The Growth of Foreign Missions in The Mennonite Brethren Church
By: by Gerhard W. Peters
Publisher: The Board of Foreign Missions; The Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America
Published: 1952
Place of publication: Hillsboro, KS, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
Copyright date: 1952
Notes: ****
Table of contents: label: Biography of Author
pagenum: 9; label: Preface
pagenum: 11; label: Introduction
pagenum: 21; label: Part One: General Background: The Mennonite Brethren Church; label: I. The Origin of the Mennonite Brethren Church
pagenum: 27; label: 1. The Document of Secession and the Confession of Faith
pagenum: 27; label: 2. The Reasons for the Secession stated and analyzed
pagenum: 29; label: II. The Struggle for Existence and the Organization of the Mennonite Brethren Conference
pagenum: 34; label: III. The Justification of the Secession of the "Brethren"
pagenum: 35; label: 1. The Answer from Church History
pagenum: 36; label: 2. The Argumentative Answer
pagenum: 36; label: a. Theological Argument
pagenum: 36; label: b. Historical Argument
pagenum: 37; label: c. Missionary Argument
pagenum: 38; label: 3. The Answer of another historian
pagenum: 39; label: IV. The Mennonite Brethren Church in North America
pagenum: 40; label: 1. The unexpected change in the Russian Government toward the "Foreign Settlers"
pagenum: 40; label: 2. The migration to America
pagenum: 40; label: 3. The Organization of the Mennonite Brethren Church in North America
pagenum: 41; label: V. Specific Factors contributing toward the Awakening of Mission Interest in the Mennonite Brethren Church
pagenum: 43; label: 1. The influences of the Moravian Brethren upon the Mennonites
pagenum: 43; label: 2. The Circulation of Missionary Literature and occasional Visits by Foreign Missionaries
pagenum: 45; label: 3. The Ministry of Pastor Edward Wuest, a Wuertemberg Pietist
pagenum: 46; label: 4. The contacts with the Mennonites of Holland
pagenum: 47; label: 5. The contacts with and the examples of the Baptists in Germany
pagenum: 49; label: Part Two: Foreign Missions in the Mennonite Brethren Church of South Russia; label: I. The Ministry of the Mennonite Brethren to their Neighbors
pagenum: 53; label: II. The Ministry of the Mennonite Brethren of Russia to the Telugus of "Deccan," India
pagenum: 55; label: 1. The First Missionary Volunteer
pagenum: 55; label: 2. The Choice of the Mission Field
pagenum: 56; label: a. Certain Determining Factors
pagenum: 56; label: b. The Choice of the Field
pagenum: 56; label: c. The Appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Friesen
pagenum: 58; label: d. The Forming of an Associated Mission
pagenum: 58; label: 3. The Home organization of the "Brethren" for the Administration of Missions
pagenum: 60; label: 4. The Field and its Development
pagenum: 61; label: a. Naigonda as an Out-station (1885-1890)
pagenum: 61; label: b. Naigonda as a Central Station (1890-1899)
pagenum: 62; label: c. The Division of the Naigonda Field (1899-1915)
pagenum: 65; label: + Naigonda
pagenum: 65; label: + Sooriapet
pagenum: 66; label: + Bhonigir
pagenum: 67; label: + Jangaon
pagenum: 67; label: 5. Personnel of 1914
pagenum: 68; label: 6. The Transfer of the Mission to the American Baptist Missionary Union
pagenum: 68; label: Part Three: Foreign Missions in the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America; label: I. The Growth of the Mission Interest and its Practical Expression
pagenum: 73; label: 1. Small Beginnings -- the support of National Evangelists in the Baptist Mission in India and Cameroon (1884-1894)
pagenum: 73; label: 2. The Struggle for an Independent Foreign Mission Enterprise
pagenum: 75; label: a. The Opening of a station among the Comanche Indians in Oklahoma (1887-1898)
pagenum: 75; label: b. The Crisis -- Conference of 1896
pagenum: 77; label: c. The Justification of the Desire for an Independent Mission
pagenum: 79; label: 3. The Conference goes to India for Work (1897)
pagenum: 81; label: a. Why India
pagenum: 81; label: + The sad fate of the missionaries in the Cameroon Field
pagenum: 81; label: + The work of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Russia in India
pagenum: 82; label: + The great Telugu revival in the American Baptist Mission Field
pagenum: 83; label: b. The first conference -- Missionaries for India
pagenum: 83; label: c. The great Disappointment and the Undaunted Conference
pagenum: 85; label: d. The Continued Flow
pagenum: 87; label: 4. The Conference adds a China Field to its Responsibilities and sets itself to work (1919)
pagenum: 88; label: a. Early Contact with China through the China Mennonite Mission
pagenum: 88; label: b. A Critical Conference at Henderson, Nebraska, in 1909
pagenum: 1909; label: c. The Independent Going-forth of Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Wiens
pagenum: 90; label: d. The Conference assumes Responsibilities for the South China Mission work (1919- )
pagenum: 91; label: e. The Conference sets itself to work
pagenum: 93; label: 5. The Conference in its relation to Africa
pagenum: 93; label: a. The Independent work of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Janzen at Kafumba, Belgian Congo
pagenum: 94; label: b. The Independent work of Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Bartsch at Bololo, Belgian Congo
pagenum: 96; label: c. The African Missionary Society
pagenum: 97; label: + Its Origin
pagenum: 97; label: + The Restoration and Incorporation of the Society
pagenum: 98; label: d. The Conference of 1939 at Corn, Oklahoma as related to the "African-Mission-Problem"
pagenum: 99; label: e. The Conference assumes responsibilities for both fields
pagenum: 101; label: 6. The Conference extends its Sphere of Service to South America
pagenum: 104; label: a. Revival of Interest in South America
pagenum: 104; label: b. The Choice of Fields
pagenum: 105; label: II. The Growth of Mission Organization
pagenum: 107; label: 1. The Growth of the Administrative Offices -- The Board of Foreign Missions
pagenum: 107; label: a. The Period of Orientation (1885-1896)
pagenum: 107; label: b. The Period of Stabilization (1896-1903)
pagenum: 109; label: c. The Period of direct Conference Administration (1903-1936)
pagenum: 111; label: d. The Period of Centralization (1936- )
pagenum: 112; label: 2. The Growth of the Treasury  and the Endowment Fund
pagenum: 114; label: a. The General Treasury
pagenum: 115; label: b. The Special or Assigned Gifts Treasury
pagenum: 115; label: c. The Pension Treasury
pagenum: 116; label: d. The Endowment Fund
pagenum: 118; label: 3. The Incorporation and the Growth of the Constitution as related to Foreign Missions
pagenum: 122; label: a. The Charter and By-laws of the American Mennonite Brethren Mission Union of 1900
pagenum: 122; label: b. The Revision of the By-laws in 1903
pagenum: 123; label: c. The Amendment to the Charter and the Constitution of 1909
pagenum: 124; label: d. The Constitution of 1936
pagenum: 125; label: 4. The Foreign Missionary
pagenum: 126; label: a. The Qualifications
pagenum: 126; label: b. The Appointment
pagenum: 127; label: c. The Term of Service
pagenum: 128; label: d. The Care of the Children
pagenum: 128; label: e. The Position in Mission Administration
pagenum: 129; label: f. Withdrawal or Retiring
pagenum: 129; label: Part Four: The Main Foreign Mission Fields of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America; label: I. The Telugu Field of South India
pagenum: 134; label: 1. General Features of the Telingana
pagenum: 134; label: a. The Geographical Background
pagenum: 134; label: + Location and Siza
pagenum: 134; label: + Topography
pagenum: 135; label: + Climate
pagenum: 135; label: + Products
pagenum: 136; label: b. The Anthropological Background
pagenum: 137; label: + Theories of their Racial Origin
pagenum: 137; label: + Their physical Characteristics
pagenum: 138; label: + Their Social Life
pagenum: 138; label: c. Religious Background
pagenum: 142; label: + Defining area
pagenum: 142; label: + Dravidian Hinduism
pagenum: 143; label: + Major Religious Concepts
pagenum: 146; label: 2. Missions to the Telugu People
pagenum: 149; label: a. The Danish-Halle Tranquabar Mission
pagenum: 149; label: b. The London Missionary Society
pagenum: 152; label: c. The American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
pagenum: 154; label: d. The Lutheran Missions
pagenum: 157; label: + The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Mission
pagenum: 157; label: + The American Lutheran Church Mission
pagenum: 158; label: e. The Church England Missions
pagenum: 159; label: + The Church Missionary Society
pagenum: 159; label: + The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
pagenum: 160; label: + The Paskal Mission
pagenum: 162; label: f. The Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
pagenum: 162; label: g. The Methodist Episcopal Church Mission
pagenum: 163; label: h. Other Missions
pagenum: 164; label: 3. The Mission of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America to the Telugus
pagenum: 165; label: a. Specifications of the Field
pagenum: 165; label: b. The Founding of the Mission
pagenum: 166; label: c. The Growth of the Work
pagenum: 172; label: + Nagarkurnool
pagenum: 172; label: + Wanaparty
pagenum: 173; label: + Hughestown
pagenum: 176; label: + Shamshabad
pagenum: 179; label: + Deverakonda
pagenum: 180; label: + Kalva-Kurty
pagenum: 184; label: + Janumpet
pagenum: 186; label: + Mahbubnagar
pagenum: 187; label: + Gadwal
pagenum: 189; label: d. Methods of Work
pagenum: 191; label: + Evangelism
pagenum: 191; label: + Church Planting
pagenum: 193; label: + Institutional Work
pagenum: 196; label: ++ Christian Education
pagenum: 196; label: ++ Medical Work
pagenum: 201; label: + Literary and Industrial Work
pagenum: 203; label: e. The Indianization of the Work
pagenum: 204; label: f. The Missionary Conference and Rest Home
pagenum: 207; label: + The Missionary Conference
pagenum: 206; label: + The Missionary Rest Homes
pagenum: 207; label: II. The Hakka Field of South China
pagenum: 208; label: 1. The Hakka People
pagenum: 208; label: a. Their Origin and History
pagenum: 208; label: b. Their Location and Occupation
pagenum: 212; label: c. Their Characteristics
pagenum: 213; label: d. Their Religious Background
pagenum: 215; label: + Confucianism
pagenum: 215; label: + Taoism
pagenum: 216; label: + Buddism
pagenum: 217; label: + Popular Religion
pagenum: 220; label: 2. Missions to Hakkas
pagenum: 227; label: a. The Berlin Missionary Society
pagenum: 227; label: b. The Basel Evangelical Missionary Society
pagenum: 227; label: c. Other Missions
pagenum: 228; label: 3. The Mission of the Mennonite Brethren Church of North America to the Hakkas
pagenum: 229; label: a. Specifications of the Field
pagenum: 229; label: b. Founding of the Mission
pagenum: 229; label: + Initial Preparations of the Missionaries
pagenum: 230; label: + Seven Years of Lonely yet Energetic and Expanded Labors (1913-1920)
pagenum: 232; label: c. The Development of the Work
pagenum: 235; label: + The Action of the Home Conference in 1919
pagenum: 235; label: + The Growth of the Personnel
pagenum: 235; label: + The Reorganization of the Shonghong Work
pagenum: 235; label: + The Opening of Eng Teng Mission Station
pagenum: 236; label: d. The Decline of the Mission
pagenum: 237; label: + The Failure to Reinforce the Depleted Staff
pagenum: 237; label: + The Revolutionary War of 1927 and After
pagenum: 238; label: e. The Indigenization of the Mission
pagenum: 239; label: + The Organization of an Indigenous Conference
pagenum: 239; label: + The Ordination of a National Ministry
pagenum: 240; label: f. The Re-assumption of the Mission
pagenum: 240; label: g. The Hakka Church Weathers the Storm
pagenum: 242; label: h. The Hakka Mission in Swatow
pagenum: 243; label: i. A Visit to the Hakka of Borneo
pagenum: 244; label: III. The Belgian Congo Mission Fields
pagenum: 245; label: 1. General Features of Belgian Congo
pagenum: 245; label: a. Position and Area
pagenum: 245; label: b. Physical Divisions
pagenum: 245; label: c. Botanical Divisions
pagenum: 246; label: d. Atmospheric Divisions
pagenum: 246; label: e. Natural Resources
pagenum: 246; label: f. The Fauna
pagenum: 247; label: g. Inhabitants
pagenum: 248; label: h. Modern Political History
pagenum: 251; label: 2. Religious Background
pagenum: 252; label: a. Religious Concepts
pagenum: 252; label: + Theism
pagenum: 252; label: + Spiritism
pagenum: 253; label: + Dynamism
pagenum: 254; label: + Survival after Death
pagenum: 254; label: b. Religious Practices
pagenum: 255; label: + Religious Functionaries
pagenum: 255; label: + Objects of Protection
pagenum: 257; label: + Personal Acts of Worship
pagenum: 258; label: 3. Protestant Missions
pagenum: 259; label: a. The Baptist Missionary Society
pagenum: 259; label: b. The Livingstone Inland Mission and the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
pagenum: 260; label: c. The Swedish Missionary Union
pagenum: 261; label: d. The Congo-Bololo Mission
pagenum: 261; label: e. The Christian and Missionary Alliance
pagenum: 261; label: f. The American Presbyterian Congo Mission
pagenum: 261; label: g. The Disciples of Christ Congo Mission
pagenum: 262; label: h. Other Missions
pagenum: 262; label: 4. Summary of Protestant Work
pagenum: 263; label: 5. The Mennonite Brethren Church of North America Mission to Congo
pagenum: 264; label: a. The Kafumba Mission
pagenum: 265; label: + Specifications of the Field
pagenum: 265; label: ++ Location and Size of the Field
pagenum: 265; label: ++The Geography of the Field
pagenum: 265; label: ++ The People of the Field
pagenum: 266; label: + The History of the Mission Work
pagenum: 267; label: ++ The Founding of the Mission
pagenum: 267; label: ++ The Growth of the Personnel
pagenum: 270; label: + The Methods of the Work
pagenum: 272; label: ++ Evangelism
pagenum: 272; label: ++ Education
pagenum: 272; label: ++ Literary Work
pagenum: 273; label: ++ Medical Work
pagenum: 274; label: ++ Industrial Work
pagenum: 275; label: b. Bololo Mission
pagenum: 275; label: + Specifications of the Field
pagenum: 275; label: ++ Location and Size of the Field
pagenum: 275; label: ++ The Geography and Climate of the Field
pagenum: 276; label: ++ The People of the Field
pagenum: 276; label: + The History of the Mission Work
pagenum: 277; label: ++ The Founding of the Mission
pagenum: 277; label: ++ Pioneer Hardships and Problems
pagenum: 278; label: +++ Outer Developments
pagenum: 278; label: +++ Inner Developments
pagenum: 280; label: Part Five: Concluding Remarks
pagenum: 285; label: Appendix A; label: Charter
pagenum: 288; label: Petition for Amendment
pagenum: 290; label: Constitution of 1900
pagenum: 292; label: By-Laws of 1909 Constitution
pagenum: 295; label: By-Laws of 1936 Constitution
pagenum: 297; label: Appendix B; label: Principles for the Extension of Mission Work
pagenum: 302; label: Appendix C; label: Constitution of the American Mennonite Brethren Mission Conference, India
pagenum: 305; label: Draft of a Proposed Constitution of the Field Council of the Andhra Mennonite Brethren Church and the American Mennonite Brethren Mission
pagenum: 307; label: Die Mission in China
pagenum: 308; label: Missionsarbeit in Afrika
pagenum: 310; label: Appendix D; label: Mission Personnel
pagenum: 312; label: Appendix E; label: Mission Treasury Report
pagenum: 316; label: Bibliography
pagenum: 318