Early Missionaries in Bangkok: The Journals of Tomlin, Gutzlaff and Abeel, 1828-1832

amongst appearance arrived assistance attendants August Bangkok boat brother brought building Burmans busy called Captain character chiefly China Chinese Christian Cochin Chinese coming conversation crowded desirous distance employed English entered European four frequently friends give ground Gutzlaff half hands head hear hope idols immediately important interesting Jacob Tomlin junk King knowledge labours language Laos lately leave live Lord means medicine missionary morning natives night object obliged October offering opium pagoda passed person Phra Klang pleasing poor present priests Prince principal probably received religion remarkable requested residence respectable river Sabbath saying seemed sent ship Siam Siamese side Singapore soon spirit subjects taken talapoin temples took tract translation usually vessel visitors whole women worship young