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
Robert John and Mary Jane Davidson in Chengdu (Chentu), before 1925
Frederick Rowntree's architectural drawing for West China Union University
West China Union University
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The West China Union University, alternatively known as West China University or Huaxi University, was a private Christian university in Chengdu, Sichuan, western China. It was the product of the coll
Quakerism in Sichuan
…Isaac Mason made the first Chinese translations of Quaker writings. The FFMA was also one of the four mission societies responsible for the creation of West China Union University in 1910, together with American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (American Baptist Churches USA), American Methodist Episcopal Mission (Methodist Episcopal…
Coat of arms
Coles Memorial Clock Tower, now part of the West China Medical Center
Newly completed gate of the Union University, 1915