George Stott

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George Stott

George Stott (* 1835 in Scotland , † April 21, 1889 in Cannes , France) was a British or Scottish Protestant missionary in China .

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his wife Grace Cigge Stott

George Stott was from Scotland , place and date of birth are unknown. According to his wife, Grace Ciggie, Scott had an accident at the age of 19 that resulted in complications that resulted in the amputation of his left leg. During his illness he studied the teachings of Christianity. He then experienced a conversion to Jesus Christ . After his recovery, he taught at a school. Through contacts with the newly established China Inland Mission of James Hudson Taylor , he was motivated to go to China as a missionary . Because of his handicap, this was almost hopeless, but Hudson Taylor was persuaded to send him to China. He worked in China for 23 years and did missionary work in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province , where Christianity was previously unknown. The Christian Church of Chengxi , which he founded, is the oldest Protestant church in the city still in existence today, with around 600,000 Protestant believers.

literature

  • Leslie T. Lyall dared to do the impossible . The Inland China Mission, 1865–1965
  • Grace Ciggie Stott: Twenty-Six Years of Missionary Work In China . 1898
  • Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission
  • List of China Inland Mission missionaries in China

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Twenty-Six Years of Missionary Work In China” by Grace Ciggie Stott; 1898
personal data
SURNAME Stott, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English missionary
DATE OF BIRTH 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH Scotland
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1889
Place of death Cannes , France