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花慕滋又名花雅各(一八三六—一八六一年),是在山东省最早被杀的基督教传教士。他生于美国普雷斯顿,在今西弗吉尼亚州。一八五八年毕业于哥伦比亚学院,结婚后即受美国南浸信会的差派前来中国传教。一八五八年七月首途,翌年二月到达上海。当时正逢太平军占领苏州围攻上海。他和其他两位美南浸信会的传教士高第佩(一八二一—一九○二年)和海雅西(一八三五—一九一二年)曾先后两次前往苏州、南京访问,试探有没有在太平天国区内进行传教的可能性。两次都得到太平天国领导人的亲切款待。
Flower Muzi, aka Flower Jacob (1863 - 1861), was the earliest Christian missionary killed in Shandong Province. He was born in Preston, USA, in West Virginia today. He graduated from Columbia College in 1858 and was sent to China for preaching by the American Southern Baptists. First journey in July 1858, arrived in Shanghai in February the following year. At that time, Taiping troops occupied Suzhou and besieged Shanghai. He and two other Messengers of the South Baptist, Goethe (1821-1990) and Hai Yasi (1835-1912) traveled to Suzhou twice, Nanjing visited to test whether there is a possibility of preaching in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Both were given cordial hospitality by the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.