Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Photographs

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The PCUSA's Board of Foreign Missions was organized in 1837 to convey the Gospel throughout the "heathen and anti-Christian world." This collection documents the Board of Foreign Mission's work through photographs, glass slides, and negatives. Subjects depicted include missionaries, mission stations, educational institutions, churches, medical facilities, projects and certain prominent events. The bulk of the collection is from the twentieth century. Featured image: Korean conspiracy trial prisoners.

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Title:
James Crothers and Chinese layman recording script for filmstrips.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Equipment made possible by AudioV.
Creator:
Crothers, James McClung. (donor)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Crothers, James McClung.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Beijing., Filmstrips in religious education., Sound recordings--Production and direction--China--Beijing.
Geographic subjects:
Beijing (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340026
Title:
Dr. Chao Tzu-ch'en signs silk banners.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Dr. Chao Tzu-ch'en, Dean of the School of Religion at Yenching University and one of the vice-presidents of the World Council of Churches, signs silk banners given each one of the seminary grads. He is the best known hymn-writer in China.
Creator:
Crothers, James McClung. (donor)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Yanjing da xue. Zong jiao xue yuan., Zhao, Zichen, 1888-1979.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Beijing., Deans (Education)--China--Beijing., Banners--China--Beijing.
Geographic subjects:
Beijing (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:339608
Title:
Day nursery at the Peking Union Women's Bible Training School, 1951.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: This Day Nursery at the Peking Union Women's Bible Training School was part of the practical experience of the young women attending the school. The underprivileged children who attended had never before had any organized play or instruction. The teacher on the right, Miss Hsu Hsiu-Kuei, herself had a most unusual background. Her stern Confucianist father would not allow her to be educated, for according to his religion woman were not worth educating. But the girl would daily climb the high wall behind their home and eavesdrop on the boys learning their lessons at the boys school. The whole family was astounded one day to find that their daughter knew more than their sons. The father then relented and let his daughter attend school. Two of her Christian poems are to be found in Cynthia Pearl Maus' "The World's Greatest Madonnas", page 391. Right after the war she won a UN scholarship to finish her college course.
Creator:
Crothers, James McClung. (donor)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions--Archives., Peking Union Women's Bible Training School., Hsu, Hsiu-Kuei.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Beijing., Nursery schools--China--Beijing., Student teaching--China--Beijing., Christian education of preschool children--China--Beijing., Children--China--Beijing.
Geographic subjects:
Beijing (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:339537

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