JAESCHKE, He in rich August

[s. 358] : Born in HerrnHe was descended hut. Saxony, May 17, 1817. from a family of those Moravian exiles who found refuge and freedom on the estates of Count Zinzendorf at the settlement of Herrnhut. After two years’ study in the theological seminary at Gnadenfeld he was appointed, in 1837, a teacher in the boys’ academy in Christiansfeld, where the Danish language chiefly was used. He acquired the language so rapidly that in a short time he was able to compose and preach in Danish._ Five years later he was appointed a profe or in the Niesky Pasdegogium, where he instructed in ancient and modern languages. He here began the study of Arabic, Persian, and Sanskrit._ He was a proficient in Greek. He became acquainted also with Hungarian, Bohemian, Polish, and Itarsl 341 His diary was kept in seven languages. Swedish. In 1856 he joined Me rs. Pagell and Heyde in mi ion work at Kailang, a village in the province of Lahoul, on the borders of Tibet, intending as soon as the way was open to enter with them and labor among the Chinese Mongols. Having acquired the language he compiled a Germ anTi be tan, and some years later an English-Tibetan, Lexicon, both of which are considered standard The British Government published authorities. the English-Tibetan Lexicon for the use of Eng- He also wrote and officers in Kashmir. translated several books and tracts for the converts, for pupils in schools, and for distribution among the people. He prepared also a small Tibetan grammar in the English language for the He now began use of mi ionaries and others. the translation of the Bible, but after ten years of almost ince ant labor his health failed, and he was obliged to return to Europe. There, in great weakne , he continued the work, and completed the translation of the New Testament, which was published by the British and Foreign He left materials which were Bible Society. used by Mr. Redslob in the translation of the Old Testament. He died at Herrnhut, September 24, 1883. lish JAFFA: A town in Syria, lying 33 miles N. W. of Jerusalem, of which it is the seaport and with which it is connected by railroad. It is regarded an important center for mi ionary work, all pilgrims and visitors to Jerusalem, whether Christians, Jews, or Muslims, naturally There are fourteen colonies of land at Jaffa. Jews from abroad in the immediate neighborhood of the town, making with those in the town itself The population of a body of some 6,500 Jews. It is a station of the Jaffa is about 16,000. Tabeetha Mi ion Schools (1863), of the CMS (1876), of the Jaffa Medical Mi ion (1878), of the London Society for the Promotion of Christianity among the Jews (1882), of the Jerusalem Union (Berlin), and of the Christian and Mi ionary Together these societies have at Jaffa Alliance. 20 mi ionaries and 29 native workers, men and women, with 12 day schools, 1 boarding school, as because 1 industrial school, 1 hospital, and 2 dispensaries. 359