Hong Kong Baptist University Library Special Collections & Archives Collection

Record Group No. 5

[9 September, 2020]

Baptist Press

Papers: 1935-1997, n.d.

1 Carton box; 1 linear feet

Restrictions Anyone using this collection must sign an Agreement to use the Baptist Press Collection. Photocopying of unpublished material is prohibited.

Preferred Citation Baptist Press collection, RG. 5, Special Collections & Archives, Hong Kong Baptist University Library.

Scope and Content

Baptist Press (Hong Kong) is the successor of the Baptist Publication Society, from Canton and Shanghai, later combined in Shanghai. After 1950, when the China Baptist Publication Society ceased, and Chinese Christians began publishing in Hong Kong. The Press materials are used all over the world in Chinese churches. Princeton Hsu, Lila Watson, Mary Alexander and Faye Taylor were leaders of the Press.

Changes in name: 1899 美華浸會書局 China Baptist Publication Society 1932 中華浸會書局 China Baptist Publication Society 1955 浸信會出版部 Baptist Press 1980 浸信會出版社 Baptist Press 1997 浸信會出版社(國際)有限公司 Chinese Baptist Press (International) Ltd.

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Arrangement: The overall arrangement of the collection was provided by the archivist, as were the titles of the folders. The folders are now arranged alphabetically by subject, name or document type, and then chronologically within each type of document classification.

Date range: 1935 - 1997, n.d.

Volume: 1 Carton box (1 linear footage)

Geographic coverage: China, Hong Kong and United States of America (USA).

Language: Chinese and English.

Types of documents: Articles, card files, clippings, letters and manuscripts.

Subjects: Baptist, Baptist Press, China, , Christians, Church, History, Hong

Kong, , HK-Macao Baptist Mission, HK Baptist Convention

Provenance The materials for this collection were received by the Special Collections & Archives in 1996 from Baptist Press, Princeton Hsu, Lila Watson and Fay Taylor.

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CONTAINER LIST Folder no. Title Date

Articles & Manuscripts on history of Baptists in China. They are largely first hand information about the work of Baptist missionaries and Chinese Christians (1920-1950's) Some are hand-written, others typed, some are photocopied. 1 [Baptist history in China] 1942-1976, n.d.

2 [Baptist history in China] 1946-198?, n.d.

3 [Draft of Baptist history in China] 1951-1970, n.d.

4 [Draft of Baptist history in China] 1951-1970, n.d.

Biographical clippings on Southern Baptist leaders and missionaries. 5 [Biographies of pioneer missionaries] 1954-1980, n.d.

6 [Biographies of Southern Baptists] 1945-1980, n.d.

7 [Christians in China and Hong Kong] 1938-1974

Scrapbooks contain obituaries and brief biographies of Southern Baptist missionaries to China. Pages are numbered and a typed index is inserted in the front of v. 1. Clippings file contains printed sources from journals. 8 [Biographies of Southern Baptist 1935-1981, n.d.

missionaries to China]

v.1 來華傳道之美南差會傳教士傳記

9 [Biographies of Christians in China] 1952-1997, n.d.

v.2 與中國有關之著名基督徒傳記

Card file on Baptist missionaries and Baptist history in China. The card (3 x 5) file has a card on all Southern Baptist missionaries to China until 1950. Also some information about American Baptist missionaries, and Baptist history in China. 10 Southern Baptist missionaries to China n.d.

1836-1950

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Items in folders:

Folder 1 [Baptist history in China]: Articles, 1942-1976, n.d. Article Title Date Author Circumstances and actions leading to 1942 Lovegren, Mildred entrance of Southern Baptist workers into Free China Baptists working in China 1948 Lila Watson and Bertha Smith A study of Christian missions in China 1976 Vivian Im and Timothy Lau through the works of and Timothy Richards "An ordinary man with a world inside his n.d. Watson, Lila heart", Dr. T. M. Rankin Hong Kong Baptist Association 30 years of n.d. growth chart, translated from 1969 Annual by Corrine Hollis China missionaries emeritus / n.d. Directory of emeritus missionaries

Folder 2 [Baptist history in China]: Articles, 1946-198?, n.d. Article Title Date Author The Protestant mission (Swatow) from Early 1946 Emannuel H. Giedt mission history of the Swatow region brought down to the present for the American Baptist Mission, p. 5-15 Two outstanding Baptist in the history of 2 April, Frank P. Lide the North China Baptist Convention, Dr. J. 1969 B. Hartwell and Pastor Tien Bao Tsang. Ruth Pettigrew: Pioneer to the people 198? Catherine B. Allen The South China Mission (for strategy paper) n.d. Taylor (?)

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Folder 3

[Draft of Baptist history in China]: Manuscripts, 1951-1970, n.d

• China’s Baptist History 1930's on to 1946 From Dr. J. T. Williams’s notes. • Interesting note: Baptist Brotherhood, Christian Broadcasting Association • IBJ Biographical sketches of early Baptist Missionaries in China • Missionaries biographies started with Dr. Richard Furman • Letter to Pastor Hsu from Ronald Fuller in Vietnam (22 March, 1969) • A statement by Eugene Hill as he remembers it / Leung Kwong Association 1936- 1950 廣州巿的浸會事工 • Plan in Shanghai Outstations (Central China in 1890s) • China Baptists in the Interior (Dr. R. T. Bryan) • North China late 30’s – 40’s – 50’s • Northwest China, 1951 Report • Theological education • The years from 1900 to 1945 had seen remarkable progress in China • The Pacific War

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[Draft of Baptist history in China]: Manuscripts, 1951-1970, n.d

• Central China 1949-(1948) • Woman's Missionary Union 1950 • Notes on British Baptist work in China • Frontier Missions Movement (4 associations of China Baptists) • China Baptist Convention • Interior China (Honan-An-hui) • Report - Foreign Mission Board SBC 1950 (1949) • (North China) Baptists’ interest in Girls’ Schools 1913 report from Pingtu • (North China) Mrs. Pruitt told…. quoted in Routh, Morning and Evening in China. • “Some firsts in China Baptist History" with photocopies of obituary notices, missionary biography and correspondence consists of answers to questions Rev. Hsu wrote to retired Southern Baptist missionaries about the missionary work in the areas where they lived in China. 1968-70, n.d.

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Folder 5 Biographies of pioneer Missionaries: clippings, 1954-1980, n.d. Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title Shucks “Dedication of Henrietta School, clipping June, Baptist Hong Kong” 1954 World "I Give Myself" clipping October, Royal 1959 Service “Baptist extraordinary: Henrietta clipping May, Saxon Rowe The Window Hall Shuck” 1964 Carver The Barnwell Baptist Association 1970 Rev. Lewis of South Carolina; its churches Healls Shuck and their deceased ministers to which is appended an Abstract of Baptist Principles by Lewis Shuck, Late Moderator of the Association “Where will I be one hundred clipping Feb., Mary Am Discovery years from now?” 1972 Patterson Henrietta Shuck, the first woman clipping Aug., Rees Watkins Contempo in China 1976 J. Lewis Shuck (shook) clipping n.d. 叔未士牧師(浸信會來華傳道第一 clipping n.d. 香港基督教 人) 會史 Whilden, Lulu E. Lulu E. Whilden clipping Dec., Accent 1977 Miss Lulu Whilden 1846-1916 Clipping / n.d. biography Moon, Lottie I discover Lottie Moon clipping Nov. Fon Scofield The 1959 Commission “Lottie Moon... Symbol of Clipping Dec. Alma Hunt Baptist worldwide Christian hope” 1964 Training Union Magazine Lottie Moon: Pioneer of the Clipping Nov., Edith Deen The Beam

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Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title Mission fund 1966. Biographical sketch of Lottie Clipping / 1966 Woman’s Moon photocopy Missionary Union Only one trunk clipping Dec., Carolyn and The [Hong Kong towards San 1969 Marion Commission Francisco death of Lottie Moon Mobley recorded in ship's log] Send on the missionaries, a play clipping Dec., Phyllis Sapp Discovery about Lottie Moon 1970. In the spirit of Christmas Lottie Booklet 1973 Woman’s Moon in China 1873 Missionary Union Picture of Lottie Moon with Clipping / Dec., Accent Chinese friends photo 1973 The Moon Sisters clipping Dec., Josephine Accent 1975 Norwood Big Love Heart: a brief pamphlet 1976 Woman’s biographical sketch of Lottie Missionary Moon Union Picture of Lottie Moon clipping / 1976? Accent photo Letter from Lottie Moon to Dr. clipping Dec. Accent Tupper dated Sept. 21, 1879 1977 Personnel items given by "Aunt clipping Nov. 30, Florida Lottie's" grand niece 1978. Baptist Witness [Picture of Lottie Moon in Chinese clipping / Jun., Contempo dress, men in Japanese clothing] photo 1979 The late great Lottie Moon and clipping Aug., Elaine Contempo someone who knows her well 1980 Hobson Miller [Sticker note: “We think this is photo n.d. Lottie Moon Church at Peng-Lai, China”] Lottie Moon: a life of love and Clipping / n.d. hope Coloured photo

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Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title [Clipping beginning “Miss Moon Clipping n.d. was born in Virginia...’’] [Clipping of Lottie Moon’s tomb] Clipping n.d. [illustration of Lottie Moon with Clipping n.d. children] Miss Edmonia Moon 1852-1909 manuscript n.d. [Sister of Lottie] Timeline of Lottle Moon’s Years in manuscript n.d. p. 50-97 China

Folder 6 Biographies of Southern Baptists: clippings, 1945-1980, n.d. Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title Alexander, Mary C. Shanghai Internment, a Book 1964 Frances chapter from the life of Mary C. Alexander Alexander Belote, James D. Memorial service for The Rev. Book / March 23, Dr. James D. Belote 白箴士博 programme 1975 士追思會 Carey, William “He Led Forward The Lord’s clipping Oct., 1952 Frank K. The Host” Means Commission The life of William Carey: clipping Jan., 1958 Jno. & Eliz. Being a new account of the Layman shoemaker who changed missionary history The first missionary map of the clipping Jun., 1958 Sue L. Turner Tell world The conversion of the clipping Aug., 1959 William Carey Crusade Heathens Roll call of missions heroes clipping Jan., 1959 Helen R. Falls The Window [Times were hard for William clipping May., 1971 Discovery Carey…]

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Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title The Delirious Commoner clipping Jan., 1977 Robert D. Probe Linder Rediscovering the Great clipping Apr., 1979 John Allen The Commission Moore Commission Carey, The Plodder clipping May., 1979 John Allen The Moore Commission [William Carey born on 17th clipping n.d. August, 1761…] [portrait of William Carey] Clipping / n.d. B&W photo Cauthen, Baker James Meet the new secretary clipping Jan., 1954 Frank K. The Means Commission Dr. Cauthen's acceptance clipping Jan., 1954 The speech Commission p.18 Editorials [Dr. B. J. Cauthen, in the foyer Clipping / 1978 of the Foreign Mission Board, photo SBC] The Commission (Sept., 1979) Journal Sept., 1979 The [Cover story: “The Cauthen Commission Years”] [Picture of Dr. and Mrs. Clipping / June, 1978 The Cauthen] photo Commission China recollection Clipping June, 1979 Eloise Glass Contempo Cauthen 3 pictures of Dr. Cauthen Clipping / n.d. photo Judson Man of Conviction clipping Feb., 1958 R. Dean The Baptist Goodwin World A woman’s hiding place clipping Nov., 1958 Anobel Royal Armour Service Adoniram Judson - clipping Feb., 1959 John Allen The “Devoted for Life” Moore Commission

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Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title “A wild, romantic undertaking” clipping Apr., 1959 Courtney The window Anderson of ywa The secret of the hard pillow clipping 15 Aug, Amanda Hull Gospel 1960 Herald Baptist Extraordinary: clipping Mar., 1964 Saxon Rowe The window Adoniram Judson Carver The Apostle of Burma’s Hard clipping 15 Jun, Helen Ross Pillow 1968 Romance in Missions clipping Jan., 1969 Ethel Daniels Tell Hubbard Adoniram Judson: The clipping Jul. & Aug., Kenneth Ray The Forgotten Man Part I & Part II 1974 Young Commission Judson-America’s First clipping Apr., 1980 John Allen The Moore Commission Judon: The Rugged Years clipping May, 1980 John Allen The Moore Commission The Judson Story: How clipping Aug., 1980 John Allen Contempo missions from America Began Moore Adoniram Judson: Apostle to clipping n.d. Emory Gale Adult Class Burma / Ann Judson - Pioneer [Portrait of Judsons] Clipping n.d. McBride, Grace Grace McBride, missionary clipping June, 1976 Lila Watson Royal nurse Service Rankin, Theron Out beyond [Biography of Dr. Clipping September, George The M. Theron Rankin] 1953 William Commission Greene He was Christian Clipping September, J. B. The 1953 Weatherspoon Commission He carried the world in his Clipping September, Ione Grey The heart 1953 Commission Saunders, J.R. Special tribute section clipping 1966 Saunders’ Asia Calling dedicated to Dr. Saunders family Tilford, Lorene

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Article Title Material Date Author Journal type title Lorene Tilford, a mini- clipping September, Alma Hunt Accent biography 1977 Wallace, Bill “Faithful unto death” clipping July, 1951 Eugene L. Hill The [Bill Wallace biography] Commission This is the story of an ordinary clipping n.d. man.. Bill Wallace [Advertisement of book: Bill Wallace of China] Wright, Lucy The missionary nurse in clipping Johnni retrospect: Lucy Wright Johnson

Others materials Executive Secretaries Clipping / [1945] The Southern Baptist Foreign photo Commission Mission Board Appointees in waiting Clipping / 1948 The photo Commission [3 clippings of missionaries Clipping / 1951, n.d. The gathering] photo Commission Strategy makers Clipping July, 1975 The Commission The Chinese connection Clipping June, 1979 Catherine B. Contempo Allen

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Folder 7 [Christian in China and Hong Kong]: clippings, 1938-1974 Article Title Material type Date Author Journal title 1938 年(第二屆)中華基督教 Leaflet 1938 會江浙青年進修會(赴會須 知) [American School, Shanghai, booklet in Chinese] Letter from Mary Alexander, correspondence 1939 Mary General Sec. of China Alexander Woman Missionary Union, 1939 Minutes of the Officers of minutes 1941 China the China Baptist Frontier Baptist Mission Promotion Frontier Committee Mission Promotion Committee Letter from Lila Watson to correspondence 1948 or Lila Watson Pastor Yang ...a Chinese 49. missionary sent to Formosa by the Chinese Baptist Frontier Mission Board Historical sketch of Pooi To Clipping / 1963 Middle School, 1888-1963 Selected pages A look at Hong Kong Clipping May, W, Wayne The 1966 Dehoney Commission [Cover of Royal Service, Clipping / HK May, Royal May 1967] scene on the 1967 Service cover Hong Kong: Tragedy to Clipping June, Lynn Barrett Royal triumph 1974 Service What can we learn from the Clipping June, Henry E. Royal Chinese family? 1974 White, Jr. Service

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Folder 8 - Scrapbook v.1 來華傳道之美南會教士傳記 Index to Missionary Heroes Baptist Press (Hong Kong) File Evans, Philip Saffery 62

Abernathy, Jewel 69 Fielder, John Wilson 69 Abernathy, John 69 Franks, Martha 53 Adams, Floy White 63 Alexander, Mary 66 Gallimore, Arthur R. 79 Anderson, Park Harris 84 Gallimore, Gladys S. 79 Ayers, Sanford Emmett 77 Galloway, John L. 38 Ayers, Thomas Wilburn 76 Galloway, Lillian Todd 39 Gaston, Annie Bunn 58 Gillespie, Arthur S. 81 Bausum, Euva Majors 67 Glass, Jessie Pettigrew 57 Bausum, Robert 67 Glass, Wiley Blount 57 Beddoe, Robert 70 Graves, R. H. 26 Beddoe, Louella 70 Greene, G. W. 23 Belote, James D. 75 Blackman, Glays Yates 60 Blackman, Lonnie Elwood 60 Hamlett, Lottie 69 Bostick, Nell Lawrence 66 Harris, Florence P. 70 Bradley, Blanche 68 Harris, Henson Mason 70 Britton, Nannie J. 80 Hartwell, Anna B. 66 Bryan, David 65 Hartwell, J. B. 12 Bryan, Francis Allison 62 Hayes, Alice J. 79 Bryan, Mamie Sallee 59 Herring, J. Alex 65 Bryan, Nelson Augustus 62 Herring, Nan 65 Hill, Eugene 89 Hipps, John B. 58 Caldwell, Pearl Pauline 68 Hipps, Margaret Stroh 58 Cauthen, Baker James 90 Holmes, J. L. 88 Chambers, Christine Coffee 65 Hopewell, Gladys 63 Chambers, Robert. 21 Huey, Mary A. 36 Coleman, Inabelle Graves 83 Comely, Frank 82 Connely, Mary Sears 82 Jackson, John Edward 84 Cowherd, Charles Philip 85 Jacob, Robert A. 80 Cowherd, Marian Peeler Gray 85 Johnson, Kate C. 84 Cox, Addle Estelle 74 Jones, Florence 79 Crawford, Mary C. 67 Jowers, Sherman Clyde 86 Crawford, T. P. 46-51 Culpepper, Charles 44 Knight, Doris Lynn 83 Koon, Victor 82 Dawes, Joseph V. 82 Dodson, Flora 28, 74 Lake, John 24, 64 Lake, Carrie Bostick 64 Evans, Mary Levering 62 Lanneau, Sophie 56

Larson, Edith 70 13

Larson, Ivan 70 Lawton, Ida D. 80 Sallee, Hannah Fair 61 Lawton, Olive 53 Sandlin, Annie M. 83 Lea, Ola 67,80 Saunders, Joel Roscoe 61 League, Attie Bostick 66 Sears, Grace 36 Leonard, Charles 74 Shuck, Henrietta 1 Leonard, Evelyn C. 74 Shuck, J. Lewis 1 Lide, Florence 54,63 Shumate, Margie 37,83 Lide, Francis Pugh 63 Simmons, E. Z. 19 Lide, Jane 63 Smith, Lucy Elizabeth 86 Lowe，, Clifford J 56 Stalling, Hattie Ann 36 Stephens, Irene Carter 72 Stephens, Mary 81 Marlowe, Rose 65,85 Stewart, Reba 80 Marriott, Cora Bums 78 Storm, Ida Patterson 72 McCullough, Helen 78 Strother, Greene W. 86 McDaniel, Charles G. 78 Strother, Martha Krause 86 McDaniel, Nannie Bartlett 78 McMillan, Leila Memory 84 Mewshaw, Dell Spencer 57 Tatum. Elizabeth H. 80 Mewshaw. Robert E.L. 57 Teal, Edna E. 59 Moon, Lottie 14 Thomason, Lillian 83 Morgan, Edgar L. 72 Tipton, Mary B. 81 Todd, Pearl 69 Trainham, Annie G. 37 Napier, Augustus 59 Napier, Lois D. 59 Newton, Mary L. Woodcock 78 Walker, Blanche Rose 68 Wallace, William L. 73 Ware James H. 52,58 Parker, Earl 60 Ware, Mary Bibb Long 58 Parker, Sarah Gayle 60 Watson, Lila 83,87 Pettigrew, Ruth 31 Westbrook, Charles Hart 62 Pierce, Ethel 71 Williams, James T. 79 Pierce, Nellie Miner 70,71 Williams, Laurie Smith 79 Woodward, Mable Willems 72

Rankin, Grace T. Elliott 84 Rankin, M. Theron 71 Yates, Matthew T. 9,21 Rankin, Manly Whitfield 84 Yocum, Alfred Wolfe 62 Rankin, Valerie Greene 71 Ray, Bonnie Jean 83 Ray, Janet Gilman 67 Ray, Rex 67 Rea, Elizabeth A. 36 Ricketson, Robert F 63 Riddell, Olive 85 Roberts, I J. 6

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Folder 9 -Scrapbook v.2 與中國有關之著名基督徒傳記 Index: 1. Robert Morrison and William Milne portrait 2. Morrison and Milne article (Chinese 馬禮遜米憐和梁發的不同任務) 3. Morrison’s Bible (Chinese 談馬禮遜所譯的中文聖經) 1975 4. Liang Afah (Chinese 第一位中國牧師) 5. Joseph Schereschewsky 6. Hsi Sheng Mo (Chinese 德育故事 – 席勝魔) 7. (Chinese 李提摩太其人其事) 8. Sun Yat Sen (Chinese 孫中山先生畢生蒙恩記) 9. Bible translation (Chinese 中文聖經的翻譯經過) 10. A mother influences millions by Gordon Chilvers (Amelia Taylor) 11. My friend Hudson, by J. C. Pollock 1962 12. Adoniram Judson—picture and caption 13. Pioneer of modem missions (William Carey) by H.L. Hemmens,1952 14. C. T. Studd, he served to the utmost by Dorothy C. Haskin, 1964 15. Charles Gutzlaff, 1958 16. William Bums 17. Calvin Mateer and W. A. P. Martin (Chinese 基督教對中國近代科學的貢獻) 18. One vision only by Isobel Kuhn by Isobel Kuhn, 1959 19. Baptist extraordinary: Luther Rice by Saxon Rowe Carver, 1964 20. Strangest name in Shanghai – Schereschewsky by Paul Clasper, 1979 21. A stethoscope as told to Christine Hunter by , 1957 22. An old suit by Gladys Aylward, 1958 23. Tonight’s the night …… about Gladys Aylward by Peter R. Joshua, 1977 24. Young man with a pigtail by J. C. Pollock, 1965 25. Hudson Taylor, 3 articles (in Chinese 神把我們從死亡的爪牙裏救出來 / 拖辮子的青 年:中國內地會創始人戴德生的故事 / 戴紹曾院長訪問記) 26. 宣道故事: 切膚之愛(蘭大衛博士夫婦) 27. Robert Morrison (Chinese 從馬禮遜毛今日差傳) 28. Memorial Service: Edgar J. Tharpe, 1997

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