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The Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was the worst disaster in missionary history. One hundred and eighty-nine Protestant missionaries, including 53 children, (and many Roman Catholic priests and nuns) were killed by Boxers and Chinese soldiers in northern China. An estimated 2,000 Protestant Chinese Christians also were killed.
This is a list of notable Protestant missionaries in China by agency. Beginning with the arrival of Robert Morrison in 1807 and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur Matthews and Dr. Rupert Clark of the China Inland Mission, thousands of foreign Protestant missionaries and their families, lived and worked in China to spread Christianity, establish schools, and work as medical missionaries.
The China Centenary Missionary Conference was held from April 25 to May 8, 1907, in Shanghai in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the arrival of Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China. According to the Index of Missions released during the conference, 25 mission bodies with a Lutheran background were working in China.
Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he is not quite free. The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao was arrested and ...
The foreign missionaries were strangled or expelled by the Chinese. [8] In 1860, Protestant missions were confined to five coastal cities. By the end of the century, Western powers had forced the government to allow missionaries into the interior. During the second half of the century, increased numbers of missionaries entered the country.
By 1926, encouraged by anti-Western sentiments, the proportion of Chinese in the council had risen to 75% and they held the most important offices. [12] Although most Protestant missionary societies working in China were represented in the NCC, [25] it had liberal theological leanings that did not suit everybody.
Pages in category "Chinese Protestant missionaries" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Peking Mission for Chinese Blind 1881 Pentecostal Missionary Union of England: Presbyterian Church of New Zealand: Protestant Episcopal Church Mission: 1835 Protestant Methodist Church Mission: 1902 St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission (became Theologisches Seminar St. Chrischona [Wikidata]) 1895 The Scandinavian Alliance Mongolian Mission