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Taking Christianity to China : Alabama Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom, 1850-1950
author
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Flynt, J. Wayne.; Berkley, Gerald W.
publisher
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University of Alabama Press
isbn10 | asin
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0817308334
print isbn13
:
9780817308339
ebook isbn13
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9780585273105
language
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English
subject
Christianity--China, China--Church history--19th century, China--Church history--20th century, Missions--China--History.
publication date
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1997
lcc
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BR1287.F58 1997eb
ddc
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266/.023761051
subject
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Christianity--China, China--Church history--19th century, China--Church history--20th century, Missions--China--History.
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Taking Christianity to China
Alabama Missionaries in the Middle Kingdom 18501950
Wayne Flynt and Gerald W. Berkley
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Copyright 1997 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America
The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Flynt, Wayne. Taking Christianity to China : Alabama missionaries in the middle kingdom, 1850-1950 / Wayne Flynt and Gerald W. Berkley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8173-0833-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. ChristianityChina. 2. ChinaChurch history19th century. 3. ChinaChurch history-20th century. 4. MissionsChina History. I. Berkley, Gerald W. II. Title. BR1287.F58 1996 266'.023761051-dc20 96-12145 CIP
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available
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TOLYNN AND JERRYBARRETT TOMELINDA AND REGANBERKLEY
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Contents
Preface
ix
1. The Light of Science and Revelation The Mission
1
2. You Can See All Nations Here Alabama Culture and the Missionary Enterprise
21
3. The Intense Longing of My Heart Preparing for China Missions
32
4. One of the Hardest Things I Ever Undertook First Contact with China
54
5. The Peculiar Customs Are So Bewildering Understanding Chinese Culture
72
6. The Best Way Is to Live One Day at a Time Missionary Life in China
103
7. Oh, for One Day's Quiet Retreat Reporting Home about China
129
8. A Trip of Preaching, Healing, and Teaching Missionary Work
148
9. I Was a Different PersonMy Girlhood Was Past Woman Consciousness among Alabama Missionaries
191
10. Error Is Propagated Along with Truth Conflict among Alabama Missionaries
238
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11. Jesus Christ Had Nothing to Do with the French Missionaries and Chinese Politics
281
12. You Who Drink the Water, Do Not Forget the Person Who Dug the Well The Legacies of Alabama Missionaries in China
329
Appendix: Missionary Biographies
349
Notes
359
Bibliography
405
Index
416
Page ix
Preface
The idea of a book on Alabama missionaries who served in China germinated in the early 1980s. At that time I was teaching Asian history at Auburn University at Montgomery. AUM assisted the project with several research grants, which allowed me both to conduct interviews and to visit archives in the region. In 1984 I presented a paper titled "Alabama Missionaries in China: An Historical Survey" at the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies meeting held at Emory University. One year later I approached The University of Alabama Press. Press director Malcolm MacDonald was most receptive and encouraging. In 1986, just before I left AUM to pursue a law degree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, I turned over to Wayne Flynt the two boxes of material that I had collected. Since that time Wayne has done the vast majority of work on this project. Our paths have crossed at a couple of conferences, we have corresponded by mail, and we have spoken on the phone. I wish to make clear, however, that Wayne is the person most responsible for seeing this project to completion, and I wish to express my thanks for his willingness to list me as coauthor. Finally, I wish to thank both my wife, Melinda, and my daughter, Regan, for the love, the help, and the humor.
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