Shuck, J. Lewis (Jehu Lewis), 1812-1863
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Missionary to Chinese under American Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, sailed from Boston, 1835; lived in Singapore and Macao, 1836-42; became first Baptist missionary to live in China; organized first Baptist Church in Hong Kong, 1842; Chinese church in Sacramento, Calif. after 1852; pastor in S.C. 1861-1863.
From the description of [Letter] 1854 May 13, Sacramento to "Dear Bro. Broadus" [John Albert Broadus] / Lewis Shuck. 1854. (SBTS Library). WorldCat record id: 48214482
J.L. Shuck was the first Baptist missionary to China appointed by the Triennial Convention, 1835; in 1846 the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board appointed him to Canton, China. He was later transferred to Shanghai.
From the description of Jehu Lewis Shuck Letter, 1848 (Wake Forest University - ZSR Library). WorldCat record id: 59882854
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