[Missionaries]. [China Inland Mission]. Broomhall, Marshall

[Typed Letter, Signed, from an American Missionary, Regarding Conversion of Chinese Muslims to Christianity]

London: March 29, 1911. [1]p. Previously folded. Contemporary manuscript annotation is left margin. Light toning. Very good. Item #5251

A brief but interesting letter, dated March 29, 1911, from Marshall Broomhall, Editorial Secretary of England's China Inland Mission, to the Rev. Arthur H. Smail, a prominent American Missionary in China. Broomhall had recently published a book, Islam in China, in which he promoted the use of Arabic-speaking missionaries to proselytize Chinese Muslims. The book used information received from Smail about the Chinese Muslim population, but Broomhall at certain points managed to confuse Beijing (Peking) and nearby Tongzhou (Tungchow) while apparently attempting to criticize Smail's statements. This letter apologizes to Smail for his error, though the American seems to have still been cross -- having received the letter, Smail noted in the left margin, "Two pages gives to demolishing what I never said!"

Price: $100.00