"In these remote mountains and valleys, the Creator has hidden so many wondrous masterpieces. Each time I discover a new species, it's as if I'm reading a new footnote of divine wisdom on an unopened page of life. Nature is not the enemy of faith, but rather a second book written by God for humankind."
— Armand David
Source: Father David's Diary
Nature, the Creator, the Book
Views: 408
"Do not despise them because of their xenophobia, but have mercy on them because they have never heard the name of the Savior. If I do not labor for them, who will labor for them?"
— John Robert Morrison
Source: China News
China, contempt, pity, toil
Views: 412
"The banner of Christ must be raised here. Though our work begins small, its impact will transcend time, for it is God's work."
— Elijah Coleman Bridgman
Source: Early letters to the mission
Work, influence, career, Christ
Views: 341
"Christians should approach the ancient wisdom of the East with reverence and humility. Our purpose is not to destroy, but to bring about. We must prove to the Chinese that we are not here to take away their Confucius or Mencius, but to guide them toward a higher truth. If those sages were alive today and witnessed this light, they would surely accept it with joy."
— James Legge
Source: Theory of Achievement
Wisdom, the East, Truth
Views: 339
"This devastating blow has broken our hearts, but it has also given us the strength to submit. He (God) never makes mistakes, and He can make all things work together for good, even in the most painful of things."
— Walter Henry Medhurst
Source: He wrote these words in his diary when he lost his eldest son.
Strike, Submission, Pain
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"The truth of nature (science) and the truth of revelation (the Bible) originate from the same God. When we explain the principles of solar eclipses to the Chinese, we are dismantling the walls of superstition and preparing the way for them to accept the true God who created the sun and moon."