"Our first home in Changteh, 1901-1903. Characters are"Fu-yin-tang," meaning Hall of the Glad Tidings. In front, Rev. T.J. Preston and the evangelist, Mr. Pao. (Mr. Preston was our minister)." Onlookers line the street outside the Logan family's first home in Changteh [now Changde], China. Oliver Tracy Logan was an American Presbyterian medical missionary in Changteh [now Changde], Hunan, China from 1898 until his death in 1919. His wife Jennie Manget Logan was a nurse who continued in medical work in China until 1938. Their daughter Elsa Logan, who returned to China as a adult as a missionary teacher, p5ovided the caption for this set of lantern slides.
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