Tag Archives: Bertha Smith
Most Popular Posts in 2011
Attractions in 2011 These are the posts on my blog that got the most views in 2011. All but one were posted in years past. If you haven’t read them yet, check them out! 1 Missional Homeschooling 15 comments May 2011 2 East Africa … Continue reading
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1927: Big Year for Shandong
I’m currently putting together an outline of important historical events leading up to and going through the Shandong Revival. It is not near complete at the moment, but here is a rough outline of some of the events in the … Continue reading
Women and Missions
The Lewis A. Drummond Center for Great Commission Studies has asked me to contribute from time to time on their blog. Honored I was. So, I decided to write a series entitled “Missional Dynamos” to highlight the dynamic nature of … Continue reading
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Ministering in primitive conditions…OR NOT?
Bertha Smith is probably the most well-known Southern Baptist REVIVAL Missionary. Born and raised in South Carolina, she spent over forty years working with Chinese. After retirement she led spiritual life conferences in churches across the nation. In this letter … Continue reading
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Pearl Pauline Caldwell — Missionary to China
Miss Pearl Pauline Caldwell was born on Aug 19, 1877 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the third of five children to Isaac and Alice Caldwell. Baptized at the age of nine at Cherry Creek Baptist Church, it was as a member of … Continue reading
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The Shandong Revival–Effects on the Missionaries
Revival Among Missionaries In the safety of the treaty port Chefoo in 1927, Southern Baptist missionaries gathered for spiritual renewal while the turmoil in the province subsided. As they passed the time, Jane Lide shared the lessons she had … Continue reading
The Shandong Revival–Influences and Factors
Revival Among the Chinese The missionaries found that their lives had been changed and their ministries were increasingly effective in spite of the hard conditions of the time. C. L. Culpepper said that in 1927, the situation was … Continue reading
The Shandong Revival–Historical Context of the North China Mission
Founded at the end of 1860 by the Holmes and Hartwell families, the North China Mission faced obstacles from the beginning. Within a year, Mr. Holmes lost his life as a martyr for the mission. In 1863, the notorious … Continue reading
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