Comfort of the dead idol paper, 1890
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
Label #8.
Dates
- Creation: 1890
Creator
- From the Collection: Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (Assistant Teacher 1849-1851) (Person)
- From the Collection: Hartwell, Emily Susan, 1859-1951 (Class of 1883, A.M. 1922; Missionary in China) (Donor, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
"Pictures of clothing, hats, shoes, abacus for reckoning accounts, fans, and whatever is deemed necessary for comfort of the dead. Thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent every year in China for idol money for the dead, as the Chinese have not heard of heaven or Jesus. Howe can they know unless we send them the message?"
Emily Hartwell, Foochow China, circa 1890
Extent
From the Collection: 3.0 Cubic Feet (1 archival box, objects, and photographs)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository