{"id":2517,"date":"2016-06-20T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2016-06-09T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T12:00:06","slug":"mission-to-the-middle-east-discovering-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2016\/06\/20\/mission-to-the-middle-east-discovering-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission to the Middle East : discovering collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week New College Library welcomes delegates of the 2016 conference of the Yale-Edinburgh Group\u00a0on the History of the Missionary Movement and World Christianity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve been discovering that New College Library’s unique collections include some fascinating materials\u00a0from the Church of Scotland’s development of missions to Jews in the Middle East, in the nineteenth century. In particular we hold books, archives and objects relating to Rev. Andrew A. Bonar and Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne, and a selection of items from\u00a0these collections are now on display in the New College Library entrance.\u00a0Bonar and McCheyne\u00a0were appointed by the Church of Scotland in 1838 as part of a deputation to visit Jewish communities in Europe and the Middle East, with a view to future mission activity.<\/p>\n

\"Remains

Remains of Andrew Bonar\u2019s Bible. New College Library, Object 57<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the remains of Andrew Bonar\u2019s Bible, which was dropped into Jacob\u2019s Well at Sychar in Samaria by its owner in 1839, and recovered years later. Only a fragment of the original text remains.<\/p>\n

\"Bonar,

Bonar, Andrew. Letter, to James Bonar, Lake of Galilee 15 July 1839. New College Library, Box 28.4.9<\/p><\/div>\n

New College Library holds several letters from Andrew Bonar\u2019s trip to the Holy Land, including letters to his brother James written in Jerusalem and Galilee.<\/p>\n

\"McCheyne,

McCheyne, Robert Murray. Diary of a trip to Palestine. 1839. New College Library, MACCH 1.9<\/p><\/div>\n

This small pocket book was used by Robert Murray McCheyne to record impressions and sketches from his trip.\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"McCheyne,

McCheyne, Robert Murray. Diary and sketches of Palestine Trip. 1839. New College Library, MACCH 1.8<\/p><\/div>\n

This larger diary was used for daily entries on McCheyne\u2019s travels, with small sketches. This page is headed \u201cOh what an opportunity for preaching the unsearchable riches of Christ!\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Portable

Portable Writing Desk of Robert Murray McCheyne. New College Library, Object 81.<\/p><\/div>\n

This portable writing desk has a well documented provenance as being formerly owned by Robert Murray McCheyne. It is lined with green felt and severely stained with ink, presumably from regular usage.<\/p>\n

\"Bonar,

Bonar, Andrew and McCheyne, Robert Murray. Edinburgh : W. Whyte, 1842. New College Library, tNV 2 BON 2<\/p><\/div>\n

Bonar, Andrew and McCheyne, Robert Murray. Narrative of a mission of inquiry to the Jews<\/em>. Edinburgh : W. Whyte, 1842. New College Library, tNV 2 BON 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the first edition of this very popular work, which went through several editions.<\/p>\n

\"Bonar,

Bonar, Andrew. Memoir and remains of the Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne … Dundee : W. Middleton, 1844. New College Library, Z.328<\/p><\/div>\n

Bonar, Andrew. Memoir and remains of the Rev. Robert Murray M’Cheyne … <\/em>Dundee :\u00a0W. Middleton, 1844. New College Library, Z.328<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Bonar\u2019s memoir of his friend Robert Murray\u00a0McCheyne was even more popular than the Narrative, <\/em>and contributed to his lasting influence.<\/p>\n

Christine Love-Rodgers, Academic Support Librarian, Divinity<\/em><\/p>\n

Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walls, A.F. (1993) ‘Missions : Jewish’, in de S. Cameron, Nigel M., (ed.) Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology<\/i>. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, p. 590.<\/p>\n

Lionel Alexander Ritchie, \u2018Bonar, Andrew Alexander<\/span> (1810\u20131892)<\/span>\u2019, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<\/i>, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http:\/\/www.oxforddnb.com\/view\/article\/2812, accessed 9 June 2016]<\/p>\n

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