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Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of the Reverend Christian Frederick Swartz : to which is prefixed, a sketch of the history of Christianity in India. By Hugh Pearson. TWO VOLUMES : 1835 [ To which is prefixed, a sketch of the history of Christianity
Published by J. Hatchard and Son, Picadilly, London, 1835
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Engraved Portrait & Map (illustrator). Second Edition. LONDON : 1835. [ First published in 1834 ]. Swartz, Christian Frederick, 1726-1798. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the history of Christianity in India. Hardbacks. TWO VOLUME SET. Map and portrait frontispiece to each volume. Light brown pebble grained cloth, gilt lettered spines. Untrimmed edges as issued. Lemon end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bindings blotchy. A little staining to end-papers. Contents tight and clean. VERY GOOD. Very scarce. This is the FULL edition; later one-volume editions are abridged'. (xxxv), 438, (viii), 529 pages. Appendix. 2pp adverts. . **Books now in archival quality clear protective jackets**. .**Heavy books; extra postage required** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian Literature, Theology and History ]. CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH SCHWARZ (also Swartz & Schwartz) (1726-1798) was a German Protestant missionary to India, born on 8 October 1726 at Sonnenburg, in the electorate of Brandenburg, Prussia. Having learned Tamil to assist in a translation of the Bible into that language, he was led to form the intention of becoming a missionary to India. He received ordination at Copenhagen on 8 August 1749, and, after spending some time in England to acquire the English language, embarked early in 1750 for India.Schwarz's direct success in making converts exceeded that of any other Protestant missionary in India, in addition to which he succeeded in winning the esteem of Muslims and Hindus. The raja of Tanjore erected a monument, executed by Flaxman, in the mission church, in which he is represented as grasping the hand of the dying missionary and receiving his benediction. A splendid monument to Schwarz by Bacon was placed by the British East India Company in St Mary's church at Chennai. Schwarz High School in Ramanathapuram has nurtured many a young scholar, noteworthy among whom is Dr.Abdul Kalam, the President of India. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian Literature, Theology and History ].
