Birth reports of missionaries' children, 1918-1942 / Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Board of Foreign Missions ; index compiled by Candace W Belfield. 1972.

Belfield, Candace Watson, 1920-

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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...