Prebyterian Foreign Missions Board Records,, 1840-1846

Henderson, I. J. (Isaac James), 1812-1875

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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...

Blair, William C.

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Resident of Lake City (Colo.). Publisher of The Lake City (Colo.) Times. Founded and published the Silver World newspaper from 1893 to 1936. Invested in mining claims. Active in Republican Politics. From the description of Papers, 1888-1948, 1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54113600 ...

Miller, I. Weston

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Presbyterian Church

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Organized by the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.) in 1837, the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions marked the culmination of a debate over whether missionary activities should be managed by voluntary organizations or the Church. The goal of the Board was to convey the Gospel to non-Christians throughout the world, which in the United States meant to the Jewish and Native American populations. The mission to Texas lasted from 1839 through 1845. From the descr...