The Canton Missionary Society

The goal of missionaries in China in the 19th century was to convert the Chinese to Christianity. To the missionaries involved, this was a huge responsibility, shared in Guangzhou by an ever-changing cast of characters. On the following page, you can read more about the people in the Noyes correspondence. Those who are mentioned the most as well as those who had their own projects around Guangzhou are presented with biographies. All of the elements of Presbyterian missionary work around Guangzhou - the Canton Hospital, the True Light School, and the congregations established - worked together, like the missionaries involved, to create a dynamic interaction of philanthropic and evangelical work geared toward converting the native populace.

The Canton Missionary Society