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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries. See the following related collections: Foreign missions; Domestic missions. Featured image: Missionary to China Aimee Boddy Millican (1884-1974) and radio broadcasting staff.

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Title:
Zahrire d-bahra, 1897-1900.
Description:
Zahrire d-bahra. Rays of Light, 1897-1900, with manuscript index. Newspaper of the Urmia Station.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission. Urmia Station. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Iran--Urūmīyah., Missions--Iran--Urūmīyah--19th century.
Geographic subjects:
Urūmīyah (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286646
Title:
Meeting of the First General Assembly in Pyengyang.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146155
Title:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church.
Description:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church. Mehpo, Korea. General view showing the Keum River. Buildings 1, 2, 3 are the women's dormitories. Building 4 Dining hall. Building 5 Boy's dormitory.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Buildings--Missions--Korea., Clergy conferences--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea (South)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146026
Title:
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pyengyang, Korea.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Korea.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missions--Educational work--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Theological seminaries--Korea--P'yŏngyang., Universities and colleges--North Korea--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects:
P'yŏngyang (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145945
Title:
Royal Korean Hospital, Seoul.
Description:
The first Presbyterian mission hospital in Korea. Youth in American dress near center of large picture is probably Lawrence Avison, son of Dr. O.R. Avison, supt. of the hospital. Dr. Avison doesn't appear.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea, Missionaries--Korea--Seoul., Hospitals--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145901
Title:
Korea mission photos.
Description:
[Top left] 1. Burning the Chua's Idols. Mrs. Chu getting the fire started. [Top right] 2. Seeing that they blaze up well. The white towel is a common country head-dress. [Center left] 3. All over. [Center right] Some of the school boys at North Chou Chang. Short one at front is very bright and promising. Tall man behind is one of the soldier guard. [Bottom left] Left to right. Heng Shou's wife. Ai Fang, Kuei, Mi E. [Bottom right] Some new believers at North Chou Chang. We lived in court of old man. Tall man behind is head man of village.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Students--Korea., Villages--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145875
Title:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church.
Description:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church. Mehpo, Korea. Close up of dining hall - building 4 on picture 1.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Buildings--Missions--Korea., Clergy conferences--Korea., Cafeterias--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea (South)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145864
Title:
Farewell to Dr. Robert E. Speer on the road to Pyengyang, 1897.
Description:
Farewell to Dr. Speer on the road to Pyengyang. Dr. Speer, right of center, is bare-headed, bearded, + wears black, bow tie. Dr. Speer, new Board Sec., was on a trip around the world to study missions. He visited Pyengyang station with Rev. Graham Lee (who is at left in the picture wearing western style straw hat). They walked from Pyengyang to Seoul, + this group of Koreans went with them as far as Whangju, where this picture was taken.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947., Lee, Graham.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145773
Title:
Korea mission photos.
Description:
[Left] Sunday dinner in the court. Hsias Kuan Chuang, Mrs. Chang's house. [Right] Henry Shou's father + wife and the four children who held onto their father's leg.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Dinners and dining--Korea., Families--Korea., Children--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145749
Title:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church.
Description:
General Assembly Conference Center of Korea Presbyterian Church. Mehpo, Korea. Close up of women's dormitories - buildings 1, 2, 3 on picture 1.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Buildings--Missions--Korea., Clergy conferences--Korea., Dormitories--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea (South)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145698
Title:
Sorai Church, first church built by Koreans.
Description:
"A most historic picture. The first church building, built entirely by Koreans, in Korea. Dedicated by Dr. Underwood in 1895. A Christian congregation had been worshipping in Sorai village before the first Presbyterian missionaries set foot in Korea (Dr. Horace Allen) in 1884. This congregation was composed of smugglers who had heard the gospel from missionaries in Chefoo, China & Manchuria. RH Baird, Apr. '73."
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Church buildings--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140431
Title:
Korea Mission Meeting, 1897.
Description:
Historic meeting of Korea Mission in 1897 at which, with Dr. Robert E. Speer present, an educational policy to fit the Nevius Method was adopted. This vitally effected [sic] the character of all Presbyterian work in Korea and contributed to the explosive growth of the Korean Church from 1900 on. It was repudiated by the Board in N.Y. in 1914.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Nevius, John L. (John Livingston), 1829-1893.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Women missionaries--Korea., Children of missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140426
Title:
Operation at Severance Medical School in Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sebŭransŭ Yŏnhap Ŭihak Chŏnmun Hakkyo., Sebŭransŭ Yŏnhap Ŭikwa Taehak.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions, Medical--Korea--Seoul., Operations, Surgical--Korea--Seoul., Medical colleges--Korea--Seoul., Medical students--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140295
Title:
Bible Institute, Taegu.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Taegu., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Taegu., Bible colleges--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140293
Title:
Severance Hospital dispensary in Seoul.
Description:
Dispensary patients in waiting room of Severance Hospital. Waiting for treatment.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sebŭransŭ Pyŏngwŏn (Korea)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions, Medical--Korea--Seoul., Hospitals--Korea--Seoul., Hospital patients--Korea--Seoul., Dispensaries--Korea--Seoul., Waiting rooms--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140292
Title:
John C. Wells Training School, Athletic Drill, Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., John C. Wells Training School.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Single-sex schools--Korea--Seoul., Marching drills--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140289
Title:
Trying a new cure for leprosy, Taegu.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Taegu., Missions, Medical--Korea--Taegu., Leprosy--Korea--Taegu.
Geographic subjects:
Taegu (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140288
Title:
Severance Hospital in Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Sebŭransŭ Pyŏngwŏn (Korea)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions, Medical--Korea--Seoul., Hospital buildings--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140287
Title:
Chosen Christian College, Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Yŏnhŭi Chŏnmun Hakkyo.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Seoul., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--Seoul., College buildings--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140285
Title:
Chosen Christian College, Seoul.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Yŏnhŭi Chŏnmun Hakkyo.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea--Seoul., Missions--Educational work--Korea--Seoul., Christian universities and colleges--Korea--Seoul., College buildings--Korea--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140282

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