鄭鐵撰 「數念故林鄰長老」 《台灣教會公報》604卷，1935年7月

林鄰長老是里港教會員林書襄兄e5老父。看子兒e5熱心kap信德，就知老父e5信德kap熱心，thang數念來歸榮光主上帝。

Ti7 （1935年） 3月7日，伊e5第3子林書啟君kap潘氏月金女士beh舉行結婚式。今年tu2是伊61歲，順這個機會伊e5子beh ka7伊祝壽。不幸ti7 be7享受雙喜e5前初4，暗車去玉里買辦，hit暗ti7旅館起病 （腦溢血）。到天光初5早8點，看著長老娘kap伊e5子e5時，安心永眠好睏，享壽61歲。3月初6下晡2點，ti7伊e5厝舉行告別式；赴式e5人有200左右。

若是講起林鄰長老，就南部較老e5先生抑是牧師攏bat伊。因為伊18 歲e5時離開本鄉去斗六，hit時kap劉萬劍長老，吳祿長老做朋友；對an2-ni熱心服事上帝。Ti7 22歲（1897年）e5時，受舉荐讀神學。Ti7 26歲出來傳主e5福音。Ti7 32歲（1907年）e5時，tu2著先生娘過往；koh有3個子、查某子，不得已著辭傳道e5工，來東部toa3 ti7萬人埔（萬寧）；ti7 hia koh得著現時e5長老娘。伊有7個子、4個查某子；論伊e5子兒ti7萬人埔是tang o-lo2 e5模範青年，第一大家族koh熱心。主講：「歹樹be7會結好果子。」實在看伊e5子兒就thang數念林長老e5信德kap熱心。

From “Handbook of the English Presbyterian Mission in South Formosa” 1910

Minutes of the Tainan Mission Council.

437. June 27,1894. 7. Mr.Ferguson mentioned that Lim Lin （林鄰） at Taulak was desirous of entering the College, and it was decided to appoint Baw-khun, Paw-ha and Iu-seng to meet with the lad and report to te Council； remitted to Mr. Ferguson.

438.August 1,1894. 3. As to Lim lin, it was resolved that e should be asked to come to the Middle School for te next half year, remitted to Mr. Campbell.

441.September 26, 1894. 3. Reported that Lim Lin was reading in the Middle School.

513.February 24, 1897. 2. Agreed to take on Lim Lin of Taulak for six months as a probationary student in the College.

593.January 10, 1900 10. Reported that, after consultation, the following appointments ofpreachers had been made：- lin-a（林鄰） to Baksa； Iok-a（洪育，又名化機） to Katangkhikhau； Pun-lai （陳本來）to Thawkhaw； Teng-hwat （黃丁法）to Kagi； Iu-beng to be allocated by the Chianhwa missionaries, Chang-a being removed to Naau.