Arthur Evans Moule
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Arthur Evans Moule was an English
missionary to China
. He was the son of Henry Moule
, vicar at Fordington, Dorset
, and was educated at Malta Protestant College and the Church Missionary Society, Islington College.
. He worked in the vicinity of Ningpo
in 1861–1869 and in 1871–1876; at Hankow
(where his brother George Evans Moule
had founded, in 1869, the first inland mission residence) from 1876 to 1879; in Shanghai
in 1882–1894; and, after eight years at home, in Chekiang
and Kiangsu
from 1902 to his retirement in 1910, having been Archdeacon in the diocese of Mid-China for 30 years.
In 1890 he was a founding member of the Permanent Committee for the Promotion of Anti-Opium
Societies. Fellow committee members were prominent missionaries John Glasgow Kerr
MD, American Presbyterian Mission in Canton; BC Atterbury MD, American Presbyterian Mission in Peking, Henry Whitney MD, American Board of Commissioners for foreign Missions in Foochow, the Rev Samuel Clarke, China Inland Mission in Kweiyang; the Rev Arthur Gostick Shorrock
, English Baptist Mission in Taiyuan and the Rev Griffith John
, London Mission Society in Hankow. They resolved to continue their opposition to the opium traffic, urging Christians in China to arouse public opinion against it. The desire of the missionaries that their ideas be carried out caused them to form "continuation committees" that were assigned tasks to assure that action would be taken on whatever matters had been approved by the conferences.
In Chinese he published tracts, sermons, a commentary on the Thirty-nine Articles
, "A Letter to the Scholars of China," etc., and in English:
His brother Handley Moule
was the bishop of Durham from 1901–1920.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
missionary to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. He was the son of Henry Moule
Henry Moule
Henry Moule was a priest in the Church of England and inventor of the dry earth closet.-Education and priesthood:Moule, sixth son of George Moule, solicitor and banker, was born at Melksham, Wiltshire, on 27 January 1801, and educated at Marlborough grammar school. He was elected a foundation...
, vicar at Fordington, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, and was educated at Malta Protestant College and the Church Missionary Society, Islington College.
Missionary in China
In 1861 he went out to China, where he arrived in time to witness some of the stirring scenes of the Taiping RebellionTaiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
. He worked in the vicinity of Ningpo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
in 1861–1869 and in 1871–1876; at Hankow
Hankou
Hankou was one of the three cities whose merging formed modern-day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers where the Han falls into the Yangtze...
(where his brother George Evans Moule
George Evans Moule
George Evans Moule was an Anglican missionary in China and the first Anglican bishop of mid-China....
had founded, in 1869, the first inland mission residence) from 1876 to 1879; in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in 1882–1894; and, after eight years at home, in Chekiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
and Kiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
from 1902 to his retirement in 1910, having been Archdeacon in the diocese of Mid-China for 30 years.
In 1890 he was a founding member of the Permanent Committee for the Promotion of Anti-Opium
Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
Societies. Fellow committee members were prominent missionaries John Glasgow Kerr
John Glasgow Kerr
John Glasgow Kerr was a Presbyterian medical missionary to China with the American Presbyterian Mission.Born in Duncansville, Ohio, Kerr graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He went to China as a medical missionary and arrived at Guangzhou in 1854...
MD, American Presbyterian Mission in Canton; BC Atterbury MD, American Presbyterian Mission in Peking, Henry Whitney MD, American Board of Commissioners for foreign Missions in Foochow, the Rev Samuel Clarke, China Inland Mission in Kweiyang; the Rev Arthur Gostick Shorrock
Arthur Gostick Shorrock
Arthur Gostick Shorrock , a pioneer Baptist missionary in China for 40 years. Arthur was born in 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He entered Spurgeon's College and as a student preacher took services at the Baptist Chapel in Wraysbury...
, English Baptist Mission in Taiyuan and the Rev Griffith John
Griffith John
Griffith John was a British Christian missionary and translator in China. A member of the Congregational church, he was a pioneer evangelist with the London Missionary Society , a writer and a translator of the Holy Bible into the Chinese language.-Biography:Griffith John was born on 14 December...
, London Mission Society in Hankow. They resolved to continue their opposition to the opium traffic, urging Christians in China to arouse public opinion against it. The desire of the missionaries that their ideas be carried out caused them to form "continuation committees" that were assigned tasks to assure that action would be taken on whatever matters had been approved by the conferences.
In Chinese he published tracts, sermons, a commentary on the Thirty-nine Articles
Thirty-Nine Articles
The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are the historically defining statements of doctrines of the Anglican church with respect to the controversies of the English Reformation. First established in 1563, the articles served to define the doctrine of the nascent Church of England as it related to...
, "A Letter to the Scholars of China," etc., and in English:
- Chinese Stories (1880) (1891; third edition, 1902) (1911)
- The Chinese People: A Handbook on China (1914)
His brother Handley Moule
Handley Moule
Handley Carr Glyn Moule was an evangelical Anglican theologian, writer, poet, and Bishop of Durham from 1901-1920....
was the bishop of Durham from 1901–1920.
Selected works
- Moule, Arthur Evans (1891). The Story of the Chek-Kiang Mission of the Church Missionary Society. London: Church Missionary Society. [digitized by University of Hong Kong Libraries, Digital Initiatives, "China Through Western Eyes." ]
- Moule, Arthur Evans [1911]. Half a century in China: recollections and observations. London: Hodder and Stoughton. [digitized by University of Hong Kong Libraries, Digital Initiatives, "China Through Western Eyes." ]