Preaching the gospel in forty-nine villages; Witch-Doctor’s books; A river journey in Inland China; Opium persecutions; Our Christmas as seen by a government school students; Mohammedan treatment of apostates; Tibetans and prayers; The earthquake at Tali; The good news proclaimed in a Tibetan lamasary; A girl’s school re-opened; A Mongolian Prince; How the bandits held Shenkiu; On the edge of Tibet; Removal of ladies frmo Chungking; Among Manchurian women. . . In: China’s Millions, The Organ of the China Inland Mission, Vol. XXXIII, Nos. 5-12. de [CHINA]. [HELMER, Frederic F. (Ed.)] - May-Dec., 1925.

Philadelphia & Toronto: China Inland Mission, May-Dec., 1925. Eight vols. 4to. [65]-191, [1] (each issue paginated continuously) pp. Numerous photo illustrations, text illustrations, maps, self-printed softcovers (minor creasing, edgewear, couple leaves w/ corners worn, folded), still VG set. First editions of these very scarce China Inland Mission periodicals published for supporters, and as fundraiser during the 1920s for the noted interdenominational missionary society, originally founded by Hudson Taylor in 1865. The 1920s were a period of great unrest, famine, and ongoing conflicts between various warlords, as reflected in these contemporary missionary accounts. The China Inland Mission actively recruited women missionaries, who in turn often proselytized to Chinese women to promote Christianity, public health measures, increased education, and more. These issues encompass a range of topics including depredations by Chinese bandits, working to keep girl’s schools open, expanding the missionary efforts into Tibet, and southeast Asia, and much more. Of special interest is the article on the persecutions and killings of Chinese Christians who refuse to cultivate opium poppies.