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Preaching in town and the great flood at Tschinphi where Kutter wanted to preach, together with the bible colporteur Reinhardt. See also No. 161 and 162.

Reusch suggests Lin Tschong chin (Lin Khilen) as preacher to be sent to Borneo.

Discussion of a draft of the statutes for an invalids, widows and orphans fund and a copy of the draft.

All letters deal with the salary table for catechists.

Minutes of the district conference at Nyenhangli.

Draft of a plan for the financial organisation of the Chinese district churches.

Minutes of a discussion at the district conference on the collection of funds. For the first time catechists and church elders were also present and gave their opinion. See also Nos. 26-32.

Minutes of the district conference held at Lilong. Here the discussion is also about financial problems. See also No. 34 and 35.

Plans to buy a piece of land from the Berlin Mission. Reusch and Kircher. See also No. 43.

Permission is asked for the beginning of nursery schools. A European nursery teacher would then be necessary. Reusch. See also 44-47 (the Berlin Mission answers).

Reusch mentions the governments plan of building a railway line from Canton to the Kyu-lung semi-island.

Kircher on the differences between the Basel Mission and other foreign missions, especially concerning the position of women in the mission

Reusch on an incident of pirates robbing a British steamer. Added to the letter is a page from the "China Mail" relating the whole story.

Alle Berichte / all reports 1890

Enthält Berichte von / contains reports by: Generalkonferenz, Gustav Adolf Gussmann, Gottlieb Reusch, Jakob Lörcher, Karl Friedrich Kircher, Jakob Bosshard, Michael Wilhelm Ebert, Martin Schaub, Lin (Diakon), Rudolf Ott, Li Schinen, Tschin Minsiu,…

In his annual report Reusch mentions the former rebel leader Fung Khui syu in Demerara (son of Yit Khyam or Hung Jen) as leading Christian. Reusch also writes about a petition to the British parliament by Christian congregations in Hongkong asking for a stop to the opium trade. The Chinese petition with the English translation has been sent to Basel. See.…

Annual Report of the Girls' School, which is going to be moved to Longheu. Reusch. Another emigrated Chinese now in Honolulu paying for an assistant catechist at Hinnen and wanting to support a school there.

Difficulties with the Baptists at Kayintschu. Schaub reports. He mentions several names of English and American missionaries with whom he talked about this problem: Dr. Graves (Baptist), Dr. Faber, Taylor (China Inland Mission), Dr. Nevius (American Presbyterians), Dr. Ashmore (Baptist) and Campbell (Baptist). See also A-1.24,212.

German language to be taught on Basel Mission seminaries? Ebert raises this question. See also No. 79 (Mr. McGregor of amoy, John Hankow also voicing their opinion). A-1.25,37,

On Chinese marriage laws. Loercher. Continued from A-1.23,55. See also No. 72, 75 and A-1.25,71.

Report on the Conference of Missions held at Shanghai 6-10 May 1890. Schaub. He also mentions a photograph taken of the members and sent home. See also A-1.25,68

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