Innerst, J. Stuart, 1894-1975

Sinologist who began his work with China and its people while serving as a missionary with the China Mission of United Brethen in Christ, located in Canton, China. Innerst left China with his wife in 1927, returning to a position as chaplain at Otterbein College in Ohio and minister of the Fairview Church in Dayton, Ohio. In 1943, Innerst became a Quaker and soon accepted a position as pastor of the First Friends Church in Pasadena, Calif. During the 1960s, Innerst worked enthusiastically to change the policies of the United States toward China. He is the author of A NEW CHINA POLICY: SOME QUAKER PROPOSALS (1965), and he served as editor of UNDERSTANDING CHINA NEWSLETTER from 1965 to 1970.

From the description of Papers, 1916-1975. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 20293737

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