Walter and Margaret Tong Papers, 1923-1972

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Walter and Margaret Tong Papers, 1923-1972

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Detailed correspondence and reports documentAmerican missionary work in the Philippines and Taiwan. Walter and MargaretTong were missionaries serving under the American Board of Commissioners forForeign Missions in Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands from 1931 to 1947.Following World War II Walter served as Candidate Secretary of the ABCFM andlater they worked with Church World Service in Taiwan.

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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...

Tong, Walter.

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Walter Tong was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Charles Tong. He received a B.S. degree from the Connecticut Agricultural College in 1928 and a B.D. from Yale Divinity School in 1931. Margaret (Peg) Whitfield Tong was born in Knowlton, New Jersey, the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Richard Whitfield. She graduated from Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, where she majored in home economics. The Tongs served under the American Board of Commissioners...