Conference on Missions Held in 1860 at Liverpool
Including the Papers Read, the Deliberations, and the Conclusions Reached

Published in 1860, this is the record of the conference on Christian missions held in Liverpool in the same year.

9781108035569, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 December 2011

446 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg

Published in 1860, this book is the detailed record of the conference on Christian missions that was held in Liverpool in that year. Edited by the conference secretaries, it includes the papers submitted to the meeting and the conclusions drawn at the conference. The delegates were missionaries, directors and secretaries of missionary societies, and church representatives from across Britain. The meeting was a way to share ideas on all aspects of missionary work from recruitment and training through to dealing with the challenges missionaries faced in practice. The book has a complete index of the subjects discussed, which included the implications of the Indian Mutiny of 1857; female education; fundraising; and an assessment of the role of medical missions in China and Japan. It also includes a bibliography of written material on Christian missions available at the time of publication.

Introduction
List of members
Preliminary meeting of conference
First general prayer-meeting
First Session: Resolution of mutual welcome
Paper on European missionaries abroad J. Mullens
Addresses
Minute on missionaries and their plans
Second Session: Paper on the best means of exciting and maintaining a missionary spirit J. B. Whiting
Addresses
Minute on the means of exciting and maintaining the missionary feeling at home
The missionary lectureship: report
First Missionary Soirée: Addresses
Second general prayer-meeting
Third Session: Paper on missionary education C. B. Leupolt
Address C. T. Hoenrlé
Paper on missionary education T. Smith, J. H. Titcomb
Addresses
Minute on missionary education
Fourth Session: Paper on the best means of calling forth home liberality James Lewis
Addresses
Minute on the means of securing increased liberality to missionary work
Second Missionary Soirée: Address B. L. Singh
Address on the Peshawur mission Lieut.-Col. Edwardes
Address on missions in South Africa W. Shaw
Fifth Session: Communication from Rotterdam
Address of the Chairman on native agency
Paper on native agency in foreign missions R. S. Hardy
Addresses
Minute on native agenda
Sixth Session: Committee on income of religious societies
Paper on candidates for missionary work T. Green
Addresses
Resolution on Mr. Bickersteth's letter: on the special work of prayer in January, 1861, and simultaneous sermons on missions
Minute on the best means of obtaining well-qualified missionaries
Third Missionary Soirée: Address on Indian converts in the Mutiny C. B. Leupolt
Address on missions in Turkey J. R. Tucker
Address on female education in the East J. Fordyce
Address on medical missions in China and Japan Dr. Macgowan
Fourth general prayer-meeting
Seventh Session: Address of the Chaiman
Paper on native churches F. Trestrail
Addresses
Minute on native churches
Resolution of thanks
Resolution on parting
Addresses
General public meeting
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]