Thank you for such a fascinating and detailed research into Adela's background, and the context of empire and international trade in which she grew up. I wonder if in later posts we will be hearing about Adela's attitudes to empire and issues such as Indian independence and the spirituality of Ghandi and interfaith approaches to spirituality developed by missionaries and thinkers like CF Andrews?
Hello Mark thank you for your interesting comment - I’m glad you liked the post. I haven’t yet come across any reference to Ghandi but there’s still a lot of her writing that I have yet to read! I hadn’t heard of C F Andrews myself and he sounds a very interesting person.
Thank you, Liz, for this most interesting background to Adela’s life - I had no knowledge of British involvement in Japan in the late 19th century. You’ve shone a light on that. Good to have the photos of family and the church in Japan too. Wishing you well, Sue
Thank you for such a fascinating and detailed research into Adela's background, and the context of empire and international trade in which she grew up. I wonder if in later posts we will be hearing about Adela's attitudes to empire and issues such as Indian independence and the spirituality of Ghandi and interfaith approaches to spirituality developed by missionaries and thinkers like CF Andrews?
Hello Mark thank you for your interesting comment - I’m glad you liked the post. I haven’t yet come across any reference to Ghandi but there’s still a lot of her writing that I have yet to read! I hadn’t heard of C F Andrews myself and he sounds a very interesting person.
Thank you, Liz, for this most interesting background to Adela’s life - I had no knowledge of British involvement in Japan in the late 19th century. You’ve shone a light on that. Good to have the photos of family and the church in Japan too. Wishing you well, Sue
Thank you Sue, I’m glad you’ve enjoyed this post. I was very glad to discover the photos of Yokohama and the church from the early days.
Adela is certainly a character. It is interesting to hear of her unusual upbringing and what made her into the woman she became
Thank you for your comment Lola. Yes it’s quite a challenging start in life isn’t it?