OMF International
Founder(s)	Hudson Taylor
Type	Evangelical Missions Agency
Founded	25 June 1865
Origins	China Inland Mission (till 1964)
Area served	25 Countries
Website	http://omf.org http://www.chinasmillions.org/

OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964) is an interdenominational Protestant Christian missionary society, founded by English missionary Hudson Taylor on 25 June 1865. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Missiological Distinctives of the C.I.M. 2.2 Taking Root 2.3 Inland pioneering 2.4 Boxer Crisis of 1900 2.5 Growth amid war and revolution 3 From C.I.M. to O.M.F 4 Chronology 5 References 6 Notes 7 See also 8 External links 9 Further reading

Overview

The non-sectarian China Inland Mission was founded on principles of faith and prayer. From the beginning it recruited missionaries from the working class as well as single women, which was a new practice for a large agency. Even today, no appeals for funds are made, instead a reliance upon God is practiced to move people through prayer alone. The goal of the mission that began dedicated to China has grown to include bringing the Gospel to the millions of inhabitants of East Asia who have never heard or had access to the message of Jesus Christ. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Reluctantly, along with the departure of all foreign Christian workers in the early 1950s, the China Inland Mission redirected all of its missionaries to other parts of east Asia, to continue the work and maintain a ministry to China and the Chinese. The name was officially changed to Overseas Missionary Fellowship in 1964. OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964 is an interdenominational A quote from the OMF website in 2006 summarizes the current organization:

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The goal of OMF International is to glorify God through the urgent evangelisation of East Asia's peoples. Overseas Missionary Fellowship is a global network of Christians proclaiming the glory of Jesus Christ among East Asia's peoples through fervent prayer, loving service and personal witness. Through God's grace and power we work to see a biblical church movement in each people group of East Asia. Started as the China Inland Mission by Hudson Taylor, OMF serves throughout East Asia in a variety of ministries, including evangelism and discipleship, starting new churches, tentmaking, student ministry, English teaching and mobilizing and equipping Asian churches for world missions. Our relationships with national churches provide meaningful opportunities for partnership in long-term and short-term outreach activities. OMF currently has around 1,100 workers from more than 25 countries.

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History

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People Karl Gützlaff J. Hudson Taylor Lammermuir Party Lottie Moon Timothy Richard Jonathan Goforth Cambridge Seven Eric Liddell Gladys Aylward (more missionaries)
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Impact Chinese Bible Medical missions in China Manchurian revival Chinese Colleges Chinese Hymnody Chinese Roman Type Cantonese Roman Type Anti-Footbinding Anti-Opium
Pivotal events Taiping Rebellion Opium Wars Unequal Treaties Yangzhou riot Tianjin Massacre Boxer Crisis Xinhai Revolution Chinese Civil War WW II People's Republic
Chinese Protestants Liang Fa Keuh Agong Xi Shengmo Sun Yat-sen Feng Yuxiang John Sung Wang Mingdao Allen Yuan Samuel Lamb
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Missiological Distinctives of the C. Early life Son of James Morrison a Scottish farm laborer and Hannah Nicholson an English woman who were both active members of the Scottish Presbyterian Church. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The following is a Timeline of the History of China. Between the changing of the dynasties, most dates overlap as ruling periods do not transfer immediately This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a sampling of missionary outreach events Christianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants (called 基督教 Jī dū jiào or Christ Religion) Catholics See also Christianity in China First Centuries Some Christian tradition suggests that St See also Christianity in China The second major thrust of Christianity into China occurred during the Thirteenth century. The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern era stands as one of the notable events in the early history of relations between China and See also Protestantism in China China and the West were virtually unaware of each other’s civilizations until the nineteenth century Life Born at Pyritz, Pomerania, he was apprenticed to a Saddler in Stettin, but was able to secure admission to Padagogium in Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist The Lammermuir Party of 1866 May 26, 1866 &ndash September 30, 1866) !-->was a British Protestant Christian Virginia plantation roots Moon was born to affluent parents who were staunch Baptists Anna Maria Barclay and Edward Harris Moon The Cambridge Seven were seven students from Cambridge University, who in 1885 decided to become missionaries in China; the seven were Charles Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international Beginning in 1807 with the arrival of Robert Morrison of the London Missionary Society and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur and Wilda Mathews of the OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964 is an interdenominational The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational Missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM was the first American Christian foreign mission agency The Church Mission Society, known as the Church Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Church American Presbyterian Mission was an American Presbyterian missionary society operated by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Main article List of Protestant missionary societies Protestant missionary societies in China 1807-1953 See also Bible translations (Taiwanese The creation of Chinese Bible Translations began in the nineteenth century but availability only became widespread in the early Medical missions in China by Protestant Christian Physicians and Surgeons of the 19th and early 20th centuries laid many foundations for modern The Manchurian revival of 1908 was a period of spiritual renewal in the life of the Protestant Christians at churches and mission stations in Manchuria The following colleges and universities were originally founded by Christian organizations Colleges and universities Anglo-Chinese College Xiamen A List of Chinese Christian Hymn Books published between 1807-1912 The Romanization of Chinese is the use of the Latin alphabet to write Chinese Standard Cantonese is the standard variant of the Cantonese (Yuet language Opium is a Narcotic formed from the Latex (ie sap released by lacerating (or "scoring" the immature seed pods of opium poppies ( The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China The Opium Wars ( also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, lasted from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 the climax of a trade dispute between China under the Qing Unequal Treaties is a term used in reference to the type of Treaties signed by several East Asian states including Qing Dynasty China, late The Yangzhou riot of August 22 - 23, 1868 was a brief crisis in Anglo-Chinese relations during the late Qing Dynasty. The Tianjin Massacre ( Chinese: 天津教案 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Jiào'àn occurred in Tianjin in 1870 The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence The Xinhai Revolution or Shinhai Revolution ( also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, began with the Wuchang Uprising The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Liang Fa (梁發 Pinyin: Liang2 Fa1 (梁發 1789 - 1855 was the first Chinese Protestant minister and evangelist. Keuh Agong or Kew Ah Gung, Kew A-Gang, Wat Ngong, Wat Angong or simply Agong (1785 &ndash 1867 was a Chinese Protestant Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often Feng Yuxiang ( (1882&ndash1948 was a Warlord during Republican China. John Sung Shang Chieh ( aka John Sung ( 29 September 1901 – 18 August 1944) was a renowned Chinese Christian Wang Mingdao ( (1900-1991 was a Chinese Christian Protestant leader Allen Yuan Xiangchen (1914 &ndash August 16, 2005) was a Chinese Protestant Christian pastor Samuel Lamb or Lin Xiangao ( b October 4, 1924) is a Christian Pastor in Guangzhou, China. I. M.

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1. Priority is given to unreached inland provinces while seeking to evangelize the whole of China. " Unreached people group " is a term used most frequently among Evangelical Christians to refer to any ethnic or linguistically distinct culture that does not 2. No solicitation of finance, or indebtedness; looking to God alone; pooling support in life of corporate faith 3. Identification with Chinese by wearing Chinese dress and queue (pigtail), worshipping in Chinese houses 4. Indigenization through training Chinese co-workers in self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating principles 5. Recruitment of missionaries not based on education or ecclesiastical ordination, but spiritual qualification; deployment of single women in the interior and Christian professionals 6. Ecclesiology (from Greek grc ἐκκλησίᾱ ekklēsiā, "congregation church" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the Interdenominational-International Membership 7. Headquarters on the field, director rule; leaders and workers serving shoulder to shoulder

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“We wish to see churches and Christian Chinese presided over by pastors and officers of their own countrymen, worshipping the true God in the land of their fathers, in the costume of their fathers, in their own tongue wherein they were born, and in edifices of a thoroughly Chinese style of architecture. ” (-J. Hudson Taylor)

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Taking Root

Hudson Taylor made the first decision to found the China Inland Mission at Brighton, England during his first furlough from China. Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Like his missionary forebear Karl Gützlaff and contemporary William Chalmers Burns, Taylor was convinced that Chinese clothing should be worn when engaged in missionary work in inland China. Life Born at Pyritz, Pomerania, he was apprenticed to a Saddler in Stettin, but was able to secure admission to Padagogium in Life Burns was brought up in a well-to-do household The third son of a local church minister William Hamilton Burns (1779-1859 and Elizabeth Chalmers (1784-1879 On October 3, 1865, Taylor sent John and Anne Stevenson and George Stott to China, where they arrived on February 6, 1866. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year References & Further Reading “Twenty-Six Years of Missionary Work In China” by Grace Ciggie Stott 1898 Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Including the five missionaries previously sent to Ningbo -James Joseph Meadows, Jean Notman, Stephen Paul Barchet, and George and Anne Crombie, these eight were already in China when Taylor returned in 1866. Ningbo ( literally "Tranquil Waves" is a Seaport with sub-provincial administrative status. Quote “I have just got up from my knees I have been weeping at the feet of Jesus because I cannot learn the dialect quick enough On 26 May of that year, Taylor accompanied the largest group of missionaries that had ever sailed to China on the Lammermuir. There were 16 missionaries as well as Hudson, his wife, Maria and their 4 children that became known as the Lammermuir Party. The Lammermuir Party of 1866 May 26, 1866 &ndash September 30, 1866) !-->was a British Protestant Christian This journey took 4 months.

Inland pioneering

In 1872, the China Inland Mission's London council was formed. In 1875, it began to evangelise China systematically. Taylor requested 18 missionaries from God for the nine provinces which were still unreached. In 1881, he requested a further 70 missionaries, and, in 1886, 100 missionaries. In 1887 "The Hundred missionaries" were sent to China. Beginning in 1807 with the arrival of Robert Morrison of the London Missionary Society and ending in 1953 with the departure of Arthur and Wilda Mathews of the Taylor travelled across several continents to recruit for the China Inland Mission. By the end of the Nineteenth century, the CIM was well known around the world. Historian Richard Lovett wrote about the practices of the missionaries in 1899:

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1. They have an excellent spirit, - self-denying, with singleness of aim; devotional, with a spirit of faith, of love, of humility. 2. Their operations are carried on with great efficiency and economy. 3. They are able and willing to bring themselves into close contact with the people, by living in their houses, using their dress, and living for the most part on their food; in short, “becoming all things unto all men, that they may save some. ” 4. They are widely scattered, but one or two families in a city. 5. They are having good success; many are doing a great amount of preaching and praying, and souls are “added to the Church,” and are, I trust, truly converted. 6. They are not generally educated men, but men from humble labouring classes, converted and brought out by the revivals in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and showing zeal and aptness to preach and labour for the salvation of souls. Hence they will not be very likely to fritter away foolishly their time in reading dusty old Chinese tomes, and in making books and tracts that nobody will read. 7. They are willing to “rough it. ”

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Boxer Crisis of 1900

In 1900, attacks took place across China in connection with the Boxer Rebellion which targeted Christians and foreigners. A Wordless Book is a Christian Evangelistic device Evidence points to it being invented by the famous London Baptist preacher Charles Haddon The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence The China Inland Mission lost more members than any other agency: 58 adults and 21 children were killed. (See the List of the Martyred Missionaries of the China Inland Mission in 1900). Martyred Missionaries of the China Inland Mission in 1900 Missionaries serving with the C However, in 1901, when the allied nations were demanding compensation from the Chinese government, Hudson Taylor refused to accept payment for loss of property or life in order to demonstrate the meekness of Christ to the Chinese. In the same year, Dixon Edward Hoste was appointed to the directorship of the mission. Quote The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust which is essential to the exercise

Growth amid war and revolution

The early 1900s saw great expansion of missionary activity in China following the Boxer Rebellion and during the Revolution of 1912 and the establishment of the Chinese Republic. William Whiting Borden, wealthy heir of the Borden, Inc. family, who graduated from Yale in 1909, left behind a comfortable life in America to respond to the call for workers with the Muslims of northwest China. William Whiting Borden ( November 1, 1887 &ndash April 9, 1913) was a Christian Missionary to Egypt with Borden Inc was an American producer of food and beverage products consumer products and industrial products He died in Egypt while still in training. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.

A musician and an engineer named James O. Fraser was the first to bring the Gospel message to the Lisu tribes of Yunnan in southwest China. James Outram Fraser ( Chinese 富能仁 (1886-1938 was a British Protestant Christian Missionary to China with the The Lisu people (Chinese 傈[[wiktionary 僳|僳]] 族: lìsù zú are a Tibeto-Burman Ethnic group who inhabit the mountainous regions of This resulted in phenomenal church growth among the various tribes in the area that endured to the 21st century.

The Warlord period brought widespread lawlessness to China and missionary work was often dangerous or deadly. John and Betty Stam were a young couple who were murdered in 1934 by Communist soldiers. John Cornelius Stam (January 18 1907 to December 8 1934 and Elisabeth Alden Scott Stam, aka " Betty " (February 22 1906 to December 8 1934 were Their biography "The Triumph of John and Betty Stam" inspired a generation of missionaries to follow in the same steps of service despite the trials of war and persecution that raged in China in the 1930s and 1940's.

The Japanese invasion further complicated efforts as the Japanese distrusted anyone with British or American Nationalities. When the Japanese invaded China in World War II, the China Inland Mission moved its headquarters up the Yangzi River to Chongqing. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Many missionaries were put into concentration camps until the end of the war. One such camp was at Weifang. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Weifang administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 6 county-level cities The entire Chefoo School run by the mission at Yantai was imprisoned at a concentration camp. The Chefoo School aka Protestant Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 7 county-level cities As the children and teachers were marched off they sang:

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God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear…. The Lord of Hosts is with us, The God of Jacob is our refuge. (Psalm 46:1,7)

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The students were separated from their parents for more than 5 years.

In 1900 there were an estimated 100,000 Christians in China. It multiplied to seven times that number by 1950 (700,000). The Chinese church began to be an indigenous movement helped by strong leaders such as John Sung, Wang Ming-Dao, and Andrew Gih. John Sung Shang Chieh ( aka John Sung ( 29 September 1901 – 18 August 1944) was a renowned Chinese Christian Wang Mingdao ( (1900-1991 was a Chinese Christian Protestant leader

From C. I. M. to O. M. F

Phyllis Thompson wrote that between 1949 and 1952, after the victory of the Communist armies, there was a “reluctant exodus” of all of the members of the China Inland Mission. The leaders met at Bournemouth, England to discuss the situation and the decision was made to re-deploy all of the missionaries into the rest of East Asia. Bournemouth ( is a large coastal resort town in the Borough of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Headquarters were moved to Singapore and work commenced in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. In addition to reducing some languages to written form, the Bible was translated, and basic theological education was given to neglected tribal groups. The publication and distribution of Christian literature were prioritized among both the rural tribes people and the urban working classes and students. The goal remained for every community to have a church in East Asia and thereby the Gospel would be preached “to every creature”. The proclamation of the Christian message also included medical work. Three hospitals were opened in rural Thailand as well as a leprosy control program. Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium Many of the patients were refugees. In the Philippines, community development programs were launched. Alcoholic rehabilitation began in Japan, and rehabilitation work among prostitutes was begun in Taipei and Bangkok. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest

In 1980, Hudson Taylor's great grandson, James Hudson Taylor III, became General Director of the mission work. According to Taylor in 1989,

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“The fellowship has no desire to re-establish itself there (in China) in the form it used to have”, but he also affirmed that “OMF is still deeply committed to the Chinese people. We can never forget that we came into existence as the China Inland Mission. Ever since our ‘reluctant exodus’ we have called the church worldwide to prayer for our brothers and sisters in China, and to share in proclaiming the gospel and nurturing millions of new believers through radio broadcasts and the provision of Bibles and Christian literature. ”

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The work continues to the present day. Patrick Fung, a Chinese Christian appointed in 2005, is the first Asian to lead the mission.

Chronology

1860s

• China Inland Mission founded, 25 June 1865 in Brighton Beach, Sussex, England
  

  Taylors and missionary candidates in 1865. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• "China's Spiritual Need and Claims" by Hudson Taylor published, October 1865 in London
• Occasional Paper of the China Inland Mission Number 1 is published, 12 March 1866 in London
• Lammermuir Party Sailed to China May 1866
• Lammermuir party arrived, December 1866 in 1 Xin Kai Long (New Lane), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
• 1866 Zhejiang : Hangzhou (Hudson Taylor opened mission station as his headquarters). China’s Spiritual Need and Claims (original title China Its Spiritual Need and Claims) is a book written by James Hudson Taylor, the founder Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China,
• 1866 Zhejiang : Fenghua George Crombie opened mission station. Fenghua (奉化 Pinyin: Fènghuà is a County-level city in the north of Zhejiang province China.
• 1866 Zhejiang : Shaoxing John Stevenson (missionary) & his wife Ann opened mission station. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Shaoxing administers 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties.
• 1867 Zhejiang : Xiaoshan Lewis & Eliza Nicol, James Williamson (missionary) opened mission station. Xiaoshan District ( Chinese: 萧山区 Pinyin: Xiāoshān Qū a district of the city of Hangzhou, located in Zhejiang province in China
• 1867 Zhejiang : John Sell dies of smallpox
• 1867 Zhejiang : Hangzhou Grace Dyer Taylor, eldest daughter of Hudson and Maria, dies of meningitis
• 1867 Zhejiang : Taizhou James Joseph Meadows, Josiah Jackson opened mission station. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, A short life Grace was born in Ningbo during the Second Opium War, the day after rioting broke out in parts of the city Meningitis is Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the Brain and Spinal cord, known collectively as the Meninges. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties. Quote “I have just got up from my knees I have been weeping at the feet of Jesus because I cannot learn the dialect quick enough
• 1867 Jiangsu : Nanjing George Duncan (missionary) opened mission station. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles
• 1868 Jiangsu : Yangzhou Hudson Taylor opened mission station. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yangzhou administers 7 county-level divisions.
• Yangzhou riot, 22 August 1868
• 1868 Jiangsu : Huzhou John McCarthy opened mission station. The Yangzhou riot of August 22 - 23, 1868 was a brief crisis in Anglo-Chinese relations during the late Qing Dynasty. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Administration The Prefecture-level city of Huzhou administers five county-level divisions, including two districts and three counties
• 1869 Anhui : Anqing James Meadows, James Williamson opened mission station. Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city
• 1869 Jiangxi : Jiujiang John Edwin Cardwell and wife opened mission station. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest Further reading Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission See also List of China Inland Mission missionaries
  

  A map showing the nine Chinese provinces in black that were considered unreached by the Gospel message in 1865. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament

1870s

• Maria Jane Dyer "Mother of the Mission" died 23 July 1870 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
• 1871-1875 Jiangxi : Dagutang J. British and Malaysian roots Maria was the youngest daughter of the Rev Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Administration The Prefecture-level city of Zhenjiang administers 6 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 3 county-level cities ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country E. Cardwell and wife opened mission station.
• 1874 Hubei : Wuchang Hudson Taylor & Charles Judd opened mission station. ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Wuchang District ( is one of the three towns together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei
• An appeal for eighteen workers is published January 1875 in London
• China's Millions Vol. 1, No. 1, published July 1875 in London
• 1875 Henan : Henry Taylor (missionary) is the first Protestant Christian to work in one of the 9 provinces of China so far considered unaware of the Gospel message. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament
• 1875 Hunan : Charles Henry Judd and Adam C. ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning Missionary experiences Charles Henry Judd was the son of Robert Judd and (Mrs Dorward are the first Protestant Christian missionaries there and later the two traveled 1500 miles across China from 1880-1882.

• 1876 Shanxi : Francis James (missionary) and Joshua J. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Turner are the first Protestant Christian missionaries there and begin to help out victims of the disaster and famine.
• 1876 Shaanxi : Frederick W. Baller, George King (missionary) are the first Protestant Christian missionaries to work there. ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Missionary career Following his conversion to Christianity at age 17 Baller was one of the first students of the Missionary Institute established in the East End of
• 1876 Gansu : George F. ( is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Easton and George Parker (missionary) are the first Protestant Christian missionaries to work there.
• 1876 Sichuan : James Cameron (missionary) is the first itinerant Protestant Christian missionary to work there. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. George Nicoll settles there after itineration.
• 1877 Guizhou : Charles Henry Judd and James F. ( also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country Broumton are the first Protestant Christian missionaries there. Broumton later pioneered work among the Miao and Yi people minority groups. The Miao ( Vietnamese: Mèo or H'Mông Thai: แม้ว (Maew or ม้ง (Mong Burmese: mun lu-myo) are a linguistically and culturally The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect ꆈꌠ official transcription Nuosu, nɔ̄sū; the older name " Lolo " or " Luoluo "
• 1877 Guangxi : Edward Fishe is the first Protestant Christian missionary there. Guangxi (or Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region;) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. He died the same year.
• 1877 Yunnan : John McCarthy traveled on foot from Zhenjiang to Hankou, via Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan to Bhamo in Myanmar; the trip lasted 7 months with preaching along the way. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Zhenjiang administers 6 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 3 county-level cities Hankou ( Wade-Giles: Hankow is one of the three towns together with Wuchang and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital Bhamo is a city of Kachin State in northernmost part of Myanmar, located 186 km south from the capital city of Myitkyina. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. He was the first European to cross China by foot from east to west as well as the first Protestant Christian missionary to enter Yunnan Province.
• 1877 Tibet : James Cameron walked from Chongqing to Batang, the first to bring the Gospel to the Tibetan people. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Batang may refer to Batang Regency, regency in Central Java province Indonesia Batang Batang, capital of Batang Regency He then went on to Dali and Bhamo, then via Guangdong back to Chongqing, a journey covering 17 out of the then 18 Chinese provinces. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the
• 1878 Shanxi : Jennie Taylor (Jane Elizabeth Faulding) is the first female Christian missionary to travel in inland China, distributing relief for those affected by the Great North China Famine of 1877-78. Early Life in London Jennie was the daughter of a piano manufacturer in London

• 1879 Shaanxi : George and Emily Snow King are the first married missionary couple to settle in Hanzhong. Hanzhong ( is a city in Shaanxi province in central China. Population (2004 approx
• 1879 Sichuan : M. A. Howland Nicoll is are the first female Christian missionary to live in Chongqing. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China

1880s

• 1880 Shanxi : Harold A. Schofield established the first China Inland Mission Hospital at Taiyuan. Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China.
• 1880 Gansu : Elizabeth Wilson (missionary) is the first female Christian missionary there.
• 1880 Guizhou : George Clarke (missionary) and his wife Fanny settle to work there.
• 1881 Yunnan : John Stevenson (missionary) and Henry Soltau traveled 1900 miles in 86 days on foot from Bhamo, Kunming, Chonqing, Wuchang to Shanghai, setting a record from west to east. Kunming ( kʊn'mɪŋ UN/LOCODE: CNKMG is a Prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in Southwestern China. Wuchang District ( is one of the three towns together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei
• 1881 Yunnan : George and Fanny Clarke settle to work in Dali. Dali City ( Bai: Darl•lit; Hani: Dafli) is a County-level city in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan province
• 1881 Shandong : Chefoo School begun at Yantai (originally "The Protestant Collegiate School")
• Cambridge Seven arrived 3 March 1885 in China

• The Hundred missionaries sent out in one year 1887
• Benjamin Broomhall launches National Righteousness, an Anti-Opium Campaign periodical in 1888
• First party of American missionaries arrived 30 October 1888 in Shanghai, China
• 1889, North America Home Council formed

1890s

• Shanghai Headquarters at Wusong Road 1890

• 1890 Australia Home Council for CIM formed
• First party of Australian missionaries arrived in 1890

• New Zealand Home Council formed
• Newington Green office Headquarters in London 1895

1900s

• Boxer Rebellion of 1900 claims 58 missionaries and 21 children killed from the China Inland Mission. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence
• In 1901 Hudson Taylor refused to accept compensation payment from the Chinese government for loss of property or life, to show the ‘meekness and gentleness of Christ’
• 1901, A council was set up, headquartered in Philadelphia, to supervise the mission's work in the United States
• Dixon Edward Hoste appointed acting General Director in 1901
• James Hudson Taylor Resigned as Director of the China Inland Mission November 1902
• 1904 Xinjiang: George Hunter (missionary) opens mission station. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Quote The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts molded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust which is essential to the exercise Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on George Hunter may refer to George Hunter (Coca-Cola bottler, businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune bottling Coca-Cola George
• James Hudson Taylor died 3 June 1905 in Changsha, Hunan, China
• Empress Dowager Dies in 1908
• China Inland Mission sent relief team to flood and famine in Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan

1910s

• J. O. Fraser arrived in China in 1910
• 60,000 Christians in West Yunnan, China tribal region
• 1911 Benjamin Broomhall died after Anti-Opium Campaign succeeds
• Chinese Republic Established in 1912
• In 1912 membership in the China Inland Mission exceeds 1000, now the largest mission agency working in China
• 1915 1,063 workers were working at 227 stations. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Changsha ( is the Capital city of Hunan, a province of south-central China, located on the lower reaches of Xiang river a branch of the ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country James Outram Fraser ( Chinese 富能仁 (1886-1938 was a British Protestant Christian Missionary to China with the Further reading Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission This article discusses history of the state which currently governs Taiwan Area.

1920s

• The Chinese Civil War forced a temporary evacuation of nearly all of the missionaries
• 1927-1932 200 missionaries selected from over 1200 applicants

1930s

• Headquarters in Shanghai move to Sinza Road in 1930
• 1934 1,368 missionaries were serving at 364 stations. The mission staff also included hundreds of Chinese pastors, teachers, colporteurs, chapel keepers, and Bible women.
• John and Betty Stam executed in South Anhui in 1934
• World War II forced many of the missionaries further inland - or they were captured by the Japanese and detained until the end of the war

1940s

• 1942, 1,263 missionaries. John Cornelius Stam (January 18 1907 to December 8 1934 and Elisabeth Alden Scott Stam, aka " Betty " (February 22 1906 to December 8 1934 were Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The headquarters was evacuated out of Shanghai to escape the Japanese army. An emergency headquarters was set up in Chongqing, the same city where the Chinese government had relocated. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China
• November 1942 China Inland Mission School at Chefoo (Yantai) is closed and all students and staff imprisoned. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 7 county-level cities
• 1943, South Africa Home Council formed
• August 1945 China Inland Mission School at Chefoo (Yantai) is liberated by American paratroopers
• 1945, The staff moved back to Shanghai
• October 1, 1949 Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China in Beijing

1950s

• After the "Christian Manifesto", the China Inland Mission began to withdraw its missionaries ending in 1953
• 1950, 1,104 missionaries, of whom 757 were in China. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Administration The Prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 7 county-level cities Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES CIM home council started in Switzerland
• 1951 Three-Self Patriotic Movement launched allowing government control of Christian assembly
• In November 1951, a new headquarters was set up in Singapore, and the organization's name was changed to The China Inland Mission Overseas Missionary Fellowship
• 1951, A temporary headquarters was set up in Hong Kong, mainly to oversee the withdrawal of the missionaries. The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (officially zh-cn 中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会 National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China
• October 14, 1954, The mission was reorganized at a meeting of the mission's overseas council. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The council reaffirmed the need for the mission, but changed its structure so that non-Western Christians could become full members and set up home councils in their own countries. The main emphasis of the OMF was to continue to be evangelism, but support would also be given to a literature program, medical services, radio and TV outreach, student work, and linguistic work.
• Re-deployment of all missionaries to East Asia

1960s

• China Inland Mission re-named Overseas Missionary Fellowship in 1964
• Chinese Cultural Revolution 1966-1972: all Christians silenced including the Three-Self Patriotic Movement
• Medical work begun in rural Thailand
• 1965 Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia Home Councils formed
• 1966 Hong Kong and Philippines Home Councils formed
• 1967 German, and Netherlands Home Councils formed
• 1969 The council for North America was finally dissolved and the U. OMF International (formerly Overseas Missionary Fellowship and before that the China Inland Mission before 1964 is an interdenominational The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (officially zh-cn 中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会 National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Singapore For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands S. and Canadian councils became completely autonomous.

1970s

• 1975 Merger with Borneo Evangelical Mission (BMF)

1980s

• Chinese Church reaches 21. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Borneo Evangelical Mission was a Protestant Evangelical Christian Missionary society that worked among the people of Borneo, 5 million baptised members, over 52 million including Christian families and adherents

1990s

• Overseas Missionary Fellowship renamed OMF International

References

• Lovett, Richard (1899). The History of The London Missionary Society 1795-1895. London: Henry Frowde.  
• Davies, Evan (1846). "Evan Davies" redirects here See also Evan Davis. Evan Davies (1805- 18 June 1864 was a Welsh Protestant The Memoir of Samuel Dyer: Sixteen Years Missionary to the Chinese. London: John Snow.  
• Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Howard (1911). Beginnings Howard Taylor was three when his father founded the China Inland Mission Hudson Taylor In Early Years; The Growth of a Soul. London: Morgan and Scott.  
• Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Howard (1918). Beginnings Howard Taylor was three when his father founded the China Inland Mission Hudson Taylor and the China Inland Mission; The Growth of a Work of God. London: Morgan and Scott.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1982). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Barbarians at the Gates. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1982). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Over The Treaty Wall. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1983). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: If I had A Thousand Lives. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1984). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Survivor's Pact. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1985). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century, Book Five: Refiner's Fire. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1986). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: Assault On The Nine. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Alfred (1989). Alfred James Broomhall ( December 6, 1911 &ndash May 11, 1994) a Hudson Taylor and China's Open Century: It Is Not Death To Die. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Broomhall, Marshall (1901). Marshall B Broomhall 海恩波著 ( July 17, 1866 &ndash October 24, 1937) was a British Protestant Christian Last Letters and Further Records of Martyred Missionaries of the China Inland Mission. London: Morgan and Scott.  
• Steer, Roger (1990). Hudson Taylor: A Man In Christ. London: Hodder and Stoughton.  
• Taylor, James Hudson III (2005). Christ Alone: A Pictorial Presentation of Hudson Taylor's Life and Legacy. Hong Kong: OMF Books.  
• Tucker, Ruth (1983). From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. ISBN 0310239370.  

Notes

See also

• William Thomas Berger
• Benjamin Broomhall
• Arthur Glasser
• Norman Howard Cliff
• Tony Lambert
• Leslie Theodore Lyall
• Africa Inland Mission
• Australian Inland Mission
• School of Oriental and African Studies in London

External links

• OMF International (formerly China Inland Mission and Overseas Missionary Fellowship)
• Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Archives of the China Inland Mission
• Christian Biography Resources
• http://www.missionaryetexts.org/
• http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/hudsontaylor/hudsontaylorv1/hudsontaylorv1tc.htm

Further reading

• Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission

See also List of China Inland Mission missionaries in China Christianity in China Benjamin Broomhall Further reading Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission Dr Arthur F Glasser (born September 10, 1914) is the Dean Emeritus of the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. Norman Howard Cliff (1925 &ndash 2007 was an British Protestant Christian author who wrote about Christianity and the history of missionary work Tony Lambert is a former British diplomat to Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan and author of several significant books regarding Leslie Theodore Lyall (1905-1996 was a British Protestant Christian missionary in China. Established in 1895 Africa Inland Mission (AIM is a Nondenominational Protestant Christian mission organisation focusing on Africa and islands The Australian Presbyterian Mission was founded by the Presbyterian Church of Australia to reach those "beyond the furthest fence" with God's Word The School of Oriental and African Studies (commonly abbreviated to " SOAS " pronounced (so as or (so az is a constituent college of the University of This is a list of selected references for OMF International (formerly the China Inland Mission) and Borneo Evangelical Mission.

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