Papers, ca. 1908-1994.

Miller, William McElwee

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Missionary, pastor, educator, writer; born, 1891; B.A. from Washington and Lee College, 1912, and M.A. in 1913; active in the YMCA; ordained by the Southern Presbyterian Church, 1916; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1918; went to Meshed, Persia, as a missionary under the Presbyterian Church in the US; engaged in church planting, evangelism, pastorate, administrative work, and teaching; honorary doctorate from William and Lee College, 1932; retired in 1962 but remained active in te...

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission

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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations

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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. East Persia Mission

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Persia Mission

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission

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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...