Mission Photograph Album - China OP #1 page 0242

Mission Photograph Album - China OP #1 page 0242

1900-1930

Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Missions

China

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Pastor and members M. E. church, Iew Chew, Foochow, China. A rural chruch. These people are standing on the site of their new church, They bought the land and gave $500 Chinese money for the church, a surprisingly liberal contribution for people so poor and only just out of paganism. $800 from America put with their contribution built the church. It stands on the main highway from Foochow to Hinghwa and Amoy, the only gospel preaching place in a beautiful mountain enclosed valley wth a population of ten thousand.

New M.E. church Iew Chew, Foochow, China Built 1905 (Ming An district).This church cost $1,000 U.S. money is of brick and will seat 300 people.

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