Warnshuis, A. L. (Abbe Livingston), 1877-1958

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Missionary secretary.

From the description of Reminiscences of Abbe Livingston Warnshuis : oral history, 1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728125

Reformed Church in America missionary in China.

From the description of Abbe Livingston Warnshuis papers, 1877-1963 (bulk 1910-1958). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122611400

Warnshuis graduated from Hope College in 1897 and from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1900. He was licensed and ordained a minister by the Reformed Church in America in 1900. That same year he was commissioned by the Board of Foreign Missions as a missionary to Amoy, China. He was one of the first secretaries of the International Missionary Council. After his retirement from the I.M.C. he played a formative part in what is now the Church World Service.

From the description of Papers, 1906-1962. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30451970

From the description of Papers, 1916-1974. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30451971

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Birth 1877

Death 1958

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