker, Peter, 1804-1888.
Date:
1838
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Credit: Journal of an expedition from Sincapore to Japan, with a visit to Loo-Choo : descriptive of these islands and their inhabitants; in an attempt with the aid of natives educated in England, to create an opening for missionary labours in Japan / By Rev. Peter Parker ... Rev. by the Rev. Andrew Reed. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    How delightful to ponder upon the untold blessings that had been enjoyed here instead of anarchy and heathenism, if the church of Christ had done her duty. What happy families ! What triumphant death-beds had taken the place of legalized suicides ! What numerous sanctuaries ! What communica- tions between heaven and Japan ! Those young persons so frequently mentioned by Koemfer, who made a profession of sin, had been virtuous daughters and sisters on earth, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ in heaven. 0 sin, what hast thou done 1 BAY OF YEDO. July 30th. Early this morning we made Cape Ligami bearing north. The head winds still continued, accompanied with rain. There were but few junks to be seen, and those near land. Small fishing-boats sur- rounded us far out in the bay. We were reminded of the Pearl river in China above the Bogue; here as well as there, we are land-locked on every side. There are six or seven persons in each boat, often consisting