American Methodist Episcopal Mission (AMEM; also known as Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church
''MEFB was the
missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church that was involved in sending workers to countries such as China during the late
Qing dynasty.
Mission in China
In 1847, the American Methodist Episcopal Society (North) entered the field of China, and soon surpassed all others in the number of its agents and members. Its pioneer was Rev.
Judson Dwight Collins
Rev. Judson Dwight Collins (; Pinyin: ''Kēlín''; Foochow Romanized: ''Kŏ̤-lìng''; February 12, 1823 - May 13, 1852) was the first Methodist missionary to China.
Life
On February 12, 1823, Judson Dwight Collins was born into a Methodist fam ...
, who passionately asked the society to enter China. When he was told that no money was available for the purpose, he wrote:
Such enthusiasm was irresistible, and Collins was sent to
Fuzhou, where, after ten years weary preparation, a work broke out, which spread itself over six large districts, and comprised sixty stations. A printing press was kept busily employed, which, in the year 1888 alone, issued 14,000 pages of Christian literature. A large college was in use through the generosity of a natives. The mission also wound along the banks of the
Yangtze
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...
for three hundred miles, and had stations in
Jiujiang
Jiujiang (), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level cit ...
and other large cities. Northwards it has churches in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 2 ...
,
Tianjin and
Isunhua, with full accompaniments of schools and hospitals, and it extended westward to
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Cou ...
, 1,400 miles from the sea. In 1890 it had thirty-two missionaries, seventeen lady agents, forty-three native ordained pastors, ninety-one unordained native helpers, and over four thousand communicants.
[Townsend (1890), 237-238]
See also
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American Methodist Episcopal Mission in Sichuan
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Canadian Methodist Mission
The Canadian Methodist Mission (CMM), also known as Missionary Society of the Methodist Church in Canada (MCC; zh, t=美道會, w=Mei3 Tao4 Hui4, p=Měi Dào Huì, l=Beautiful Way Society; former romanization: Mei Dao Hwei; also known as Ying Mei ...
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Christianity in China
Christianity in China has been present since at least the 3rd century, and it has gained a significant amount of influence during the last 200 years.
While Christianity may have existed in China before the 3rd century, evidence of its existe ...
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List of Protestant missionaries in China
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List of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953)
This is a list of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953).
Protestant missionary societies in China 1807–1953
See also
*Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission
*List of Protestant missionaries in China
* List of C ...
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Protestant missions in China 1807–1953
In the early 19th century, Western colonial expansion occurred at the same time as an evangelical revival – the Second Great Awakening – throughout the English-speaking world, leading to more overseas missionary activity. The nineteenth centu ...
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Timeline of Chinese history
Notes
References
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Christian missionary societies
Christian missions in China
American Methodist Episcopal Mission
Methodist organizations
Religious organizations established in 1847
1847 establishments in China
Methodist missions
Methodist Episcopal Church
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