Monday, 14 November 2016

Book donations to the Mission at Malacca (London Missionary Society) in 1818

The members of the Mission at Malacca, take this opportunity of returning their thanks to the gentlemen and friends, whose names are mentioned below, for donations of books to the Mission Library.
Major Wm. Farquhar, Malacca:
Marsden’s Dictionary of the Malay Language, 1 vol. 4to.
Rev. Mr. Supper, Batavia:
Walker’s (of Edinburgh) Sermons, 4 vols. 8vo.
Walker’s (of Truro) Sermons, 2 vols. 8vo.
Newton’s Sermons on the Messiah, 2 vols. 8vo.
Capt. Peter Gordon,
Chamber’s Harmony of the Gospel, 1 vol. 8vo.
Reports of the Society for promoting Chrisitan Knowledge, vol. 8vo.
Transactions of the Missionary Society, 3 vols. 8vo. (p. 69)
              Campbell on the 4 Gospels, 2 vols.
              Bachauan’s Researches in India, 1 vol. 8vo.
J. Hancox, 411, Oxford-Street, London,
              Life of the Rev. T. Robinson, Leicester, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Elliat’s Sermons.
              Father on Genesis, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Ball on Terms of COmmanion.
Miss Toomer, Southampton – Missionary Register, 4 vols. 8vo.
An unknown friend,
              Manton’s Works, 3vols. folio,
              Peak’s [?] Annotations, 2 vols. folio,
              Chambers’s Dictionary, 2 vols. folio
              Annrose’s [?] works, 1 vol. folio,
              Perlink’s [?] works, 1 vol. folio,
              Goodwin’s Works, 2 vols, folio.
              Ainsworth’s Annotations, 1 vol. folio.
Dr. Styles, Brighton,
              Styles’s Sermons, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Boston’s Covenial [?] of Grace, 1 vol. 8vo.
Rev. Mr. ___, England
              Indime micuities [?], by Maurice, 6 vols. 8vo.
              Watt’s works, 9 vols, 8vo.
Mrs. Brewer – Christian Chserver, 13 vols. 8vo.
Mr. Bunnell – Theological Magazine and Review, 3 vols. 8vo.
Mr. Webster,
              Theological Magazine, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Parable of the ten virgins, 1 vol. folio.
Mr. W. Smith- Brighton – Bailley’s History of Asia, 2 vols. 12mo.
Mr. J. Landies, London,
              Evengeical Magazine, 2 vols. 8vo.
              General anding to the Chief of Sinners [?], 1 vol. 12mo.
W. S. Davison, Esq. China
              Marcartney’s Embassy to China, 2 vols. 4to.
              Waidon the Hindoos, 1 vol. 4to.
Dr. Clark, H. C. S. Waterloo – Sermons, by Rev. Matthew Henry
J. Livingstone, Esq, Macao,
              Sampson’s Algebra, 1 vol. 8vo. (p. 70)
              Gregory’s Mechanics, 3 vols. 8vo.
              Smith’s Wealth of Nations, 3 vols. 8vo.
Sir Andrew Ljunsteds, Macao,
              A Grammar of the Spanish Language, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Wilson’s Elements of Hebrew Grammar, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Dowling’s Elements and Theory of the Hebrew Language, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Vocabulario de la Langua Tagala* Primera, 2 vols. 4to.
              Historia de la Provincia del Santisimo Rosario de Filipians, China, y Tunquin Orden de Predicadores, 1 vol. 4to.
              Catceismo de Doctrina Christiama, en Lengua BIsaya, 1 vol. 12mo.
              Parrochio de Indios Instruido, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Arte de la Leagua Tagala, para la Administracion de la Santos Sacramentos, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Compendia de la Arte de la Lengua Tagala, 1 vol. 12mo.
              Practico del Ministerio, en Philipinas, 1 vol. 8vo.
Missionary Society,
              Encyclopaedia Britannica, 22 vols. 4to.
              Rollin’s Ancient History, in French, 12 vols. 12mo.
              Stockii Clavis Linguae Sanctae, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Schlensueri Lexicon Graeco-Latinum, in Novum Testamentum, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Newcomb’s Minor Prophets, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Gray’s Key to the Old Testament and Apocrypha, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Butler’s Horae Biblicae, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Gerard’s Biblical Criticism, 1 vol. 8vo.
              Lowth’s Isaiah, 2 vols. 8vo.
              Missionary Transactions, 3 vols. 8vo.
              Stower’s Printer’s Grammar, 1 vol. 8vo.

We have also to acknowledge the favours of several young friends in England, for some smaller Publicatios, which are no less acceptable.


source: The Indo-Chinese gleaner, vol. 3, February, 1818.
 

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