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MMS Box 1204
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| Summary: |
Typescript manuscript entitled 'China Mission. Memoirs of a Devoted Christian Missionary. The Rev C Wilfred Allan'. Autobiographical work but finalised after Allan's death. Gives overview of Christian missions to China and then an account of his own personal experiences as a missionary in the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society districts of Wuchang and Hunan from 1895 until the end of the Second World War. As well as his evangelism and translation work he comments on indigenous beliefs and customs, the 'Boxer' movement, notable figures in Chinese politics, the Hunan uprising, 1911 revolution, civil war, Sino-Japanese war and internment.
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| Main author: |
Allan; Charles Wilfrid (1870-1958); ordained and educational missionary, linguist |
| Extent: |
1 volume
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| Admin history: |
Charles Wilfrid Allan was born into a Methodist family in York in 1870. After training at Headingley College he was accepted in 1895 by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in their Wuchang District in China, its chairman being the Rev David Hill who was known to Allan's family and an inspirational figure to Allan himself. In 1913 he was invited to participate in the preparation of the Union Bible but evangelical work and the First World War (where he was stationed in France with Chinese labourers) intervened. From 1919 to 1922 he served as a minister in Beverley, Yorkshire.
Upon his return to China in 1922 he taught at the Union Theological College in Changsa [Changsha] and then in 1930 was seconded to the Christian Literature Society whilst also serving as a minister in the Union Church in Shanghai. During this period he worked on a translation of Hasting's 'Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels' and edited Feng's Chinese language 'Life of John Wesley'.
In 1943 Allan, along with his wife and his daughter Winifred, were interned by the Japanese at Lunghwa camp. Upon his liberation he returned to England and became a supernumerary in Hull, Yorkshire, where he continued to contribute to pastoral work until ill health forced him to stop in 1955. He died in Hull on 12 May 1958.
Further Reading:
Allan, C W, Chu and Lo, two Chinese pastors (1906);
Allan, C W, Is Chiang Kai-shek a Christian?;
Allan, C W, Makers of Cathay (1936);
Allan, C W, Our entry into Hunan [1909]. |
Charles Wilfrid Allan was born into a Methodist family in York in 1870. After training at Headingley College he was accepted in 1895 by the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in their Wuchang District in China, its chairman being the Rev David Hill who was known to Allan's family and an inspirational figure to Allan himself. In 1913 he was invited to participate in the preparation of the Union Bible but evangelical work and the First World War (where he was stationed in France with Chinese labourers) intervened. From 191 ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Gift to Methodist Church Overseas Division from Allan's daughter, Winifred, July 1984 |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes |
| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Related material: |
Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for C W Allen (MMS/China/Correspondence/Wuchang/FBN 20, MMS/China/Correspondence/Hupeh/FBN 6-7 & MMS/China/Correspondence/Hunan/FBN 4-5). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail the work of Allen, and his colleagues, in districts he was stationed in (MMS/China/Synod Minutes/FBN 1-6). |
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Archive
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