Smith Family Papers, 1894-1972

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Smith Family Papers, 1894-1972

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The papers, dating from 1894-1971, primarilydocument the activities of Edward Huntington Smith and his daughter, HelenHuntington Smith in the United States and China. The Smiths were a family ofCongregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai andFoochow. Educated at Amherst College and Hartford Theological Seminary, EdwardHuntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage,raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien, China. Hiswife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, educated at Tabor Academy and Wheelock College,both in Massachusetts, served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United Statesand China. Their daughter, Helen Huntington Smith earned degrees from MountHolyoke College, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University. Appointedto China by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, shetaught, participated in relief work for orphans and destitute students, incooperatives and in counselling. She served as Director of Women's Work of theOhio Conference of the United Church of Christ and Research Consultant for theChina Records Project at Yale Divinity School Library. Another daughter, EuniceElizabeth Smith Bishop served at various Kindergarten training shcools inChina, and at the China Nutritional Aid Council studying the soybean.

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Smith, Edward H. (Edward Huntington), 1873-1968

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Smith, Grace W. Thomas, 1874-1939.

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Smith family.

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Edward Huntington Smith, who led two generations of his family in service to China, was born at Franklin, Connecticut in 1873. His parents, Harriet H. and Owen S. Smith, were of pious New England farmer stock. At the age of fifteen, Smith was baptized and received into the Second Congregational Church, Norwich, Connecticut. During his freshman year at Amherst College, Smith attended a Northfield Conference, where he became inspired by the evangelist, Dwight L. Moody. Aft...

Smith, Helen Huntington, 1902-1971.

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Bishop, Eunice Smith

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