Herbert & Winifred Kane papers

Jonathan & Rosalind Goforth papers

Overseas Missionary Fellowship records

Africa Inland Mission Records

Sarah Young papers

Laura Collins photographs

Lausanne Committee on World

Evangelization.

Latin America Mission

Collection 78

Collection 87

Collection 92

Collection 104

Collection 178

Collection 277

Collection 300

Collection 431 Go to the Archives' home page, click on the COLLECTIONS button part way down the page.

You now have two options: click on either the lists arranged in alphabetical or collection number order. Locate the collection you selected. When you have clicked on it, choose the TITLE AND RESTRICTION PAGE link. Based on that, fill in the blanks below.

CN , of

(number) (form classification) (name of person or organization who created the materials)

EXAMPLE:

CN 438 , Records of National Summits on Black Church Development

The most important thing for you to understand from this is that you don't need to come to the Reading Room to consult many of the Archives guides to its collections! You can do it from a computer lab or your own computer.

II. Microfiche. The Archives subject index is arranged on fourteen microfiche cards, identified by number (i.e., 001 through 014), each corresponding with an alphabetical range of topics which also appear on the top of the card. This index is regularly updated. Subject entries in the index run from top to bottom in a given column, with the columns running from left to right. Resources listed for any given subject may include collections held by the Archives as well as resources at other institutions on those subjects. Guides to the collections of other institutions are located on the bookshelves in the Reading Room. Processed collections which are available for your study are identified by one-, two- or three-digit numbers; unprocessed collections, identified by 5 digit numbers, are unavailable for research use. (A quirk of the system is that when a collection contains documents and photographs, it will appear twice on the fiche, once without the "PHOTOS" notation to the left of the form classification and once with it.) The Archives also has approximately one hundred ten "Small Collections," which consist of a single folder of material, identified by "SC" before the number, i.e., SC 28.

The fiche card should be inserted with the top label up and toward you.

A. Locate the entry for Missions--China. There are multiple panels for this subject, including collections from the BGC and other institutions throughout the world. On how many panels (full or otherwise) do the Missions--China entries appear? . How many panels contain BGC Archives collections? . How many panels contain Other Archives Collections? . Using only the first full panel of BGC Archives collections, identify how many BGC processed collections contain material for that topic. Unprocessed collections? How many of the processed collections are Small Collections? . (Remember, only count a collection number once, even though there may be a second entry if the collection has photographs.)

B. The Archives subdivides its holdings into four form classifications of materials, noted to the far right of the entry for each collection. What are they?

1. Organizational 2. Personal

3. Oral history 4.

Note: The form for #4 is a collection consolidated by the Archives or a person other than the creator, so for CN 29, ephemera of Billy Sunday, the collection consists of items the Archives received from various sources about Billy Sunday which the Archives has brought together.

(NOTE: Some collections of papers also include an oral history interview.)

C. While still under the subject heading Missions--China, locate the entry for Goforth, Jonathan and Rosalind, CN 188. What is the form classification which appears at the far right for CN 188?

Each type of material has advantages and disadvantages for use in research. Interviews provide personal and emotional observations of events, people and institutions, but are often recorded at the conclusion of a person's career and may be interpretations built on many subsequent events or reflect inaccurate rather than what actually happened. With the exception of oral history interviews, all archival materials were created in the process of a career or institutional life, not for the purpose of research in the future.

D. Remember, when a collection contains photographs, that is indicated immediately to the left of the form classification. On the one full and two partial panels for Missions--Nigeria, how many of the processed BGC collections contain photographs? How many contain only photos?

E. A collection containing both documents and photographs will be listed twice on the fiche, once without the photograph notation and once with it. How many collections contain both photographs and documents for the subject Missions--Nigeria?

F. Look under the subject, Church development, New (used for church planting). From the collections listed, select one of records or papers and enter it below.

CN , of

(number) (form classification) (name)

G. Also select one collection of interviews from that list and enter it below.

CN , of

(number) (form classification) (name)

H. Before leaving the microfiche, locate in the alphabetical fiche catalog the short one-paragraph abstract for the collection you selected for F above. For that collection, list the following:

1. Types of documents in the collection (this should be more than the form classification):

2. Date range of the documents in the collection:

III. Guides. A descriptive guide is prepared for each processed collection. The guide consists of a number of parts, some of which vary according to the contents of the collection. Each guide includes:

* Restriction page, which identifies any restrictions on the access or use of the collection.

* Historical background or biography, which gives a short history of the organization or person that created the materials, or that is the focus of the collection.

* Scope & content, which is a narrative description of the collection, highlighting subjects covered by the collection and where related documents are located in the collection.

* Provenance, which gives details about the source of the materials in the collection and when they were given to the Archives

* Location records, which describe materials like photographs, microfilm, films and audio tapes that the Archives stores separately.

* Container list, which lists the contents of each box or the title of the folders in the collection.

* Cross reference list, which consists of all the subject headings used as reference points in the microfiche catalog directing the researcher to the collection.

A. Retrieve from the filing cabinet the guide to any one of the following collections.

In which section of the guide do you find a summary of the individual's or institution's life?

B. For the organization or person, identify the following:

1. Birth/death dates or founding date:

2a. If a person, country in which they served:

2b. If an institution, the emphasis of its ministry:

3. Identify one significant event or period in the career or institutional life which affected the ministry.

C. Which section of the guide includes a narrative summary of the content of the collection, focusing on subject analysis of the collection.

D. The guide identifies relevant materials as being in, for example folder 1-8 or folder 3-6. What does 1-8 or 3-6 mean?

E. Which section of the guide identifies the source from which the Archives received the records?

F. Which is the part of the guide called which lists various forms of records which are stored separately on the basis of their format, i.e., audio tapes, books, films, negatives, periodicals, photographs, videotapes?

G. In which section of the guide do you find a box list or complete list of folder titles, along with folder numbers and the date range of each folder?

H. Which guide section lists all the subjects for that collection which appear on the microfiche t?

I. After reviewing the Scope & Content and Container List sections, identify three folders which will likely contain material of interest to you for the study of missions history or issues.

J. The Archives sometimes restricts access to certain files for a period of time at the request of the donor. On which page of the guide are you informed about restrictions?

K. On what color card do you request folders of documents? On what color card do you order photographs?

L. Retrieve from the filing cabinet the guide to one of the following interviews: 89, 92, 187, 217, 252, 262, 298, 316, 317, 361, 390, 393, 394 (those in bold can only be ordered as a tape, not also as a written transcript). In which section of the guide will you find an summary of the topics covered during the interview along with an approximate time for each subject?

M. The Archives staff is gradually transcribing its oral history interviews. A note to this effect always appears on the cover page of the guide. Does the collection you have selected have transcriptions of its interviews?

IV. Computer searches of Archives guides. By using the computer in the Archives Reading Room, you are able to search most of the processed guides for specific names, events, subjects. You can carry out your search across all the listed guides or you can search a particular guide for specific information. This will enable you to shorten your search time (especially in a large guide), allow you to search for proper names or subjects which the Archives staff may not have entered into its microfiche data base or use terminology other than that approved by the Library of Congress Subject Headings, on which the fiche and automated catalog headings are based. The searching is limited to a word search.

NOTE: You may not edit the text on the RR computer, but the BGC Archives guides are not copyrighted and you can therefore copy an entire guide or any portion of the guide to your own disk.

A. At the main Windows screen, double click on the GUIDES icon. Once WordPerfect has opened and given you a blank screen, click on the open folder icon or Ctrl-O, which will open the guides directory; individual guides are the only files in this directory. How many guides are now on the computer as indicated in the "Total Files" entry?

B. Select Quick Finder to search all of the guides. At the prompt for a word pattern, enter "contextualization" (The search will take approximately 3 minutes.) When the search is completed, the screen will list in a directory those guides in which the word "contextualization" has been found. How many collections were identified? Click on "Close" to clear the results.

You can also search for the occurrence of two words with the "and" and "or" conditions by following the first term with an "&" for and or "|" for or. Again select Quick Finder and enter "contextualization" "&" "china. How many collections contained the occurrence of both terms?

C. You can look at the guides in two ways, through view (which retains the search list) or by opening a file, which deletes the search results. From the shortened list of guides, move the cursor to CN 104. Then click on VIEW, which opens a window highlighting the first instance of "contextualization" (you can expand the window for easier reading). If you want to search for other "contextualization" occurrences (or any other term), first click in the window, then select F2 for search and select ENTER. Return the VIEW window to its reduced size. You can now highlight other guides in the search list to view those guides too.

D. Move the cursor to CN 390. Either double click or select OPEN to open the file. Then select F2 for search, enter the term ("contextualization") you want to search and select ENTER, which will take you to the first occurrence; selecting ENTER again will take you to subsequent occurrences.

E. To clear away CN 390, select CTRL-F4,, leaving you with a blank screen. Open the file for CN 298 by double-clicking on it, another collection identified with "contextualization" and search the guide for the following:

1. On which tape in the collection is contextualization discussed?

2. What is the time frame in which it is described?

3. In the context of what practices is it discussed?

V. Wheaton College Automated Catalog. In the same way that you can locate books and periodicals on the automated catalog, you can also locate Archives collections. We have our over 550 processed collections entered on the catalog, so from anywhere on campus, you have access to descriptions of most of them. The records are not as extensive as our Reading Room finding aids, but allow you to browse through many of the records along with published materials.

A. From the initial screen of the PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG, select AUTHOR index, and enter the name goforth, jonathan. How many titles are listed for him?

B. After entering the line # for Goforth, select any of the works listed for Goforth as the author. At which library or archives is the selected item located (see c=Copy Status)?

C. Return to the initial screen using SO for start over. Select the SUBJECT HEADING index, and enter the name goforth, jonathan. How many entries are listed for him (don't include the entry with the "sermons" extension)? How many of those entries are for Archives collections (some terminals may highlight items held by the library or archives whose system you are using)?

D. Select the Jonathan Goforth Papers. Refer to the COPY STATUS SCREEN for the Papers: Goforth, Jonathan. Look under CALL NUMBER to identify the collection number. What is it? CN 

(Note: The Archives materials do not circulate, although some oral history interviews and microfilm collections can be checked out through inter-library loan. The copy status indicates "checked in," but this only means the collection is available, not that you can remove it from the Reading Room.)

Scroll through the notes to the list of subjects which serve as access points to the Goforth collection. Identify one topic of interest from that list. What is it?

E. Select RW for related works to see a complete list of the subjects tied to Goforth's papers which will enable you to also see what other published and primary sources are available on the topic you chose. Scroll down to select your topic on that list. From the list of works which were linked to the subject you selected, how many entries listed?

F. Return to the initial screen with SO. Archives collections can also be located as a group by looking under the TITLE KEYWORD index, by selecting the title of the collection, which in many cases is Records or Papers or Oral History Interviews. For how many Archives collections are descriptions currently available through the automated catalog under the title Oral history interview? How many for Oral history interviews?

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Document Types for the BGC Archives Assignment

The most important points to remember when identifying the quotes and/or images that you use for your assignment are:

Be sure that all the quotes relate to the topic you have selected. If it is not immediate obvious how the quote relates to your topic, explain in a note after the citation.

The citation should proceed from the specific to the general: document - folder - box - collection - institution. If the document has a title, be sure to include it. If not, include enough identifying information so that it easily identified. If it is a multi-page document, tell what page your quote is from.

Examples:

Most but not all of the following examples relate to the topic: Sino-Japanese conflicts, 1932-1945

PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

"That was Thursday. Friday the evacuation continued, while the news from the front grew worse. The Japs were steadily advancing and had reached our outstation of Wanglaorenchi, only 18 miles away. We had several air raids alarms that day but no planes appeared, and so we felt fairly safe. Saturday morning the news was better; we heard that the Japs were driven back - it later transpired that this was not the case - and so the people began to come back to their city again. Then at 11:15 - the time they always come to do their dirty work - we had an air raid alarm, and in a few minutes we saw no fewer than 27 planes coming our way. But they didn't bomb the city; they passed 12 miles to the west and heavily bombed the market town Tienchi where we had an outstation. It happened to be market day, which means that the main street of the village was black with people from the surrounding country - something like St. Catherine Street on Xmas eve. We saw the planes, and heard the bombs. Later I went up on the gallery of the church from which place I could see the smoke rising from the village 12 miles away. The leader of that outstation came into the city later, and from him we learned that two-thirds of the entire village had been wiped out, including our church and all the equipment except two benches. Between two and three hundred people were killed and many more injured."

Letter from J. Herbert Kane to his family, February 8, 1941. Folder 7, Box 2, Collection 182, Papers of James Herbert and Winnifred Mary Kane. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW

"SHUSTER: When did you first become aware of the danger from the Japanese army when you were at Shucheng?

ELLIOT: Well, it wasn't at Shucheng. I...I had been transferred up to Yingshang to be with Katie and we worked like mad. Now there was a Chinese pastor and he was very good leader and when we.... Yingshang was only about a hundred miles or maybe a hundred and twenty miles north of Shucheng. But it was like going from south China to north China. I didn't realize that northern Anhwei is an entirely different way of life. I mean, they grow wheat, they never grow rice. And they grow...they grow soybeans. Well, they have soybeans down in...in Shucheng. They had soybeans too. But, everything was wheat, and that's the northern way. They have bread, they never serve rice. And.... Except for weddings and New Year's and some special thing like that. But everything is.... Of course they can make bread into a whole lot of different ways. And, noodles and...wheat into noodles and spaghetti and stuff. But they made all kinds of steamed bread, different forms. But their whole way of life was different. And also, they said, "Oh, the people down in the...the...in the Shucheng area. Oh they're too particular, they're too clean. And up there I...the first Sunday that I was there, I did just like I did in Shucheng. When the church was beginning to get a little bit crowded, I slid over and sat next to a woman. And it didn't take me very long to wonder, "What in the world is the matter? I'm getting so...my arm is getting so itching?" and then I looked and I saw lice walking up and down my sleeve and walking up and down her sleeve. [laughs] All those people up there were so filthy dirty. Now in Shucheng, everybody expected to take a bath every day. The summer greeting was, "Have you had your bath today?" That was the greeting. And up there, if they had a bath once a week, I'll bet.... I don't think [laughs] it was true. And they didn't was their clothes. And the smell in the church, oh. And so it was an entirely different atmosphere. Well, Katie and I worked with the children and the younger women, mostly. The older women looked down on young women and we were young then. And so they didn't particularly.... And they said, "Oh no, we've got a pastor, we don't need to go to your class for Bible study, nah, nah..." And so...but the...the children and the wom...young girls liked it. And we taught them...we taught to read to...because they didn't have the schools up there. And they were too lazy to start schools. And so we did have some good children's meetings and then in the summer we had special Vacation Bible School, although it was really because the boys were going to school, the girls weren't. But then we had Vacation Bible School, and they came and we had a...we had some good...opportunities there. And we worked so hard and we were living in a very, kind of a crude place. It wasn't a very comfortable place that we had to live in and.... So I...I decided that I would go up to Kikungshan in Honan, which was a mountain resort where there for missionaries. And the CIM had a mission home there and so if you write ahead you can go up there. And so I went up to be there for, I don't know, I think I was going to be there six weeks, and while we were in church one Sunday morning, right in the middle of the sermon, a man came running in...or a missionary came running in and he ran right up on the platform and he said, "I just received a telegram from north China! The Japanese have attacked." And...and he said, "This means war!" Well two women in th...these were all missionaries there, two women fainted, all the other women started to cry and.... War in China with the Japanese! And that...and that was the beginning, literally the beginning of war in China. Well..."

Interview of Eleanor Ruth Elliott by Robert Shuster, October 26, 1981. Tape T4, Collection 187, Papers of Eleanor Ruth Elliott. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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DIARY

"1939 July 8^th Before then there had been anti-foreign feeling. Police at the gates said they had come to protect us from Chinese. Dressing parties had dressed bet. 50,000 and 55,000 wounded soldiers. Told the inpatients they must leave now and no more patients come. They said the same to the Chinese staff and they threatened them. In Hanchow several leading xians being threatened. That P.M. employees and patients all left. Some could not walk + had no friends. One woman in with frac. [?] femur. No clothing, no money - we had to supply. A Chinese anti British society had been formed on orders from Peking. 500 people in anti British demonstration. I am going to take pictures "Long live the New Order." "Long live China + Japan." Demand we leave on 15^th (it was the 13^th) Handed the property to the Southern Baptist Mission.

July 15 Friday we left Tseigtas [sic] for Kaifeng. Stayed 5 days. Premises sealed there."

Diary of Jessie McDonald, July, 1939. Folder 30 Box 1, Collection 246, Papers of Jessie McDonald. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois. Note: Although these materials are in a folder labeled "Diary," they appear to be notes made some time after the fact, perhaps partly based on an existing diary.

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OFFICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE CORRESPONDENCE

"No. 71

December 2, 1937

To the Directors and Members of the Councils in the Homelands,

Dear Brethren,

Since I wrote to you a month ago, there has been rapid developments in the Sino-Japanese situation. After stubbornly resisting the invading army for three months with heavy losses on both sides, to prevent communications from being cut off it became necessary early in November for the Chinese military to withdraw from the shanghai area, which, with the exception of the International Settlement south of the Soochow creek and the French concession, is now under the control of the Japanese military authorities.

With the landing of reinforcements near Chapoo in Hangchow bay, the advance of the Japanese have strengthened their position and considerable advance, driving back the Chinese and capturing important cities, including Kashan, Kashing, Quinsan, Soochow, Huchow, Wusih and Kiangyin and its forts. It is reported that the next really big stand by the Chinese will be for the defense of Nanking, where it is said 200,000 troops are even now assembled."

Letter from James Stark, secretary of the China Council of the China Inland Mission, to the home councils of the CIM, December 2, 1937. Folder 26, Box 2, Collection 215, Records of the United States Home Council of Overseas Missionary Fellowship (China Inland Mission). Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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NEWSPAPER CLIPPING

"Tokyo had in the meantime authorized the issuance of an ultimatum at the discretion of the commanders on the spot, and on Thursday night one was presented demanding that the Chinese should withdraw twenty of the Whangpoo and Woosung [sic], the movement to commence by seven a.m. on Saturday, and be completed by 5 p.m. the same day. A translation of the ultimation as presented to the Mayor of Greater Shanghai follows:---

Chinese troops should cease all hostilities and withdraw to a dis- kilometres [sic] from Chapei, the banks -tance [sic] of twenty kilometres from Whapei, the banks of the Wangpoo, and from Woosung. There shall be no military movements or preparations in the area so evacuated.

Japanese aeroplanes will fly over and examine whether the withdrawal is being effectively carried out.

The Japanese will send an investigation committee, carrying Japanese flags, into the evacuated area to see that the withdrawal has been properly performed.

After the withdrawal, and beyond the twenty kilometres area, the Chinese must still be responsible for the safety of Japanese lives and property in the districts under their control. If Japanese lives are not protected, Japan reserves the right to take whatever action may be necessary.

All anti-Japanese activities must cease.

The withdrawal must be completed by 5 p.m. on February 20. In order to prove their sincerity, the Chinese troops shall commence their withdrawal by 7 a.m. on February 20.

On Chinese failure to comply with these terms, responsibility for whatever action may follow rests upon the Chinese."

Newspaper article entitled "The Fight for Chapei and Woosung" from page 10 of the magazine supplement of The North-China Sunday News, February 28, 1932. OS Folder 6, Folder entitled "Periodicals, 1932-1969", Collection 318, Papers of Lemuel Nelson Bell. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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REPORTS

"The outstanding event since the last annual report has been Miss Pratt's retirement and return to the States. Although she is missed very much by the teachers, students, and the graduates, under her able leadership all branches of the work have been so well organized that it has gone on in very much manner. We praise the Lord that He is our ever present Leader. Under Mr. Mori's strict but gentle direction all are co-operating happily and effectively....

Five of the senior class took, and passed, the Synod's examination for licensed preachers and teachers. Seven new students entered the first year class in April and seven juniors went out for their four months of practical work under the direction of interested pastors. One of them remained for five months in an especially needy church where the regular pastor was at the front."

"Annual Report 1938" of the Bible Training School and Preaching Places of the Woman's Union Missionary Society in Japan. Folder 8, Box 9, Collection 379, records of the Woman's Union Missionary Society. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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PRAYER LETTER

"You will be hearing alarming reports of happenings at Shanghai, and other places, but praise God for the peace at Chinkiang thus far. Of course, none of us know what a day may bring forth, but, "The Lord Reigneth." Chinese papers give the teachers all the news, so they know as much as we do about the troubles, but through it all the girls have kept very quiet, no excitement at all.

Letters come slowly; people cannot land at Shanghai; things are badly dislocated, though things at Chinkiang go on as usual. People do not seem excited, nor even talk of war on the street. Probably they have been forbidden to do so. From the conditions on the street one would not know there was a war, everything seems so normal. Yet when enemy planes are approaching the signal--"Keep Inside" and "Lights Out" is given.

We watched a Chinese plane burn about half a mile from here. It was disabled--crashed when two men burned to death, three injured, but one of them died later. The plane flew frantically over our house as though looking for a landing place, then rose, then flew half a mile and crashed."

Prayer letter from J. Wesley and Anna E. Boyer of the Nazarene Industrial Orphanage in Chinkiang, China to "Dear Fellow-Laborers in Christ", October 20, 1937. Folder 2, Box 1, Collection 131, Ephemera of J. Wesley and Anna E. Boyer. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.STATISTICS

Date Attendance Sermon Title Total Decision Specific Church Under 30 %

Daily Cum. Sal % Other %` Yes % None %

8/21 10,500 Grace of God 146 2625 98 67 48 33 107 73 39 27 71

8/22 9,500 The Rejected Savior 122 2747 95 78 27 22 82 66 40 34 61

8/23 11,500 Temptation 92 2839 62 67 30 33 54 59 38 41 67

8/24 18,000 Problems of the Home 216 3055 138 64 78 36 195 90 21 10 55

Excerpt from an untitled statistics chart for the 1951 Billy Graham Seattle crusade. Folder 38, Box 1, Collection 7, Records of the Navigators. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.PHOTOGRAPH

Photograph of missionaries of China Inland Mission traveling through French Indo-China in 1939. Photo File: OMF-China-3, Collection 215, the Records of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship (China Inland Mission). Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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BUSINESS MINUTES, BUDGETS OR FINANCIAL RECORDS

"RECAPITULATION OF ASSIGNED LOSS TO CONTENTS

Building Missing Articles Damage and/or Befoulment General Expenses

CL$ US$ CL$ US$ CL$ US$

'A' $5,610.66 $1,1667.68 $2,726.33 $ 256.28 $544.00 --

'B' 6,900.74 1,485.90 473.50 -- -- --

'C' 1,173.40 150.00 118.00 -- -- --

'D' 1,458.12 12.00 -- -- -- --

'E' 1,863.46 5.60 249.30 -- -- --

'F' 7,732.14 510.70 -- -- -- --

'H','I' 249.00 150.00 -- -- -- --

& 'J'

'K' 3,859.21 1,650.31 920.00 -- -- --

$28,946.73 $5,632.09 $4,497.93 $256.28 $544.00

@Ex.

3,3684 $ 8,563.92 $1,335.35 $161.50

$14,196.01 $1,591.63 $161.50

Summary

Assessed Loss

Missing Articles - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - US$ 14,196.01

Damage and/or Befoulment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,591.63

General Expenses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 161.50

US$ 15,949.14"

"Recapitulation of Assessed Loss of Contents" from "Supplementary Affidavit of Dr. Eno relating to losses by the Woman's Christian Medical College, Shanghai and the responsibility of the Japanese therefor." May 28, 1945. Folder 6, Box 33, Collection 379, Records of the Woman's Union Missionary Society. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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SERMON

"Then what? 'Then the Judgement.' Then you face God. Then you must give an account of your life, every day, every minute, every second, every deed, every word and every thought. Jesus Christ even says that we must give an account of every idle word. Spurgeon while lecturing to some of his students said, "Young men, don't let sentiment prevent you from warning men to prepare for death." Jesus saw men as they were, lost, dying going into eternity without God and without hope. He not only warned men, but he wept over their condition and went out to die for them. Should a preacher today do any less than warn men? As he sees men forgetting God and dying and going into a Christless eternity, should he let them go without a warning?"

Sermon text entitled "Judgement Day?", page 7, Hour of Decision, July 18, 1982. Folder 4, box 50, Collection 544, the Papers of Grady Baxter Wilson. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

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PAPERS AND SIMILAR MATERIALS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES OR CONGRESSES

"C. There are different levels of Chinese receptivity to the Gospel, according to their sub-cultural background.

1. The older generation, particularly intellectuals who trained in mission schools, still remember their missionary teachers, appreciate the Christian lifestyle, and even today tend to identify themselves as "Christians" or acknowledge their roots in Christian culture. These people, ranging from 40-80 years old, were products of the old China before "Liberation", but have been considerably re-shaped by the Chinese world view. They can be either committed party officials or dissidents, or those who engage in scientific, technical, cultural or educational work. The latter group is very receptive to the Gospel, because they share a common heritage of Christian culture."

From paper submitted for the 1980 Consultation on World Evangelization entitled "An Evangelical and Chinese Approach to China Ministries" by Jonathan Chao, page 3, February 1980. Folder 2, Box 47, Collection 46, Records of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. Archives of the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton, Illinois.

Assignment from Dr. Campbell's syllabus:

Following the orientation to the BGC Archives, write a 500-700 word newspaper article, feature story, or mission magazine article drawing on materials from the Archives. You are encouraged to submit it for publication in a mission magazine or to make use of it in some practical way (e.g., sending it to missionaries with an interest in this topic, using it in a presentation, etc.). Indicate on the assignment how you intend to use it. Use at least three types of documents or images in your article and cite them in a reference list. Types of documents include personal correspondence, oral history interviews (tapes or transcripts), diaries, official or administrative correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, prayer letters, statistical compilations, business minutes, budgets and financial records, speeches, sermons, and conference programs. Images include photographs, maps, and films. (This assignment works reasonably well in this free-form state when class size is limited and the period from time assigned to due is spread over several weeks. The assignment places great strain on staff and students when the class is large and the time span from point assigned to date due is just a week, as in the case of the summer ELIC two-week class.)

NOTE: The subjects which follow are only a sampling of available subject headings. Check a topic of interest quickly on the microfiche to confirm that there are at least three collections from which you can draw your excerpts; in some cases there may be less, while in others many more. For many of these, subjects are subdivided by countries or sub-topics.

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