China papers of Grace Newton, 1864-1915.

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China papers of Grace Newton, 1864-1915.

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Consists primarily of letters written by Newton (1887-1915) to her family while she served as a missionary with the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in Peking and Paotingfu, China.

0.8 linear ft. (2 archival boxes)

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Newton, Grace, 1860-1915.

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions

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The first Presbyterian missionaries to Japan arrived in Yokohama in 1859. Despite hostility experienced by the missionaries throughout the closing decades of the 19th century, mission activities continued to expand. After 1906, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church transferred its work in Japan to the PCUSA Board of Foreign Missions. The mission's work was primarily educational and evangelistic. Because of the extensive system of Japanese hospitals and primary schools, the Board made no effort to c...