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  Honan Mission (1917-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The Honan Mission 河南区会 was constituted in 1917 as a subsidiary of the North China Union Conference. It comprised Honan (now Henan) Province, and its headquarters was located at Yen-cheng 郾城 (now Yancheng). Seventh-day Adventist mission work in the territory had commenced in 1903 and considerable advances were made during the years leading up to 1917.

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  Hopei Mission (1918-1951)

  Milton Hook

  Seventh-day Adventist mission work began in the Hebei 河北 (or Hopei) Province in 1915. In 1918 it was constituted as the Peking Mission 北京区会, later renamed the Chihli Mission 直隶区会. The province was formerly named the Chihli Province but when the name was changed to Hopei Province the mission entity underwent a further change, becoming known as the Hopei Mission 河北区会 (now Hebei Mission). It always remained a part of the North China Union Conference with its headquarters in Peking (now Beijing).

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  Hunan Mission (1915-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The province of Hunan (湖南) was considered a part of the South China Mission in 1910. Later, it was placed in the North China Union Mission. Due to a further re-organization of the China field in 1919 it became an entity within the Central China Union Mission. Its headquarters were always at Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province.

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  Hupeh Mission (1915-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The Hupeh (now Hubei) Mission (湖北区会) was a part of the North Central China Mission in 1910, administered from the expatriate district in Hankow (now Wuhan). Later, the name of the governing body was changed to the North China Union Mission. A re-organization took place in 1919, placing the mission in the Central China Union Mission. Its headquarters remained in Hankow.

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  Jones, John Kelty (1882-1943)

  Milton Hook

  John K. Jones was a pastor-evangelist who served as president of three local conferences in the Atlantic Union Conference, then as president of that union, and finally as president of the Southern Union Conference.

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  Ketring, Herman Feaster (1873-1958)

  Milton Hook

  Herman F. Ketring was distinguished as a pioneering missionary to Chile. Prior to and after his overseas service he ministered in Kansas and subsequently as president of the Central New England Conference.

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  Kiangsi Mission (1917-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The Kiangsi (江西区会) (later Jiangxi 江西省) Province was a part of the South China Mission in 1910. Later, it was placed under the North China Union Mission, and then during a re-organization in 1919 it was apportioned to the Central China Union Mission.

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  Kweichow Mission (1945-1951)

  Milton Hook

  Following the Second World War some reorganization took place in the West China Union Mission territory. Previously the West Kweichow Mission and East Kweichow Mission had been administered as two separate entities. However, with improvements made to the road and communication systems, the combination of the two missions became a practical option in 1945. It meant that the new Kweichow Mission 贵州区会 territory included the entire Kweichow 贵州 (Guizhou) Province with the additions of the northeast portion of Yunnan Province and the section in Sichuan Province south of the Yangtze River.

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  Liao An Mission (1918-1949)

  Milton Hook

  The Liao An Mission (辽安区会) was organized in 1918 as part of the Manchurian Mission. Its territory covered the Liaoning Province. Mission headquarters were located in Mukden (now Shenyang 沈阳). For the first decade it was named the Fengtien Mission. In 1929 the name was changed to the Liaoning Mission, but in 1933 it reverted to Fengtien Mission. It was known as the South Manchuria Mission throughout the Second World War. Finally, in 1947 it was named the Liao An Mission.

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  Liao Chi Mission (1918-1950)

  Milton Hook

  This brief essay covers the history of the Seventh-day Adventist mission in Kirin Province (now Jilin Province 吉林省), China. The entity was initially named the Kirin Mission, a subdivision of the Manchurian Mission. In 1939 the name was changed to the Central Manchuria Mission, and after the Second World War it was renamed the Liao Chi Mission.

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  Liao Ho Mission (1919-1951)

  Milton Hook

  After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the Seventh-day Adventist Church made changes to the administration of some mission territories. For example, Manchuria was divided into two along a line between Tongliao in Mongolia, through Changchun and on to Tumen to the east on the border with Korea. A main railway approximated the line. To the north the Sung Kiang Mission was created. South of the line became the Liao Ho Mission. It extended further south into Jehol (later Rehe) Province or northern Hebei Province. The demarcation line followed a cultural boundary. The territory within the Liao Ho Mission was the seat of the twelfth century's Liao (Khitan) Empire.

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  Libby, Raymond Henry (1901-1976)

  Milton Hook

  Raymond H. Libby was an educator, conference youth director, and church pastor who contributed to the early development of Adventist mass media evangelistic ministries.

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  Listen (1948-2011)

  Milton Hook

  Listen magazine was dedicated to a war against the scourges of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and other forms of substance abuse. The magazine’s subtitle for nearly 40 years, “A Journal of Better Living,” was changed to “Celebrating Positive Choices” beginning with the September 1987 issue.

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  Miao Mission (1937-1939)

  Milton Hook

  The Miao (Miáo Zú苗族) people are counted among the earliest tribes in China. They are different to the Han Chinese and are usually divided into four sub-groups: The Red Miao of western Hunan Province; the Black Miao of south-east Guizhou Province; the White Miao of south Sichuan, west Guizhou and south Yunnan Provinces; and the Big Flowery Miao of north-east Yunnan and north-west Guizhou Provinces. They practiced ancestor veneration, cultivated maize, sorghum, potatoes, beans, peanuts, sugar cane, and cotton on the plateaus in the mountainous regions. They wore colorfully embroidered costumes and enjoyed singing and dancing. To many people from the West, they are also known as Hmong. In reality, they are a subgroup of the Miao people who live in Southwest China and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Loas, and Thailand). After the Vietnam war, a large number emigrated to the United States.

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  Nightingale, Reuben Henry (1910-1975)

  Milton Hook

  Reuben H. Nightingale was an evangelist and pastor on the west coast of the United States, then a church administrator in Florida and middle America.

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  North Fukien Mission 1920-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The North Fukien (today’s Fujian) Mission, 闽北区会 grew out of the subdivision of the original Fukien (or Fujian) Mission, 1917 through 1920. The rationale for the division was said to be “the difficulty of administration;” that is, the distance, terrain, and poor communication facilities presented hardships for the mission director living in the south of Fujian Province. In addition, the dialect spoken in Foozhow 福州is different from that in South Fujian around Xiamen. The Foochow (or Fuzhou) Mission was therefore formed in 1920, the entity changing its name to the North Fukien Mission in 1922. It formed part of the South China Union Mission, and its headquarters always remained at Foochow.

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  Rittenhouse, Floyd Oliver (1905-1993)

  Milton Hook

  Floyd Rittenhouse was a notable educator who served at various church academies and as president of Andrews University and Pacific Union College.

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  Ruskjer, Soren A. (1889-1961)

  Milton Hook

  Soren Ruskjer, minister, home missionary leader, and conference administrator, served as president of the Western Canadian and Southern union conferences in North America.

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  Sandstrom, Donald John (1928-1999)

  Milton Hook

  Donald J. Sandstrom was a pastor in Massachusetts, a missionary in South America and East Africa, and president of three conferences in the United States.

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  Sisley, William Conqueror (1850-1932)

  Milton Hook

  William C. Sisley, architect and builder of many of Adventism’s earliest institutions, also served as manager of the church’s publishing houses in Battle Creek and London.

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  Soper, Francis Arlo (1918-2012)

  Milton Hook

  Francis Soper was a noted editor, especially of the temperance periodical Listen.

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  South Fukien Mission (1920-1951)

  Milton Hook

  The South Fukien (today’s Fujian) Mission 闽南区会 was located where the original Fukien (Fujian) Mission began in 1917. When the division of the Fukien Mission took place in 1920, the southern portion was named the Amoy (later Xiamen) Mission, 廈門区会 even though the headquarters were not in Amoy city. In 1922 the entity was renamed the South Fukien Mission, a subdivision of the South China Union Mission. Its headquarters were on the small island of Kulangsu (Gulangyu) 鼓浪屿 where many Europeans had settled, including the Seventh-day Adventist missionaries when they first entered the area.

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  Steele, William (1874-1951) and Millie Elliott (1872–1941)

  Milton Hook

  William and Millie Steele were among Adventism’s earliest missionaries in Latin American and subsequently built up Spanish-speaking congregations in the United States.

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  Thomas, Donn Henry (1909-1956)

  Milton Hook

  Donn Thomas was a journalist and newspaper publisher who, after joining the Seventh-day Adventist church, did pioneering work in developing the denomination’s public relations arm.

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  Vollmer, Henry Walter (1881-1981) and Marion May (Wilber) (1899–1988)

  Milton Hook

  Henry W. Vollmer, M.D., medical director at Loma Linda Sanitarium and, later, at St. Helena Sanitarium, became noted for successful health evangelism while serving as medical secretary for the Pacific Union Conference.