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Full listing > Accession BC2014/12| Accession # | BC2014/12 | | Topic | China Relief: Church of the Brethren | | Title | Church of the Brethren China Relief | | Location | (IIS) Convocation cassette tape filing cabinet, bottom drawer with Church of the Brethren related media. Digital copy on Archives' Network [W] by accession number. | | Citation | Church of the Brethren China Relief, BC2014/12, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | E. Joseph Wampler and D. Eugene Wampler | | Scope and Content | One CD 1. One digital copy of the book, "Church of the Brethren China Relief," by E. Joseph Wampler and D. Eugene Wampler. 2. "Plowboys in China: The Story of the Brethren Service Commission's Tractor Unit," photography by Howard Sollenberger (MC Class of 1941) and produced by Brethren Service Commission, General Brotherhood Board, Church of the Brethren, and narrated by Eugene Wampler. 3. "Plowboy's" movie. | | Date of Accession | 30 September 2014 | | Bio History Note | "Church of the Brethren China Relief, by E. Joseph Wampler and D. Eugene Wampler
Members of the Church of the Brethren rely on the New Testament as their guide, with the belief that Jesus intends a life based on peaceful action, simple and compassionate living, and a shared search for truth. These beliefs led the Brethren to respond to international need through the development of foreign missions.
Work in China began in 1908. By 1920, the Brethren had constructed large western-style hospitals and schools in four primary Chinese mission stations and did their best to assist the Chinese people who struggled for survival through famine, disease, war, and political unrest. After more than forty years of service, the last Brethren missionaries left Shanghai, China in February of 1951. Their work has been generally forgotten by the Chinese government, yet their legacy lives on. Illustrated with personal family photographs, this book is a story of empathy, dedication, and love.
| | Archivist Note | Stan Pittman, Manchester University Instructional Technologies, placed a digital copy on Archives' network [W] during the 2013-2014 academic year.
Description prepared 30 September 2014 by Jeanine M. Wine. |
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