1882年圣诞节之夜,大西洋上海风呼啸,海浪汹涌,一艘英国货轮行驶在波峰浪谷之间,目的地是中华帝国。船上装载了当时在中国能卖得好价钱的英国废铁和当时因在华教会事业迅猛发展而十分匮乏的青年传教士。弗雷德里克·布朗1860年生于英格兰。当时,去“未开发的非洲和亚洲”传播拯救异教徒灵魂的福音是英国年轻士子梦寐以求的冒险事 1882 Christmas night, the Atlantic Ocean whistling winds, surging waves, a British freighter driving in the peaks and valleys, the destination is the Chinese Empire. The ship was loaded with British scrap that could have been sold well in China at the time and young missionaries who were scarcely due to the rapid development of the Church in China. Frederick Brown was born in England in 1860. At that time, going to “undeveloped Africa and Asia” to spread the gospel of saving the heathen’s soul was a dream adventure for the young British scholar