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urbana.org - Great Cloud of Witnesses (1762 words) |
 | On the North American continent the beginnings of overseas interest on the part of the church can be traced directly to student influence, and more precisely, to the impact of one student, Samuel J. Mills, Jr. |
| In this age it is popular to criticize foreign missions for failure to be concerned sufficiently with the social and physical needs of people. |
| The Haystack Centennial (Boston: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1907), 216. |
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The American Context of China's Christian Colleges: Glossary (487 words) |
| The Board was officially chartered June 20, 1812 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. |
| Many of the American college graduates who went to teach at the Christian colleges and universities in China were Student Volunteers and their application forms for membership in the SVM are available in the Archives of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions at Yale Divinity Library. |
| The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, formerly known as the United Board for Christian Colleges in China, was established to support and coordinate the activities of Protestant colleges and universities in China. |
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