SOURCE: "A Missionary View of Confucianism," in A Systematical Digest of the Doctrines of Confucius, The General Evangelical Protestant Missionary Society of Germany, 1902, pp. 89-99.

In the excerpt below, Faber compares Confucianism and Christianity.

This subject is still but little known. As I have an exhaustive work in preparation I will take the liberty of stating here its programme:—

1. The Thirteen Sacred Books of Confucianism. The origin of every portion of them. A history of the text. Remnants of ancient texts; various readings, quotations, etc. History of the Confucian Canon.
2. The other Ancient Literature of China, i.e., a description of all the original works still in existence and not included in the Confucian Sacred Books.
3. Outline of a History of the Pre-Confucian Period, from these sources (under II), compared with such accidental notices as the Confucian Classics (under I) may contain.
4. The Life and Work of Confucius...