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Group portrait of United Presbyterian and Irish Presbyterian missionaries active in the Manchuria field. [L to R back] Dr. Gray, Rev. J Inglis, Rev. Geo. Douglas, Rev. W Hunter, Rev. J Ross, Dr. Westwater, Mr [Teuy?], MR Liu. ❧ [L to R middle] Mr Lu, Mr Chas, Mr Wang no.2 (Liaoyang Elder), Mr Liu, Mr Chan[g?], Mr Chu, Mr Kao, Rev. W Gillespie. ❧ [L to R front] Dr. Christie, Rev. J Webster, Mr Cheng, Rev. J Carson, Rev. T Fulton, Mr Liu, Rev. J A Wylie. ❧ The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland attempted to establish a mission in China in 1862 but it was not until the arrival of Dr John Ross in 1872 that real in roads were made into the Manchuria field. Stations were established at Shenyang [Moukden], Liaoyang, Haicheng and Newchwang, stretching from the coast to the far interior. Many stations and outstations were run by indigenous pastors who were often sent into hostile areas with little support. John Ross and John MacIntyre would take turns in travelling around the field doing evangelical and medical work. The United Presbyterian Mission unified with the Irish Presbyterian Mission in 1890 to form an indigenous Presbytery, named Kuan Tung, with Chinese as the official language. ❧ The image is from an album associated with Rev. James A Whylie (1863-1894) who was ordained to the Manchuria mission in 1887 and based in Liaoyang, 1888-1894. He did much itinerant work and built upon the work of Old Wang who had been the indigenous evangelist in Liaoyang from 1882 until his death in 1885. When the first Sino Japanese War (1894-1895) broke out troops were being gathered to send to Korea and suspicion of foreigners was heightened. In Liaoyang, on the 10 August 1894, a group of Chinese soldiers wrecked the U.P. chapel and attacked Mr Whylie, who died of his wounds several days later. Missionaries and foreigners then sought refuge in the port of Newchwang where many remained until the war ended the following year.
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