Possible South East Asia Church Liaison Post

Papers on proposal to set up a South East Asia Council of the London Missionary Society and proposed joint liaison post (with Presbyterian Church of England) for churches of Formosa, Malaya and Hong Kong – both ultimately rejected by LMS East Asia Committee.


Order number: CWM/LMS/1951-1960/Box EA/27
Date(s) of creation: 1953
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/1951-1960/Box EA/27
Summary: Papers on proposal to set up a South East Asia Council of the London Missionary Society and proposed joint liaison post (with Presbyterian Church of England) for churches of Formosa, Malaya and Hong Kong – both ultimately rejected by LMS East Asia Committee.
Extent: 1 file
Custodial history: From a selection of files comprising mainly correspondence between Rev R.K. Orchard and Rev F. Short. Orchard was LMS Secretary for China & Africa. Short was representative of the LMS Board for Southeast Asia (based in Hong Kong).
Acquisition: Transferred to SOAS from Council for World Mission offices in 2005
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright owned by Council for World Mission
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive