Papers, 1931-1998.

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Papers, 1931-1998.

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Collection consists primarily of letters to and from Arthur and Helen Romig, and circular letters from the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; the letters reflect the war situation in China, particularly the attack on Nanking, Dec. 1937, and Japanese aggression in China. Also included are personal reports to the Board of Foreign Missions, diary transcripts and an autobiography entitled: A personal odyssey: They shall walk and not faint.

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Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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SNAC Resource ID: 7595032

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Romig, Helen, 1907-

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Romig, Arthur M. (Arthur Mathes)

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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...

Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...

Romig family.

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Arthur Mathes Romig (1907- ); evangelistic Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. missionary to China, 1931-1942; married to Adelaide Helen Anderson Romig; stationed in Yuanking, Yunnan and Hwaiyuan, Anwei; interned by Japanese at start of World War II; returned to the States and became a pastor at churches inin Dayton, Lima, and Portsmouth, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1931-1998. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 48496076 ...