John and Eleanor Reuling Papers, 1920-1965

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John and Eleanor Reuling Papers, 1920-1965

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Letters, reports, and writings document Americanmission work in South Africa from 1927 to the 1960s. John A. Reuling wasdirector of teachers' training at Adams College, Natal, South Africa, servingunder the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, from 1927 to1941. After 1946 he was an administrator for the United Church Board for WorldMinistries, serving first as regional secretary for Africa and then as generalsecretary for Mission. Eleanor Swanson Reuling also taught at Adams College andassisted her husband in his work.

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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...

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