Group Title : Mission Secretary's Papers

Series Title : Inwards Correspondence (Rev HH Barton)

Date(s) : 1 Jan 1925 to 31 Dec 1927

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Item Description : This file contains copies of inwards correspondence received by the Foreign Mission's Secretary (Rev. H. Barton), arranged in subject order. Letters in this file are noted with the date of receipt and a consecutive number with entries from Jan 1925 to Apr 1926 entered in the Mission Secretary's inwards letter book.

Major Topics Include : correspondence from Rev. A. Don, former Foreign Missions Secretary; correspondence from the National Christian Council of China, Shanghai; the "Astbury" affair (1925); correspondence from the General Treasurer; sympathy in death of Rev. W. Watt (1926); replies from "Outlook" of 22/3/1926 inviting a representative to visit the New Hebrides; report by Annie James on Japanese aeroplane attacks in area; report by W. Mawson on Chinese in Western Samoa and Fiji.
 

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