Missionary Voices Hope Amid War-Torn China
Dr. C Bertram Rappe of Chicago Methodist missionary reports from Chung king West China after furlough, saying Chinese suffering during eight years of war has yielded blessings and that public news often misleads about the people’s resilience.
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C. Bertram Rappe
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United States
China gains unity and reforms urged after eight years of war
Dr Sven H Liljestrand a former Syracuse teacher now medical missionary and senior member of West China Union University staff travels to Chengtu after furlough in the United States. The piece notes provinces drawing closer through migration and the Christian community strengthening relief medical care and education to influence peaceful reform in China.
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Sven H. Liljestrand
Syracuse
N. Y
West China Union University
Chengtu
United States
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First modern X ray unit moves toward China via Yangtze
A two ton X ray apparatus bound for Western China travels in nineteen boxes to Shanghai and up the Yangtze by boat then by land manpower for 2000 miles. Dr. Liljestrand, a Methodist medical missionary, aims to aid Chinese cancer victims after opening Chengtu’s first cancer clinic and bringing radium west.
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Shanghai
Yangtze
Liljestrand
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Chengtu
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