William Chalmers Burns (1815-1868), Scottish evangelist and Christian missionary to China with the English Presbyterian Mission in the 19th century. Burns worked with fellow missionary Hudson Taylor for quite some time and both were involved in the advance of the gospel within the Chinese interior.

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Engraving 1870 or earlier from photo taken in Peking c1863.

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Size: 1400px × 1994px
Location: Peking, China.
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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