 Several were of substantial length; one was the "Chinese Monthly Magazine" (察世俗每月統記傳 Chashisu Meiyue Tongjizhuan), the first Chinese language magazine in the modern sense of the word; that ran from 1815 to 1822 and totaled several hundred pages.In addition, he produced two substantial books and a Malacca periodical in English.The University of Glasgow conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)