The history of Methodism in Sichuan began in 1882 when missionaries began to arrive from the United States. Methodists founded or helped found several colleges, schools, and hospitals to aid in modern
Joseph Beech (third from left) with (l to r) E. D. Burton (American Baptist biblical scholar), T. C. Chamberlin (American geologist), Y. T. Wang (interpreter) and R. T. Chamberlin (T. C. Chamberlin's son) at Santai, Sichuan, during an exploratory trip through China in 1909 as part of the Oriental Educational Investigation Commission.
West China Mission of the United Church of Canada
The new Canadian Methodist Mission Press at Chengdu, April 1905
The Canadian School of the West China Union University, Chengdu, c. 1918
Quakerism in Sichuan
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The history of Quakerism in Sichuan began in 1887 when missionaries began to arrive from the United Kingdom. Missionaries founded schools and established meeting groups. Nonetheless, missionary activi
History of Methodism in Sichuan
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Robert John and Mary Jane Davidson in Chengdu (Chentu), before 1925
Frederick Rowntree's architectural drawing for West China Union University