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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
8
A personal account recounts refugee travel by rail to Peking, life under guard, and months in an internment camp with mixed nationalities. It notes friendship across borders, hopes for lasting peace, and China’s shift from empire to republic amid global tensions.
In 1904 China’s education system was forming with Peking women’s college and growing teacher training. Mme Wei Tao-ming, a pioneer, challenged foot binding, studied law, and served on an international court. Japanese invasion spread education to rural areas as churches grow despite expulsion of missionaries. A Peking city church reports a 70 child Sunday School, youth groups, high schools, university groups, Bible classes, and active parish programs.
A brief note describes church members taking religion seriously as music and silence shape worship. It mentions young people contemplating faith and spiritual questions within the community.
Jessie E. Payne, a South Dakota educator and missionary, recalls seven years of war in China. She describes Paoting’s bombardment, refugee crowds, air raids, and constant guard surveillance as Chinese forces advance toward Pingling. She details a perilous escape with refugees and a missing missionary party amid snows and mountains.
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