摘要
In the early 19th century,Robert Morrison and William Milne,the first Protestant missionaries to China,commenced The Ultra-Ganges Missions,formally kicking off the Protestant missions in China and Southeast Asia.The Ultra-Ganges Missions not only marked a major milestone for the early missionary works of Protestantism,but also fueled the rise of Chinese modern press with its China-oriented periodicals such as The Chinese Monthly Magazine and The Indo-Chinese Gleaner.Based on the history of Protestantism in the 18th and 19th centuries,this article examines the origin of The Ultra-Ganges Missions and its periodical publication,in order to provide reference to the studies of Chinese Protestantism and China’s periodical press.
