楊順 (傳教士)
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楊順(Stephen Johnson,1803年4月15日—1886年)又名詹思文,是美國公理會差會派往中國福州的先鋒傳教士。
1803年4月15日,楊順出生在美國馬薩諸塞州Conn的格里斯沃爾德。1827年,他畢業於阿默斯特學院,1829-1832年就讀於奧本神學院[1]。
1833年,楊順受美國公理會差會派遣,前往暹羅曼谷,向當地來自福建省的華人移民傳教,學會福建方言。1846年,他前往中國福州傳教,1847年1月2日到達福州,為抵達該市的第一位新教傳教士[2]。但是他發現福州方言與他在曼谷學到的方言大為不同。他先在中洲租屋居住,他認為這是一個富有潛力的傳教中心,建議美國公理會差會迅速增援力量。幾個月後曾經在暹羅同工的弼利民(Lyman Birt Peet)夫婦來到福州與他會合。
楊順在福州傳教將近6年後,由於健康原因被迫於1853年返回美國[3][4]。1886年在紐約州Gouverneur去世。
參考文獻
- ^ The Missionary herald: Volume 36 - Page 24 美國公理會差會 1840 "Stephen Johnson, born Griswold Ct.; graduated AC 1827, Auburn 1832;...."
- ^ 仓山区志. [2009-07-07]. (原始內容存檔於2011-07-07).
- ^ Handbook of Christianity in China: 1800 to the Present - Page 155 N. Standaert, R. G. Tiedemann - 2009 "The American Board would also see its ranks and its presence in China expand during this first treaty port period. ... In 1847 Stephen Johnson 詹思文(1803–1886) entered the city. He had been one of the ABCFM missionaries who had worked ..."
- ^ Obituary record Amherst College - 1874 (correct?) "STEPHEN JOHNSON, the son of Stephen and Lydia (Larued) Johnson . After his return home he preached as his health would permit until 1862, when he removed to Gouverneur, New York, where he engaged in gardening, and there resided until his death, which was occasioned by the fracture of one of his legs,"