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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referencedIn Miscellaneous personal papers collection, 1791-1981 (inclusive). Yake University Divinity School Library
referencedIn Frank Joseph Rawlinson papers, 1924-1937 (bulk 1924-1928) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Warnshuis, Abbe Livingston, 1877-1958. Papers, 1916-1974. Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center
creatorOf Warnshuis, A. L. (Abbe Livingston), 1877-1958. Reminiscences of Abbe Livingston Warnshuis : oral history, 1952. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Warnshuis, A. L. (Abbe Livingston), 1877-1958. Abbe Livingston Warnshuis papers, 1877-1963 (bulk 1910-1958). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Bliss, W. H. Miscellaneous papers on the opium trade, 1922-1925. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions records, 1886-1964 (inclusive). Yake University Divinity School Library
creatorOf Warnshuis, Abbe Livingston, 1877-1958. The reminiscences of Abbe Livingston Warnshuis, 1951-1952 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Archives of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1886-1964 Yake University Divinity School Library
creatorOf Warnshuis, Abbe Livingston, 1877-1958. Papers, 1906-1962. Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection, 1692-2007 Yake University Divinity School Library
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correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith International Missionary Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Link, Wendell, person
associatedWith National Christian Council of China. corporateBody
associatedWith National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service corporateBody
associatedWith Rawlinson, Frank Joseph, 1871-1937. person
associatedWith Reformed Church in America. corporateBody
associatedWith Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. corporateBody
associatedWith World Council of Churches. corporateBody
associatedWith Zhonghua Jidu jiao hui. corporateBody
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China
China
China
Switzerland
China
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Clergy
Freedom of religion
Missionaries
Missionaries
Missions
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1877

Death 1958

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