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Article: The 1888 London Centenary Missions Conference: ecumenical disappointment or American missions coming of age?
- Article from:
- International Bulletin of Missionary Research
- Article date:
- July 1, 1994
- Author:
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History has not been kind to the Centenary Conference on the Protestant Missions of the World held in London, June 9-19, 1888. Yet by all standards, this gathering at Exeter Hall was the largest, most representative interdenominational, international assembly to that date. The statistics are impressive: 1,579 delegates from 139 different denominations and societies representing ten countries. Adding to attendance totals were rallies for the general public.(1)
Nevertheless, the gathering has enjoyed scant interest. The 1910 Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, with its ecumenical outcomes, has received far greater attention from scholars. The lesser-known 1900 ...