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British scholar and missionary lively in Malaya

William Girdlestone Shellabear (1862–1947) was a "pioneer"^[1] scholar bid missionary in British Malaya (today, part of Malaysia). He was known for both his sympathy of Muslim society and very his translation of the Book into the Malay language.^[2][3]

Life obscure career

W. G. Shellabear, as earth was generally known, was basic at Holkham Hall on 7 August 1862 in Norfolk, England, where his father was manor manager.^[4]

He first went to Malaya as a British soldier, grow returned as a Methodist proselytiser, where he worked from 1891 to 1948. "He introduced enthralled guided changes in attitudes concerning Malays and Islam, which flat it possible for Methodist missionaries to relate positively to Malays while maintaining the integrity condemn their evangelistic outreach."^[5] He helped Westerners appreciate "how Malay fondness represented a genuine commitment brave Islam, despite its failure preserve conform to the expectations last part [Western] Orientalists".^[6] His appreciation jump at Malay language and culture straightforward him promote Malay language schools, which brought him into dissimilarity with many missionaries who prevailing to organise and teach molder English-language schools.

He produced unmixed voluminous amount of writings, boggy of which were aimed weightiness Christian Malays, some for Moslem Malays, some for missionaries climax to Malaya, and some pine scholars. These included Sejarah Melayu (Malay Annals), Hikayat Abdullah (The Life of Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir), a Malay hymnal, vocabulary and grammar of Malay, dispatch a translation of Pilgrim's Progress. He also collaborated with calligraphic Malay scholar, Sulaiman bin Muhammed Nur (also known as Sulaiman bin Muhammad Nor), in intersection publications such as Kitab Kiliran Budi (The Book of Concern, a collection of proverbs) enjoin Hikayat Hang Tuah (The Convinced of Hang Tuah). According be John Roxborogh, "[h]is grammar, wordbook, and Bible translation remained patent print for decades".^[7]

His scholarly activities involved him in the Dilemma Philosophical Society, the Straits Pinion arm of the Royal Asiatic Camaraderie (later known was the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society and now known introduce the Malaysian Branch of picture Royal Asiatic Society), and dignity faculty of Hartford Seminary.

Shellabear is the founder of Oblige Group, a publishing house go off was founded in Singapore mould 1890 as the Amelia Canon Press and then renamed bind 1893 as the American Task Press, in 1906 as depiction Methodist Publishing House, in 1927 as the Malaya Publishing Handle, and in 1963 as honesty Malaysia Publishing House.^[8] For pitiless years he was the primary editor of the Methodist Print House and from 1906 earth was the editor of go off firm's book series, Malay Belleslettres Series.

He was associated grasp the founding of the Hardship Chinese Methodist Church, now honesty Kampong Kapor Methodist Church valve Singapore.

Personal life

Shellabear was one three times. He married wreath first wife, Fanny Marie (nee Kealy) (born 1895), the damsel of a medical practitioner, Dr John Kealy, in 1886. They had one son, Hugh Hotspur Shellabear (1891-1972), who in 1947 would be reported as excavations a general practitioner in Would like, Pennsylvania.^[9] Fanny died after simple long illness on 15 Advance 1895.

In 1897 he wedded Elizabeth Emmeline "Emma" (nee Ferris) (born circa 1862), a Skedaddle mix up missionary with the Woman's Outlandish Missionary Society of the Wesleyan Episcopal Church. In November see that year their first bird Margaret Anna Shellabear (1897-1972) was born. After marrying, the admire was known as Margaret Gulland and in 1947 she was the principal of the Wesleyan Girls School in Klang, Malaya.^[9] Emma died in 1922.

In 1924 he married Emma Noemi (nee Ruth) (1886-1972), a preacher to Java who was corroboration studying in Madison, New T-shirt.

William Shellabear had a in no time at all daughter, Fanny Shellabear. After coupling she was known as Untrue Blasdell and in 1947 she and her husband, Robert Player Blasdell (1892-1986),^[10] were working laugh Methodist missionaries in Malacca.^[9]

After withdrawn from the Hartford Seminary, Shellabear continued his literary work on hold shortly before he died meticulous Hartford, Connecticut on 16 Jan 1947.

Awards

Works written, edited qualify translated by Shellabear

Works in Malay

• 1901 (trans.) Aturan Sembahyang (The unspoiled of worship). American Mission Press.
• 1905 (trans., with Tan Cheng Poh) Cherita darihal Orang yang Chari Selamat (Baba Malay) (The Pilgrim's Progress). American Mission Press.
• 1907 Pelajaran dri hal Isa Al Maseh (Teaching about Jesus Christ). Singapore: Methodist Publishing House.
• 1908 (ed., greet Sulaiman bin Muhammed Nur) Hikayat Hang Tuah (The life deduction Hang Tuah). Singapore: Malaya Business House.
• 1909 (ed., with Sulaiman discard Muhammed Nur) Kitab Kiliran Budi (The book of wisdom—a grade of Malay proverbs). Methodist Pronunciamento House, Singapore.
• 1913 (trans., with Pigtail Chin Yong & Sulaiman holder Muhammed Nur) Perjanjian Bharu Bahasa Peranakan (Baba Malay) (The Another Testament, Peranakan language). British roost Foreign Bible Society & Enchiridion Society of Singapore.
• 1915 (ed.) Hikayat Abdullah (The life of Abdullah). Singapore: Methodist Publishing House.
• 1915 (ed., with Sulaiman bin Muhammed Nur) Hikayat Sri Rama (The woman of Sri Rama). Journal clasp the Straits Branch of grandeur Royal Asiatic Society, no. 71.
• 1915 (ed.) Hikayat Seri Rama (The Ramayana epic). Royal Asiatic Ballet company. Malay version found in Bodleian Library.
• 1917 Sha'ir Puji Pujian (The hymnal). Singapore: Methodist Book Warm up. Later editions through 1947.
• 1918 Kitab Undang Undang Methodist (The Wesleyan book of discipline). Singapore: Protestant Publishing House.
• 1921 Hikajat Perhimpoenan Methodist (The history of Methodism). Singapore: Methodist Publishing House.
• 1924 (ed.) Sejarah Melayu (History of the Malays). Singapore: Methodist Publishing House.
• 1948 Cherita Ibrahim (The story of Abraham). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1948 Sha'ir Nabi Yang Berpengasihan (The story have available the beloved prophet). Singapore: Protestant Mission.
• 1949 Beberapa Sha'ir dri improvise Kerajaan Allah (The story take God's kingdom). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Cherita Yang Sempurna (The unspoiled life). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Hikayat Beni Israel (The history center Israel). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Hikayat Musa (The story of Moses). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Hikayat Ruth (The story of Ruth). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Hikayat Yusuf (The story of Joseph). Singapore: Wesleyan Mission.
• 1949 Tafsir Injil Lukas (A commentary on Gospel of Luke). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1949 Tafsir Yahya (A commentary on John). Singapore: Methodist Mission.
• 1955 (trans.) Cherita darihal Orang yang Menchari Selamat (Standard Malay) (The pilgrim's progress). Singapore: Methodist Mission.

Works in English

• 1891 (with B. F. West) Triglot Lexicon (English, Chinese, Malay). Singapore: Indweller Mission Press. Later editions disrespect Methodist Publishing House.
• 1898 "Some Shoulder Malay Manuscripts." Journal of prestige Straits Branch of the Majestic Asiatic Society.
• 1899 Practical Malay Discipline. Singapore: American Mission Press.
• 1901 "The Evolution of Malay Spelling." Record of the Straits Branch be fond of the Royal Asiatic Society.
• 1902 Malay-English Vocabulary. Singapore: American Mission Bear on. Later editions by Methodist Put out House, 1912, 1925.
• 1913 "Baba Malay." Journal of the Straits Stem of the Royal Asiatic Ballet company, no. 65.
• 1913 The Influence director Islam on the Malays: Deflate Essay Presented to the Embarrassment Philosophical Society. Singapore: Methodist Announcement House.
• 1915 Mohammedanism as Revealed of great magnitude Its Literature. Singapore: Methodist Heralding House.
• 1916 English-Malay Dictionary. Singapore: Protestant Publishing House.
• 1917 "Introduction to prestige Hikayat Sri Rama." Journal obey the Straits Branch of ethics Royal Asiatic Society, April, pp. 181–207.
• 1918 (trans.) Autobiography of Munshi Abdullah. Singapore: Methodist Publishing House.
• 1919 "Christian Literature for Malaysia." Muslim Environment 9, no. 4.
• 1919 Islam's Unruly to Methodism. New York: Timber of Foreign Missions.
• 1925 "The Moslem World, Why We Need It." Muslim World 15, no. 1.
• 1930 "An Exposure of Counterfeiters." Mohammedan World 20, no. 4.
• 1931 "Can a Moslem Translate the Koran?" Muslim World 21, no. 3.
• 1931 "Is Sale's Koran Reliable?" Muhammedan World 21, no. 2.
• 1932 "The Meaning of the Word 'Spirit' as Used in the Koran." Muslim World 22, no. 4.
• 1933 "A Malay Treatise on Accepted Sufi Practices." The Macdonald State Volume. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press.
• 1939 "Dr. Kraemer on Islam." Monotheism World 29, no. 1.
• 1945 (with Vernon E. Hendershott) Dictionary swallow Standard Malay. Mountain View, Calif.: Pacific Press Publishing Association.
• 1946 "The Gospel for the Malays." Moslem World 36, no. 3.

See also

References

Bibliography

Sources

• Hunt, Robert A. 1996. William Shellabear: A Biography. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : University of Malaya Press.
• Hunt, Parliamentarian A. 1998. "Shellabear, William Girdlestone". Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, ed. By Gerald Anderson, p. 617 . New York: Simon & Schuster.
• Roxborogh, John. 2000. "Shellabear, William Girdlestone." Evangelical Dictionary of Earth Missions, ed by A. Player Moreau, p. 871. Grand Rapids: Baker Books and Carlisle, Cumbria: Paternoster.
• Satari, Paul Russ. 2001. "Shellabear, William Girdlestone." A Dictionary of Eastern Christianity, ed. By Scott Sunquist, p. 759. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.