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Article: Diversifying the operation: Southern Baptist Missions in China at the turn of the century 1890-1910.
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- Baptist History and Heritage
- Article date:
- March 22, 1999
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The end of the nineteenth century and the coming of the twentieth century brought significant changes to the Southern Baptist operation in China. The overall theme was expansion. The most obvious examples were in the rising numbers of the missionaries to China as well as the creation of new mission institutions including churches and schools. More importantly, the Southern Baptist operation in China restructured its organization and mission strategy. To welcome the new century, Baptists started multiangle approaches to expand their missions. Both Baptist men and women used biblical evangelism as well as social services to bring the Chinese into the gospel. The missionaries ...