The Rev. Edward Huntington Smith is seated amongst the students of the Primary School at Ing Tai (second in from the right, fourth row in from the front). His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith, is seated between two other missionaries (seven in from the left, fourth row in from the front). This school had a six year long program of study for the Chinese children. The Smiths were a family of Congregational missionaries in China, 1901-1950, primarily in Ing Tai and Foochow [Fuzhou]. Edward Huntington Smith devoted nearly 50 years of his life to running an orphanage, raising funds, and promoting Christian education in Ing Tai, Fukien [Fujian], China. His wife, Grace W. Thomas Smith served as a Kindergarten teacher in the United States and China.
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