"My work here is like repeatedly knocking on a heavy, tightly closed stone door in the dead of night. Although there's no echo from inside, and only cold air seeps through the cracks, I know that as long as I keep knocking, this door will never be closed forever. My mission is not to break down the door, but to stand guard at the door until God himself pulls the bolt."
— Morrison
Source: Annual Report to the London Missionary Society (LMS)
Work, knocking on the door
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"We must use words to open the doors of hearts that cannot be heard but can be seen. This small monthly magazine (referring to the first modern newspaper in China that he founded) is like a pebble thrown into a stagnant pond; the ripples may be small, but they will eventually reach the other side. Words are undying missionaries."
— William Milney
Source: Preface to the Inaugural Publication of "Monthly Records of Worldly Customs"
Heart Gate, Missionary
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"If we are content with merely distributing pamphlets and preaching on the streets, the gospel will drift like duckweed. We must establish schools that teach not only divine truth but also science, history, and geography. We must cultivate well-rounded individuals, enabling these young people to understand the beauty of God's creation and to become upright and visionary citizens in the future society. Only when China's youth begin to think with both reason and faith will the renewal of this ancient empire truly begin."
— William Jones Boone
Source: "Spiritual Mission Quarterly"
Preaching, school, truth, science, character, society, integrity
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"If Christians could see with their own eyes the thousands upon thousands of souls heading toward destruction, they would never hesitate to go on missions again; for we are not only recipients of salvation, but also transmitters of light, and to hide it away would be to fail the Lord who called us."
— David Abeel
Source: The Biography of Bridgman
Soul, Destruction, Transmission
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"Faith is not an ornament, but a complete transformation of the soul. If a person claims to be a believer but is unwilling to relinquish their old idols and vices, their faith is like a tree without roots. True followers should be like guiding lights, unafraid of the darkness, illuminating the path for those who have not yet come to know the true light."
— Issachar Jacox Roberts
Source: Summary of Truth
Soul, vice, lamp, darkness, true light
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"If a missionary is unwilling to delve into the ancient wisdom and prejudices of a people, the gospel he preaches will be nothing more than oil floating on water, never truly entering people's blood. We must first become students of the Chinese people before we are qualified to be their teachers; we must first understand their suffering before they will listen to our truth."
— William Milne
Source: Selected Annual Reports of Yinghua College
Missionaries, nation, students, teachers, truth
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